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Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

That simple handoff—retiring the raw-meat spoon once the food is safely cooked—prevents bacteria from being transferred to ...

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...

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Space-evolved viruses show enhanced killing power against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, offering new pathways for phage ...

Chinese researchers who developed a new method to measure airborne microplastic pollution found more than they expected. The researchers captured, verified and measured particles as small as 200 ...

Most coral disease detection today relies on visual surveys by divers, often identifying disease only after significant damage has occurred. This limits the ability of scientists and reef managers to ...

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Woods Hole, Mass. (January 20, 2026) — Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI ), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms ...