HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The City and County of Honolulu said it has found elevated bacteria levels at the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Friday. Officials said a sample collected ...

Bacteria have been used to generate polyesters such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in the past, but nylon-like plastics such as those used in clothing and shoe manufacturing have been difficult ...

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has finalized a plan to provide compensation to the heirs of patients who die during treatment under the Sehat Card program. A formal code of conduct has been ...

Probiotics support your health and overall well-being by crowding out harmful pathogens, improving your intestinal barrier function, and promoting neurotransmitter production, among other benefits ...

South East Queensland and northern NSW are still being battered by rain and flooding caused by the downgraded cyclone, with flood warnings in effect for large parts of the east coast. Nonetheless ...

It’s created when sugar is fermented by a type of bacteria called Xanthomonas campestris. When sugar is fermented, it creates a broth or goo-like substance, which is made solid by adding an alcohol.

Mar. 13, 2025 — Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from ...

Environmental microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms in the environment. This discipline includes air microbiology, soil microbiology and water microbiology. Whole-community survey ...

Feb. 17, 2025 — In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses 'sweet taste' receptors, similar to those on our tongues, and that stimulating these receptors with ...

Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of modern life. Now, a new study suggests that their presence could be helping bacteria become resistant to life-saving antibiotics. Researchers at ...

Oceanic bacteria eat organic matter, producing bicarbonate as a digestive by-product. Without currents, the load of bicarbonate could have grown in the deep ocean. Knoll thinks something big—he ...

Any doctor—or parent—will warn you that scratching an itch will only make it worse. But it turns out it has a surprise benefit.