A seventh grader from Palatine, Illinois, has turned eggshells into calcium carbonate crystals and used them to investigate ...

A team of researchers in Nigeria has developed a strikingly simple way to catch dangerous foodborne bacteria: tiny particles grown by a common soil microbe that flip from colorless to intense red when ...

Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, it lets bacteria tap a ubiquitous nitrogen source, buffer their internal pH ...

The cooling tower is one of ten found to have Legionnaires’ amid a South Bronx outbreak that sickened nine and killed one Mark Bonifacio/NY Daily News Archive via Getty A cooling tower at Yankee ...

A cooling tower at Yankee Stadium was among 10 in the South Bronx that preliminarily tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed one person and ...

Learning is often thought to require a brain. But learning is a broad concept that does not necessarily depend on neurons. If an organism uses information from past experiences to shape its future ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque said it is taking precautions after a patient recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ Disease. The hospital ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As Missourians look to escape the heat through the state’s rivers, lakes and creeks, a recent water study found that 85% of Missouri water test sites were positive for fecal ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An environmental nonprofit is urging local leaders to take action to prevent sewage overflows from polluting waterways across the Philadelphia region. A new online map tracking ...

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond. There are several types of bacteria that can ...

Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases ...

Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, the New York City Health Department announced Tuesday. Health officials said nine towers ...