Microplastics aren’t just everywhere — they might be turning your dinner into a breeding ground for supercharged pathogens.

Microplastics have been found nearly everywhere in the human body. Experts explain how harmful they may be for our health, ...

Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

New research shows that certain bacteria in the microbiome soak up "forever chemicals," or PFAS. The findings raise the possibility that probiotics could help remove some PFAS from our bodies.

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...

A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...

Tylenol could potentially be made greener and cheaper with the help of bacteria. Scientists were able to use a bacterial ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have found that dog and cat allergens are present in ...

Researchers have found that nanoplastics make foodborne bacteria like E. coli O157:H7 stronger, increasing their dangers to ...

Scientists have figured out how to turn plastic waste into the painkiller acetaminophen using specially engineered bacteria.