https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/11/ocean-microbes-may-be-developing-taste-for-plastic-pollution/
Nov 11, 2025 - New research finds bacteria in more than 75% of global ocean samples equipped with enzymes that can break down PET—the plastic used in bottles.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chocolate-flavor-microbes-ferment-cocoa
Aug 27, 2025 - Beans matter, but microbes may be the real secret to fine chocolate flavor. Scientists are building starter cultures that may improve quality.
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https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Microbes_join_forces_to_quickly_clean_up_uranium_pollution_999.html
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 - Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that...
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-international-space-station-may-be-too-clean-but-these-microbes-could-47183
Feb 27, 2025 - Learn how the excessive cleanliness of the International Space Station poses health problems for astronauts and why scientists are looking to microbes for...
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https://www.science-et-vie.com/nature-et-environnement/atmosphere/des-microbes-pathogenes-peuvent-parcourir-des-milliers-de-kilometres-dans-latmosphere-revele-une-etude-177859.html
Sep 11, 2024 - Des chercheurs ont découvert un large éventail de microbes à haute altitude, capables de parcourir de très longues distances grâce aux vents.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/reactivated-genes-from-stone-age-dental-plaque-reveal-lost-mouth-microbes
May 27, 2023 - A reconstruction of oral microflora genomes spanning a whopping 100,000-year period of human history may have revealed a surprising shift in the kinds of...
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https://agfundernews.com/can-microbes-supply-half-a-crops-nitrogen-pivot-bio-thinks-so
Nov 26, 2025 - Pivot Bio uses gene editing to turn naturally-occurring nitrogen-fixing soil microbes into microscopic fertilizer production factories.
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260105165822.htm
Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping construction materials from Earth,...
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https://asm.org/magazine/2024/spring/microcosm-spring-2024-table-of-contents
The Spring 2024 issue of Microcosm explores the importance of microbes to the bioeconomy: creating sustainable fuel alternatives, remediating wastewater,...
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https://www.electronicsforu.com/technology-trends/zebox-actively-destroys-microbes-in-real-time-does-not-generate-ozone-and-is-safe-for-continuous-use-dr-arindam-ghatak-from-biomoneta
Jan 6, 2026 - In a market ruled by filters and UV systems, a patented 'trap-and-kill' technology is powering Biomoneta’s Avata devices for critical care. But...
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https://theconversation.com/microbes-in-deep-sea-volcanoes-can-help-scientists-learn-about-early-life-on-earth-or-even-life-beyond-our-planet-260977
Microbes hidden deep in ocean volcanoes could resemble life on other planets or moons.
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https://asm.org/articles/2026/february/do-gut-microbes-shape-heart-health
The fastest way to the heart is through the...gut? Researchers are finding that the structure and function of the gut microbiome play a key role in heart...
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https://www.geekwire.com/cdn-cgi/content?id=fqJlVZU1g5lSd29d6AZuSBs.MwH1Iw3smwOQSyX.ljE-1771591929.5391355-1.0.1.1-ye_tTfbMvGf1EDY2YNiqI237fTV4njyUU5f5DUmUYRI
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https://www.electronicsforyou.biz/eb-specials/zebox-actively-destroys-microbes-real-time-does-not-generate-ozone-safe-for-continuous-use-dr-janani-venkatraman-dr-arindam-ghatak-dr-santanu-datta-biomoneta/
Dec 30, 2025 - In a market ruled by filters and UV systems, a patented 'trap-and-kill' technology is powering Biomoneta’s Avata devices for critical care. But...
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/seismic-activity-shakes-up-microbes-deep-under-yellowstone-lake-48316
Nov 27, 2025 - Learn more about the over 2,000 earthquakes that shifted Yellowstone's microbial communities.
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https://www.science-et-vie.com/corps-et-sante/pourquoi-les-desinfectants-ne-tuent-ils-pas-plus-de-999-des-microbes-selon-leurs-etiquettes-189509.html
Jan 20, 2025 - Pourquoi est-ce que la plupart des étiquettes de produits désinfectants n'indiquent pas qu'ils peuvent éliminer 100% des bactéries ? Voici la...
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/fat-molecules-in-deep-sea-mud-volcanoes-reveal-how-microbes-survive-extreme-conditions-48254
Nov 13, 2025 - Learn more about the fat molecules researchers discovered in deep-sea mud volcanoes and the clues they offer to microbial adaptations.
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250818103000.htm
MSU researchers discovered that microbes begin shaping the brain while still in the womb, influencing neurons in a region critical for stress and social...
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https://today.ucsd.edu/story/by-building-virtual-cells-researchers-aim-to-design-better-microbes-and-drugs
Bioengineers are creating comprehensive digital twins of bacterial cells to understand more about how to engineer strains that can sustainably produce valuable...
