Let me get this out of the way: I didn't grow up in a Scrubbing Bubbles house. Frankly, I can't even remember what my parents' bathroom cleaner of choice was, but I do not have the same nostalgic ...

Toil and trouble: bacteria release biosurfactants that create thinner bubble caps. (Courtesy: iStock/trigga) Bacteria can alter the behaviour of bubbles on the surface of contaminated water – which ...