With a dry paper towel, no one would clean fecal matter off their arm; instinctively, one knows to wash it well with water.

In the forests, grasslands, and tropical forests, wild animals often encounter naturally fermented food. Natural fermentation ...

The unique blend of fungi and bacteria in a region's soil may be the strongest factor explaining its rates of childhood ...

As festive indulgences approach, health experts advise prioritizing gut health to bolster immunity and prevent discomfort.

At a CSIR-NCL symposium, experts emphasized hospital wastewater surveillance as crucial for early detection of antimicrobial resistance, a major global health threat.

We ran side-by-side cooks—fridge-cold versus counter-rested—on steaks, pork, and chicken to see if a “room temp” sit changes ...

Nearly a year after the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, residents and experts say the water problems that hindered firefighting leave several lessons.

Dr. Vinay Prasad: "The establishment, the people who set the policies, they have to strive to get things right. They need to do studies. They need to be held to the highest standard." ...

Penicillium is the microbe of the year 2026. This fungus has saved millions of lives over the past 80 years — and continues ...

A hidden antibiotic, forged inside a familiar microbe and overlooked for years, has turned out to be roughly 100 times more ...