Elevated bacteria levels have forced closures and swimming advisories at popular beaches and lakes across numerous states in ...

New Jersey swimming advisories issued at five coastal beaches and one freshwater lake after water testing found elevated ...

Sponges are the perfect breeding ground for microorganisms. Here's how to keep them clean—and when to replace them.

Health department warns Sanibel Causeway water is unsafe due to fecal bacteria, but key measurements behind the advisory aren’t publicly visible ...

A new study from Caltech demonstrates that soil bacteria can adapt under stress, particularly when a key nutrient, phosphorus ...

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome. The approach, called Microbial Interaction and ...

Your sink's overflow hole is the kitchen's most disguised hygiene problem. It's warm, dark, and perpetually damp. Simon ...

A new study shows that sewage overflows in homes can expose people to bacteria that can make them sick, including antibiotic-resistant and multidrug resistant bacteria which can make infections ...

An interdisciplinary team of Rice University researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, ...