Antibiotics start working immediately by rupturing the protective cell walls of harmful bacteria, but you may not feel relief ...

One possible solution to the problem of antimicrobial resistant organisms is designing bacteriaphages, or simply phages, to ...

Josh Wilkie and Fabio Galarce leaned over the side of their boat and hauled up a basket full of oysters, each just an inch or ...

Viruses are so simple in their structure, they may not even qualify as living things. Yet, they are ruthless in their robotic ...

Soil contamination is a global environmental concern, with toxic metals and metalloids from industrial activities persisting ...

Antimicrobial resistance is growing, which poses a monumental threat to human health. Behaviors such as using excessive ...

Spruce tree needles contain tiny gold particles — and they could indicate large gold deposits beneath the surface.

"Respiratory infections are arguably the most common infections, and most, if not all, will include some degree of coughing.

Kansas State University is monitoring an invasive tick that has appeared in the Sunflower State, which can make infected ...

Jon Chase: Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some are useful, like the one hundred trillion bacterial cells that ...

The Idaho Department of Agriculture is intensifying its efforts to combat the invasive quagga mussel infestation in the Snake River near Twin Falls. Despite pre ...