Tiny Bacteria in the Fog May Be Helping Clean the Air

May 13, 2026 - 10:00
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Tiny Bacteria in the Fog May Be Helping Clean the Air
A foggy field in Pennsylvania has a little secret: its suspended water droplets form a habitat for helpful bacteria that eat air toxins. Image credit: Thi Thuong Thuong Cao.

A study of radiation fog events over Pennsylvania has found that bacteria living inside fog droplets are actively growing and feeding on toxic chemicals like formaldehyde, revealing an unexpected biological force at work in the atmosphere.

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