Here’s How Scientists Turned Plastic Bottles Into Nutritious Cookies
Topline Researchers at Southern Illinois University have engineered microbes that can break down discarded plastic bottles and crop…
Scientists Discover Common Ancestor to All Complex Fife Forms
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. In Norse mythology, Asgard is one of the Nine Worlds, that…
Ancient Life Discovered in Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ May Finally Reveal Its Origins
At the edge of the Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, crimson water pours into…
Fog Is a Habitat, Teeming With Life
Fog may look empty and gray, but scientists say it’s more like a floating, living bacterial community.…
Maryland reports 2 more measles tied to Baltimore-area residents
Maryland health officials confirmed two more cases of measles in the state, bringing the total infections this year…
Newlywed dies from sepsis. What is it?
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that happens when a person’s body overreacts to an infection. It triggers…
Bacteria Frozen Inside 5,000-Year-Old Ice Cave Is Crazy Resistant to Antibiotics
For decades, antibiotics have been humanity’s frontline defense against bacterial infections, yet these essential medications have also led…
Scientists Watched Viruses Attack Bacteria in Space. Things Got Weird
The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out…
Scientists Put Human Gut Bacteria Into Mice and Found Their Brains Showed Primate-like Activity
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow…
Scientists found the last universal common ancestor for all life on Earth
Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life…
Scientists Shocked to Discover Microbes ‘Colonizing’ Lava Within Hours of Solidifying
Microbes have a penchant to survive almost everywhere on Earth and in the most extreme conditions. This includes…
Garlic Mouth Wash? The Science Says Yes
It turns out that in addition to keeping vampires away, garlic might also have decent mouthwashing capabilities. A…