Persistent weed killers meet their match

It seems that cleanliness has been overrated

is a bacterium that can supposedly carry a metal load that is equal to its own weight. Amazing, right? The bug, the common cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp which has been isolated from Wazirabad Yamuna

A new theory on how life moved from sea to land

An enzyme displays belligerence towards cholesterol

Enriching oceans with iron could help absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

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A bacterium can rid magnesite ore of silica, a major impurity

Bacteria can be used to produce paper

A British geologist has found the first living proof of the idea that life on earth may have begun in hot subterranean crucibles. Five hundred metres below the Sea of Japan, John Parkes of Bristol