Tag: Microbes
Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering...
Christina Warinner, Harvard University; Alexander Hübner, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and Pierre Stallforth, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Microorganisms –...
How to keep your jack-o’-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush...
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University
For many Americans, pumpkins mean that fall is here. In anticipation, coffee shops, restaurants...
Termites love global warming – the pace of their wood munching...
Alexander Cheesman, James Cook University; Amy Zanne, University of Miami, and Lucas Cernusak, James Cook University
When we consider...
Do humans really need other species?
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
What is listeria? A microbiologist explains the bacterium behind recent deadly...
Yvonne Sun, University of Dayton
Bacteria do, and will, end up in food. Everyone eats – intentionally or unintentionally...
Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a...
Jill Roberts, University of South Florida
Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death,...
If plastic comes from oil and gas, which come originally from...
Yael Vodovotz, The Ohio State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
COVID-19 has spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools –...
Mark Thomas Hernandez, University of Colorado Boulder
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to indoor air quality and...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
