E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Cllr Sharon Holder's comments come on the back of reported data suggesting Thames Water may have discharged 50 per cent more ...

A self-powered, three-component biosensor capable of killing bacteria in water samples has been developed by materials ...

Billionaire Elon Musk, who heads Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is also a Diet Coke fan, has also made ...

Neglecting to clean pet bowls can expose your furry friends to harmful bacteria, mold, and other health risks.

Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

Part of the River Trent had 50 times the bacteria of safe swimming water on average last year, data shared exclusively with ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.

Litter near the Charles River. For 10 to 15 days, Nelia Gross, a PhD candidate studying materials science and engineering, and other researchers incubated several types of microplastics with E. coli, ...