Cancel

  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Features
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Environment
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Health
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Future
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Space
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    More Science
  • play_roundplay_round
    Videos
  • rocketrocket
    About
  • emailemail
    Contact

gear Push settings

bars

homehome Home chatchat Notifications


What are biofilms and how do they form?

Bacteria learned there's strength in numbers. These communities are called biofilms.

The Bacteria Files: Pseudomonas -- What it is and why you should know about it

A tiny, resourceful, and potentially dangerous bacteria.

New Silicone Technology Creates Super Slippery, Anti-Bacterial Surface

A new liquid-infused polymer can make sure that medical equipment is bacteria free by being extremely slippery. This technology, which involves silicone infused with a silicone oil also has a myriad of potential applications outside of medical equipment - in the oil industry, in air planes and cosmetics.

World's water streams affected by pharmaceutical pollution

A new study stresses the overlooked hazards that dumped pharmaceuticals found in wastewater pose to the world’s freshwater streams. So far, the impacts and consequences on water quality and aquatic life are unknown or under researched, and the authors hope their findings might warrant more work in this direction. Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall, lead author of […]