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August 26, 20254 min readMicroplastics Could Be Turning Bacteria into Drug-Resistant SuperbugsMicroplastics are seemingly everywhere—and now growing research suggests they could be breeding grounds for drug-resistant…

Bathing water quality across most of Windermere is poor throughout the summer, indicating high levels of sewage pollution, according to a comprehensive analysis of water quality…

One dog in Michigan hasn’t been content with merely belonging to the species famously known as man’s best friend. She has strived to be bees’ best…

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into the water to collect a sample…

The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows.The…

Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in…

Bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into painkillers, researchers have found, opening up the possibility of a more sustainable process for producing the drugs.Chemists…