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https://gizmodo.com/scientists-shocked-to-discover-microbes-colonizing-lava-within-hours-of-solidifying-2000701834
Dec 19, 2025 - Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, according to a new study.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/napoleon-army-retreat-russia-bacteria
Oct 24, 2025 - DNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that may have worsened the army’s fatal retreat from Russia.
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https://news.wisc.edu/microbes-mutated-in-space-hint-at-biomedical-benefits-to-humans-on-earth/
Researchers are interested in studying effects on the gut microbiome and antibiotic-resistant infections.
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https://www.cnrseditions.fr/catalogue/histoire/sapiens-et-les-microbes/
Oct 28, 2025 - Sapiens et les microbes - Les épidémies d'autrefois. Des origines à 1918 (EAN13 : 9782271154309) édité par CNRS Editions - Les livres d’histoire,...
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https://www.bubbleshooter.net/game/color-lines-microbes/
Play Color Lines Microbes, a modern five in a row puzzle with microbiology graphics, unique music, offline play, and seasonal leaderboards.
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2490993-deep-living-microbes-could-eat-energy-generated-by-earthquakes/
When rocks fracture in underground faults, they generate a variety of chemical compounds that could provide more energy sources for microbes in Earth’s depths
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https://www.azolifesciences.com/article/Microbes-in-Raw-Meat.aspx
Contamination of food by microbes is a public health concern around the world. This article investigates the levels of microbes found in raw meat.
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https://www.livescience.com/health/death/microbes-of-death-can-reveal-when-a-frozen-body-died-forensic-scientists-explain
Getting an accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide...
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https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/12/armored-nitrogen-fixing-bacteria-could-be-the-sustainable-fertilizer-that-the-world-needs/
Nov 30, 2023 - Drawing on technology that protects drugs as they pass through the human body, scientists have found a way to seal nitrogen-fixing bacteria so that it can...
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https://www.doctissimo.fr/sante/sante-au-quotidien/maux-de-lhiver/le-froid-tue-t-il-vraiment-les-microbes-les-explications-du-dr-gerald-kierzek-425721.htm
Dec 15, 2025 - Le froid a-t-il le pouvoir de tuer les microbes qui nous entourent en hiver ? La réponse du Dr Gérald Kierzek.
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https://asm.org/articles/2024/december/why-dormant-microbes-matter-in-a-changing-climate
Most microbes on Earth are dormant, yet they play key roles in the evolution and function of microbial populations. How can we harness microbial dormancy to...
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https://interestingengineering.com/case-studies/industrial-isoprene-synthetic-rubber
Feb 16, 2026 - Advances in microbial fermentation are being explored to generate isoprene, an essential monomer in rubber manufacturing.
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https://www.calpoly.edu/news/cal-poly-scientists-look-ancient-microbes-discover-antibiotics-future
A Cal Poly biochemistry research team is studying ancient microbial strains in a quest to discover new antibiotics.
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https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/microbe_martian_habitats/
Jan 9, 2026 - : Extremophile bacteria could help turn Martian dirt into building material for human habitats
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https://asm.org/press-releases/2025/november/new-study-links-gut-microbes-to-common-heart-disea
A new study found that gut microbes likely play a role in coronary artery disease (CAD).
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antarctic-microbes-survival-strategies
Sep 3, 2025 - Life teems under the Antarctic ice sheet. In subglacial Lake Mercer, it is surprisingly versatile and isolated from the rest of the world.
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https://sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/microbes_and_more/
Current science articles on microbes and more. Read about viruses, bacteria, fungi and prions and see related videos.
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https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/02/microbes-harvest-metals-meteorites-aboard-space-station
Researchers collaborated to study how those microbes extract platinum group elements from a meteorite in microgravity, with an experiment conducted aboard the...
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https://fems-microbiology.org/professor-breck-duerkop-becomes-co-editor-in-chief-of-fems-microbes/
Oct 13, 2025 - Dr. Breck Duerkop Will Be Editor-in-Chief for FEMS Microbes starting October 2025
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/microbes-in-yellowstone-thermal-pools-could-shed-light-on-ancient-life-47068
Feb 4, 2025 - Learn more about how researchers are using the microbes in Yellowstone thermal pools to understand how life developed during a low-oxygen period.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/yogurt-ants-microbes-fermentation
Oct 3, 2025 - Spiking milk with live ants makes tangy traditional yogurt. Researchers have identified the ants' microbial pals and enzymes that help the process.
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https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/presse/nouvelle-expedition-tara-consacree-aux-microbes-de-locean-cruciaux-pour-les-grands
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https://www.snexplores.org/article/lasers-can-eavesdrop-on-microbes-including-viruses
Aug 20, 2025 - They can sometimes identify not only the types, but also how many there are. One day, lasers might be able to keep track of what germs are around us.
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https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/11/26/Research-suggests-pesticides-are-harmful-to-gut-microbes/7811764170984/
Pesticides used on commercial farms, and even your backyard flower bed, could be harming the healthy bacteria that live in your gut, researchers said.
