Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria to efficiently turn plastic waste into useful chemicals. The bacteria, described in a study published in the journal Nature Communications, could help ...

How fossil fuels contribute to climate change is now well understood: the burning of hydrocarbons releases carbon dioxide (CO 2), which accumulates in the atmosphere to cause global warming. The ...

Researchers have discovered a microbe that can capture carbon dioxide quickly, and it sinks, essentially sequestering concentrated carbon dioxide. Nicknamed Chonkus, the microbe is a type of ...

The current climate change crisis is the result of carbon deposits that have taken many millions of years to build up being suddenly released into the atmosphere over the space of a few decades. But ...

When we think of bacteria (and other microorganisms) most of us think of them as "germs" that cause diseases. Even medical research until recent years focused on microbes that cause disease and didn't ...