WINCHESTER - Last year, the state closed Shannon Beach in Winchester (located at the Upper Mystic Lake) due to what the Department of Public Health calls “bacterial exceedance.” This means ...

He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s ...

Researchers recently identified bacteria in Crete producing metabolites that quickly kill mosquito larvae in lab tests.

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into ...

There are 20 beaches closed in Massachusetts on Sunday, July 6. Beaches were closed across 18 communities, many due to high ...

When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...

Consumers of the possibly contaminated products should either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

New study shows AI can predict if Listeria bacteria will survive common food industry disinfectants, helping improve food safety and cleaning protocols.

An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until ...

Going into the Fourth of July weekend, over two dozen Massachusetts beaches are closed, most due to unsafe bacteria levels.