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Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.

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Among the many trillions of microorganisms in the human gut is Blautia luti. Like many gut bacteria, it metabolizes ...

Despite the fact that 68% of the world’s population has trouble digesting lactose, a naturally occurring milk sugar, global ...

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Groundwater hides dense communities of rock-bound microbes that shape water quality and help store carbon below ground.

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station, and the changes these 'bugs' experienced in their travels could help us Earthlings tackle ...

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