Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of ...

Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in ...

Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University ...

Patagonia’s ‘living rocks’ hold ancient bacterial biofilms, offering insights into early life and potential bioengineering ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...