Article continues below An extremely concerning consequence of increased microplastics could be an increase in drug-resistant bacteria in our bodies, the scientists from Boston University have warned.

When the E. coli biofilms were on microplastics, they grew dramatically faster, larger and more antibiotic-resistant than biofilms growing on glass spheres, the study found. In fact, the rate of ...

It takes 40 gallons of tree sap to create one gallon of maple syrup. The formula might come from science, but the result is pure magic, especially to Vermonters, who’ve been tapping and sugaring ...

These findings have potential clinical relevance since it might be possible to use this approach to also target multi-drug resistant bacterial infections in the human system. Exosome-mediated ...

Sairaj Kommera, a cybersecurity expert, explores how quantum-resistant cryptography is emerging as the key to securing digital communications in the post-quantum era. By developing new cryptographic ...

Depending on the line, it’s 40 to 120 bottles per minute. Sweet maple syrup. Sweet profit. Now exposed. The executive has his best game face on but a trade war is at his doorstep. U.S. President ...

In the Great Lakes, the maple syrup harvest season begins when daytime temperatures rise above freezing while nights remain cold — typically from mid to late February for much of the region, and a bit ...

We all have our indulgences: A big bowl of chocolate ice cream after a long, stressful day. That can of Coke with a few slices of pizza on a Friday night. A burger and fries at that new restaurant ...