The abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria Vibrio vulnificus is influenced by chlorophyll and surface currents, according to reanalysis of genetic data combined with predictive modelling ...

Emphasis on discussion of primary literature in environmental microbiology and microbial ecology. Significant laboratory component and minor field component. (Not offered 2025-26).

Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University ...

Scientists have described antimicrobial resistance as an overlooked pandemic. Improving surveillance can help prevent deadly ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and ...

Integration of mineralogy and biology leads authors to develop the Al4Min-Cr platform to stabilize chromium as chromite in contaminated soils and water for point-to-point remediation and long-term ...

The findings are especially concerning for people in high-density, impoverished areas like refugee settlements, where ...

Researchers were stunned to discover that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic ...

The sea is turning red! Researchers make breakthrough discovery that could help forecast dangerous algae blooms - Red tides ...

The rapid diversification of synthetic biology tools holds promise in making some classically hard-to-solve environmental problems tractable. Here we review longstanding problems in the Earth and ...

We should take the Trump administration’s cuts to science funding seriously, writes Arturo Casadevall and Ferric C. Fang, ...