Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they ...
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Microbes on airborne microplastics can boost ice formation in clouds, study finds
Bacteria that colonize tiny plastic fragments drifting through the atmosphere can significantly enhance those particles’ ...
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Alien life could look nothing like what we expect. Here's how microbes beyond Earth might live without liquid water
Every known living thing on Earth needs water. The life-giving liquid makes up around 60 percent of each human’s body weight, ...
It is possible that extremophile microbes lcould exist on icy moons and planets with conditions similar to subglacial waters ...
Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...
Microplastics gather anti-biotic resistant bacteria as they move through water, allowing microbes to spread from polluted sites into rivers.
Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their function in certain cycles.
Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary widely.
A recent study suggests that these microbes may also influence an important aspect of fitness – muscle strength. Muscle strength is a crucial feature of health for many reasons. It supports our joints ...
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