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https://ourworldindata.org/microbes-battle-science-vaccines
For most of history, we were losing the battle against microbes. Vaccines were one of the breakthroughs that turned it around.
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https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/Location-Specific-Microbes-for-Determining-Object-Provenance.aspx
A research team from the Harvard Medical School have developed a DNA-barcoded microbial system that can be used to determine an object’s provenance.
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https://datanuggets.org/2025/01/microbes-facing-tough-times/
Feb 11, 2025 - The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C,...
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https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/12/soil-molecular-diversity-spikes-microbes-decompose-plants
As soil microbes break down plant residues, they produce a diverse set of molecules, but this diversity starts to fall after the initial phase of decomposition...
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https://asm.org/magazine/microcosm/how-microbes-are-causing-solving-humanity-s-bigges
Are microbes helpful? Or are they harmful? The answer to both questions is 'Yes' - which we explore in the Spring 2020 issue of...
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https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/ebook/training-microbes-to-speak-the-molecular-code-of-healing/200474/
Oct 28, 2025 - Training microbes to speak the molecular code of healing: Intracellular living therapeutics convert cellular signals into coordinated healing programs
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https://now.tufts.edu/2025/06/03/smart-microbes-use-pathogenic-tools-deliver-therapeutics
A physician-scientist at the School of Medicine modifies bacteria to secrete beneficial proteins that could help people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/hidden-heroes-australian-tree-bark-microbes-consume-greenhouse-toxic-gases/
Jan 16, 2026 - Environmental science and conservation news
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https://asm.org/academy/climate-change-and-microbes-scientific-portfolio
The American Academy of Microbiology created a 5-year scientific portfolio to increase the scientific understanding about climate change and microbes, inform...
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01-02/Coral-reefs-control-daily-rhythms-of-ocean-microbes-1JBav7EA2wU/p.html
A new study showed that coral reefs help set daily rhythms for nearby marine microbes, in addition to providing ocean habitat, the Hebrew University of...
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https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/a-rising-danger-in-the-arctic-microbes-unleashed-by-climate-change/
Dec 24, 2024 - As climate change melts permafrost, microbes will emerge. The world isn’t paying enough attention to the potential threat they pose.
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https://www.selection.ca/sante/vivre-sainement/10-des-pires-habitudes-pour-transmettre-des-microbes/
Vous allez sûrement vous reconnaître dans quelques-unes de ces habitudes quotidiennes. Voici pourquoi il faut les perdre, et dès maintenant!
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https://www.europe1.fr/sante/19e-edition-du-pasteurdon-cancers-chez-les-jeunes-nouveaux-microbes-risque-infectieux-linstitut-pasteur-reitere-son-engagement-775504
Du 8 au 12 octobre, l'Institut Pasteur donne rendez-vous au grand public pour cette 19e édition du Pasteurdon, pour faire appel à la générosité des...
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https://www.inverse.com/science/microbes-cold-plastic-recycling
May 11, 2023 - Microbes sourced from the Arctic and Alps could break down plastic at lower temperatures than other tiny organisms.
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https://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Are_there_living_microbes_on_Mars_Check_the_ice_researchers_say_999.html
University Park PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 - Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the...
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https://theconversation.com/des-microbes-intestinaux-qui-enivrent-et-abiment-le-foie-comment-le-microbiote-peut-se-transformer-en-microbrasserie-263737
Se retrouver ivre sans avoir bu ? Avoir un foie abîmé sans abus d’alcool ? Ces situations inhabituelles pourraient être liées à un problème de...
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https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/pyrrolysine-unusual-genetic-code-in-antarctic-microbes-yields-rare-amino-acid/article70470028.ece
Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein engineering.
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https://asm.org/reports/role-of-microbes-in-mediating-methane-emissions
This report from the Academy and AGU outlines potential strategies to harness microbial processes to mitigate methane emissions from ruminants, manure...
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251101000348.htm
Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger...
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https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2026/01/06/secrets-of-the-needles-what-microbes-do-on-conifer-leaves/
Jan 14, 2026 - Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants, and their roles in plant health and environmental processes.
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https://energiesmedia.com/article/microbes-offer-cost-effective-and-environmentally-friendly-tph-cleanup-of-oil-spills/
As everyone from investors to the general public asks the oil and gas industry to get cleaner and more environmentally friendly, more and more operators are
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-15/tree-bark-microbes-play-a-role-in-eliminating-greenhouse-gases/106211008
Jan 14, 2026 - Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tree-bark-microbes-climate-gases
Jan 29, 2026 - Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide.
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https://www.nsf.gov/news/microbes-brooklyn-could-help-mitigate-industrial
Microorganisms with extreme abilities have laid the groundwork for decades of biotechnologies from the PCR technique that enables amplification of DNA for...
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https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/01/microbes-may-hold-the-key-to-brain-evolution?fj=1
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