Bacteria advisories are in effect for two Cape Cod ponds. Ingesting affected water can be harmful to humans and pets.

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a Japanese research team has studied ancient ...

Nearly 15 Massachusetts beaches were closed for swimming ahead of Memorial Day due to dangerously high bacteria levels or ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

Whether treading water in a river or diving into a reservoir, summer fun should come with a little caution. As temperatures ...

If left unchecked, experts say this bacteria could destroy the ecosystem, impacting jobs, tourism and the way of life in ...

The Great Oxidation Event took place 2.4 billion years ago when certain bacteria started releasing a large quantity of oxygen ...

If left unchecked, experts say this bacteria could destroy the ecosystem, impacting jobs, tourism and the way of life in ...

At that time, the atmosphere of the Earth changed dramatically. A group of bacteria called the cyanobacteria invented a trick that would alter the story of life forever: photosynthesis.

Back in the lab, Chonkus did just that — growing faster and thicker than other previously discovered cyanobacteria candidates for carbon capture systems. “When you grow a culture of bacteria ...

The situation is a little different for bacteria. While cyanobacteria contain chlorophyll, other bacteria, for example, purple bacteria and green sulfur bacteria, contain bacteriochlorophyll to ...

coli bacteria." The team is excited about the ... in a strain that grows quickly and densely. And the fact that cyanobacteria directly harvest carbon from their environment to grow means that ...