Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Despite it all, there’s a thriving miniature ecosystem of billions of microbes just atop the sediment. What’s more, ...

Debris removal following Tropical Storm Helene needs to be done more carefully to not destroy high-priority habitat and ...

The latest warnings mean seven beaches from Pass Christian to Gulfport now have higher-than-normal bacteria levels, including ...

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth ...

A team of researchers in Germany have revived algae cells found buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, where they laid ...

The industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal, long regarded as a symbol of urban environmental neglect, is being reimagined through the lens of scientific inquiry as a complex reservoir of microbial life ...

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April 20 marks the 15th anniversary marks the 15th anniversary of the worst spill of its kind on record. Louisiana marshes ...

Beaches from Pass Christian to Gulfport are now under water contact advisories. Here’s what it means and what causes the bacteria.

Scientists have revived 7,000-year-old algae in a bid to help us understand how climate changes have affected the past.