Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

There are steps people can take to protect themselves. Researchers discover invisible hazard lurking on seemingly harmless ...

Antimicrobial resistance - when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them - is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

New research shows that nanoplastics in water can strengthen bacteria, raising concerns about drinking water safety.

In a new study, scientists analyzed how a biological battle played out between a strain of E. coli and a T7 bacteriophage, ...

This week in science: how eating meat could be associated with a longer life; a switch for fat cell production; how space ...

"It’s like a new world that we didn’t know existed before," one Eastern Connecticut State University researcher said.

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly reshaping microbial life in drinking water systems. Nanoplastics already raise fears because people can ingest them directly. Now scientists say these tiny partic ...

You may have seen people on social media spritzing hypochlorous acid on their faces, bedding, countertops, and dog blankets.

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...