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Bioo's biological batteries generate energy from the ground

Bioo's biological batteries generate energy from the ground

Bioo uses microorganisms in the soil to power lights—and maybe one day, your whole house.
Brazil's Northeastern coast faces pollution on two fronts
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Brazil's Northeastern coast faces pollution on two fronts

Four months after the first oil slicks on Northeastern beaches were registered, Northeast Brazil faces double pollution on its coast with the presence of microorganisms and chemicals considered harmful to human health.

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Tiny creatures play a big role in climate change
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Tiny creatures play a big role in climate change

Microorganisms, tiny creatures invisible to the naked eye, play a "central role" in our climate crisis, more than 30 microbiologists contend in a new report.

A look at some of the billions of organisms that keep soil healthy
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A look at some of the billions of organisms that keep soil healthy

Long overlooked as just dirt beneath our feet, soil has taken on increasing importance as we recognize its fundamental role in everything from agriculture to climate change to human health. So, too, with the organisms that call it home.

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Why efforts to use green fuels sometimes run afoul
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Why efforts to use green fuels sometimes run afoul

Various microorganisms thrive on gasoline and diesel fuel, substances that are clearly toxic to humans and animals. Unfortunately, this bug love can lead to fuel contamination, clogged or fouled equipment, and if left unchecked, even engine failure.

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