Are you looking for a little microbe magic? Think composting.Composting is a great way to reuse food and plant waste that you would otherwise throw into the trash, which would just end up in a landfil ...
While it is easy to create and maintain your compost pile, you can enjoy it more knowing a few basic tips.International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is May 7 through May 13, 2017. First launched in 1 ...
A disease called "citrus greening" has devastated and permanently altered citrus production in the United States, but a vaccine that could protect orange trees may be part of a winning strategy to bea ...
Think of the coolest, most unique way to create art that you can. Got it? Now think about creating that art out of living things.The American Society For Microbiology (ASM) holds an annual art contest ...
Termite poop and biofuels — what's the connection? New research into termites' intestinal comings and goings describes a process that may speed the development and lower the cost of fuels made from pl ...
Devastating and deadly, land mines are a persistent threat in many areas of the world. Funding to clear regions of land mines has been decreasing, but new research may offer a less dangerous method of ...
When it comes to global warming, most of us think of carbon dioxide emissions. While carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide emissions have stayed constant for the last thr ...
Growing populations and higher temperatures put pressure on world food supplies. Naturally occurring soil bacteria may save crops in drought-stressed areas, put more land into crop production, and pro ...
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest living system on the planet. Yet more than 90% of the reef is bleaching because of the loss of a tiny algae that lives within the coral.After three s ...
The beauty of southern Europe won't protect it from invasions of disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes—in fact, the Mediterranean climate and landscape may be part of the reason the bloodsuckers are e ...