Genetics and birthplace have a big effect on the make-up of the microbial community in the gut, according to new research published in the journal Nature Microbiology.

Six PNNL researchers named to the list of the most highly cited in the world. The list features scientists from around the world whose citations rank in the top one percent within 22 subject areas.

This mineral helps the oil industry process petroleum. Understanding how it gets clogged up will improve its lifespan.

Carbon dioxide sequestered in ancient basalts react and are converted into a rock very quickly in field test.

PNNL tools that track underground contaminants and speed carbon capture technology development are among R&D Magazine's 100 most innovative scientific breakthroughs of the year.

Sewage to fuel: PNNL research takes this renewable resource closer to reality

A memorandum of understanding will increase research collaborations and provide additional research and training opportunities for university students.

Microbes have a remarkable ability to adapt to the extreme conditions in fracking wells, even consuming some of the chemical ingredients commonly used in the fracking process.

A memorandum of understanding between PNNL and the University of Oregon will focus initially on materials science.

An enzyme called nitrogenase works each symmetrical half in turn to produce ammonia efficiently.

PNNL's self-powered fish-tracking tag uses a flexible strip containing piezoelectric materials to emit tiny beeps that are recorded by underwater receivers. The device is designed for long-living fish such as sturgeon, eels and lamprey.

A PNNL-developed catalyst is being used by licensee LanzaTech to make biofuel for Virgin Atlantic Airlines.

PNNL's Michael Rosenberg has been elected a fellow of ASHRAE for contributions to energy codes and standards for efficient buildings.

A PNNL expert on rock chemistry and microbial life is part of a team investigating whether there has ever been life on Mars.

A material called mayenite can be turned from an insulator to a transparent conductor and back with a tiny change in its chemical composition. It turns out components called electron anions help to transform crystalline mayenite into semiconducting glass.

Two researchers at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been elected to membership in the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Helping fish migrate past dams could cost a fraction of conventional fish ladders with the help of PNNL's upcoming study of Whooshh Innovations' so-called Salmon Cannon.