Scientists have discovered a fungus found in a Pakistani waste dump that can break down polyester polyurethane, a durable plastic widely used in everyday and industrial products.

Scientists found Aspergillus tubingensis in Islamabad that can degrade polyester polyurethane in laboratory tests, offering a ...

Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a ...

What really happens when a blade cuts through metal? An engineer builds a custom device capable of cutting aluminum inside a ...

In this video, we explore how the process works, compare different metals, examine the deposits under an electron microscope, ...

Experts offer practical steps for cleaner indoor air when wildfire smoke lingers, which can be triggered by local or distant fires.

Malaria parasites proliferate in an unusual way. Rather than dividing into two daughter cells like human cells, they first amplify their genetic material tenfold, hundredfold or even thousandfold ...

Researchers believe the newly discovered metal could help in developing lighter and more heat-resistant materials in the ...

Every time a cell divides, it must accurately copy and distribute its DNA between two new cells. However, in some cases, chromosomes do not fully ...

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that led to seven deaths and 84 people hospitalized has ended, the New ...

Half a million years ago, people living in what is now southern England were doing far more than shaping stone into cutting ...