Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports explores the dual functionality of silica-based nanocomposites in antimicrobial and photocatalytic applications. Study: Comparative study of silica and ...

Led by Prof. Jin Ling Nathanael, Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at PolyU (left), the research ...

Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to planetary health ...

On a cool December day in Brooklyn, New York, in 2014, a group of academic and citizen scientists set off onto one of the most polluted 3 km stretches of water in the US. They’d soon find a thriving ...

Walking my dog on coastal beaches will never be the same since I learned about their precarious ecosystems. Beneath their sands lies a hidden world of microbial life that is critical in protecting the ...

A research team has developed a synthetic microbial consortium that completely reduces soluble uranium [U(VI)] to insoluble U(IV) within 48 hours, showing nearly twice the efficiency of a ...

Microbial Aspects of Pollution: Some General Considerations -- The Health Hazards of Pollution -- Sewage Pollution of Natural Waters -- The Scope of the Water Pollution Problem -- Microbial Aspects of ...

Environmental microbiomes play a pivotal role in shaping the resilience and functioning of ecosystems under increasing anthropogenic pressures. Microbial ...

Children exposed to traffic-related air pollution show seasonal changes in their nasal bacteria, with winter pollution driving a shift toward less diverse, and potentially more harmful, microbial ...