A team of researchers studying new methods to remove toxic heavy metals from biosolids — the solid waste left over after sewage treatment — found the key is a brief spin through a microwave.

Scientists have engineered lager yeast to make more molecules that protect beer against staling, resulting in improved flavor stability.

Nothing seems safe from plastic contamination. It is pulled from the nostrils of sea turtles, found in Antarctic waters and buried in the fossil record. But a new study suggests there could be a million times more pieces of plastic in the ocean than previously estimated.