Social media videos are claiming that mouthwash can raise risk of blood pressure – and potentially damage heart health.

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision ...

Readers asked Dr. Gerry Wright about how his lab operates, how citizens can help with research and the difficulties of ...

Climate change is transforming the Earth’s natural systems at an unprecedented pace, influencing temperature patterns, rainfall distribution, and the ...

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Researchers at University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry have made a key discovery about ...

DTU researchers find that a particular type of lactic acid bacteria has considerable potential for producing plant-based ...

The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

The Virginia Commonwealth University researchers behind one of the most widely-used canine Lyme disease vaccines are developing a human version of the technology, with an eye toward future ...

Bacterial sensors usually rely on emitting light to transfer information about what they're sensing, but that method isn't ...

They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to ...