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 ...

Living things evolve to fit in their environment. At UC San Diego they’re speeding up the process to create organisms that do some important jobs for us. KPBS Sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more.

The team’s formulations allow microbial therapeutics, including those used to treat gastrointestinal diseases and improve crop production, to maintain their potency and function over time despite ...

Mountains of used plastic bottles get thrown away every day, but microbes could potentially tackle this problem. Now, researchers report that they've developed a plastic-eating E. coli that can ...

WASHINGTON – Call it a hidden ally: The right germs just might be able to help fight fat. Different kinds of bacteria that live inside the gut can help spur obesity or protect against it, say ...

The enslavement and death of countless millions of workers may result from a newly discovered method of producing glycerine (currently produced as a byproduct of soap manufacture). Whether the process ...