Microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch, reveals new research. The world-first ...

Despite decades of humans safely living aboard space stations for relatively brief periods of time, questions remain about the viability of certain bacteria that balance the body over decades. For ...

A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. The study ...

Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.

The city may be putting a specially trained canine to work sniffing out human waste in stormwater drains and outfalls to prevent it from entering local streams, creeks, and the Flint River.

Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have proved the resilience of Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium vital for human health. It confirms that this bacteria is tough enough to endure launch, brief ...

They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...

One day, bottles of probiotics might do more than keep you regular -- they could help prevent disease. To get there, a $2 ...

From the bellies of sandflies to mosquitoes, Asha Wijegunawardana manipulates insect vectors with microbes to help prevent ...