A school teacher went viral after a science experiment featuring Sarah Lee bread wouldn't grow mold after several months of ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Conversely, during red eye and nighttime flights, particle count goes down because there is less activity." Other germ-ridden surfaces on planes: the tray counters, seat armrests, and even magazines.

Today mobile labs, such as Idaho Technology's RAPID, pinpoint germs in minutes. At first, many of the DARPA projects were criticized because they tended to be so radical. Work on modifying red ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

A person's immune system is strengthened by being exposed to a variety of different germs to that the body can learn about and adapt to as many foreign pathogens as possible. Luckily for the ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

In another experiment, bacteria thrived when the proteasome functioned normally but the peptides produced within it were destroyed. The effectiveness of the peptides was also demonstrated in mice ...

When it comes to germs, most of us assume that a toilet seat is the dirtiest surface we encounter daily. But what if we told you that the gym equipment you use regularly might be just as dirty ...