This article originally appeared on Undark. As a teenager growing up in Nigeria, Helen Onyeaka was obsessed with microorganisms. The tiny lifeforms, which include bacteria and yeast, can be grown ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today, Onyeaka is an industrial microbiologist and a deputy director of the ...

By Sean Mowbray Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to ...

Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their potential for climate management.

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) cautions the public about the presence of harmful blue-green ...

Locals and visitors should not come into contact with waters where there is a visible bloom, the Florida Department of Health ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

Lucy M. Stitzer is the founder and editor of Dirt-To-Dinner. Its mission is to help consumers better understand how their food is grown and processed, and why this is important to them and their ...

The Florida Department of Health in Osceola County issued a health alert on Jan. 9, due to harmful blue-green algae toxins ...

Signs have been posted in a South Miami neighborhood warning about blue green algae that may be in canal water and that ...