Anaerobic bacteria often produce unusual substances. This makes them particularly interesting for research and biotechnology, for example for the production of antibiotics or biofuels.

Ishida K, Krabbe J, Meisinger PR, Shabuer G, Schieferdecker S, Cyrulies M, Tank C, Barnes E, Paetz C, Hertweck C (2025) ...

British start-up Wase has developed a microbe-driven alternative to anaerobic digesters and waste water treatment systems that benefits anyone from dairies to distilleries and food manufacturers.

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

The head of food safety at the World Food Programme (WFP) has shared the challenges of ensuring food is safe when working in remote areas and sourcing ...

A female fly can lay around 500 eggs in her average 21-day lifespan, so Mr Blazgys and his team are dealing with more than ...

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

We grow up believing oxygen is essential to life, and for most animals, that’s true. But some creatures have evolved […] ...

According to the BBC, anaerobic bacteria attack the cell walls of the wood fibers ... once the highest points of the city are now some of its lowest—the Rialto, for example, was originally called the ...

These anaerobic organisms challenge our understanding of life’s requirements and demonstrate the incredible adaptability of living things. Lt’s explore twelve fascinating creatures that have evolved ...

When we think of life on Earth, one of the essential elements that comes to mind is oxygen. It’s the air we breathe, the element that powers our cells, and the foundation for the life energy most ...