Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis.

Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...

Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

Diverting materials can provide beneficial reuse and bring renewable products into the market. By Debra Darby, CCP, Peter ...

According to a new market research report titled "Biological Wastewater Treatment Market by Process (Aerobic Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment, and Anoxic Treatment), End User ...

In a small study, mice given fecal transplants from elite cyclists and soccer players had higher levels of glycogen, a key energy source.

Beneficial microbes, primarily bacteria, help with digestion, synthesize certain micronutrients, and support your immune system. Microbes feed on what you eat, which is why your nutrition can play ...

Immune cells in the skin ‘cauterize’ open wounds and create ‘band-aids’ to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and foreign molecules from injury sites, finds a study 1 in mice.

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...

State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China Department of Environmental Science and Engineering ...

Environmental Science and Engineering Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of ...