Maybe not: A new study reports 26 new bacterial species were found growing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions. Specifically, scientists looked in the cleanrooms used to prepare ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a new microbe. A new strain of bacteria, niallia tiangongensis, was found on Tiangong. The microbe shows remarkable adaptation to extreme space environments.

Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has made several moves to crack down on immigration, and one of his efforts was in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday. Several of the ...

Of course, you might be concerned about bacteria and viruses that can make you sick. But rest assured, the vast majority of microorganisms in the environment are not harmful, and many are actually ...

Mariangela Hungria, a microbiologist in Brazil, spent decades looking for bacteria in the soil that could act like fertilizer, boosting farmers' harvests. But she faced a lot of skepticism.

The creek has widespread “fecal” contamination and high levels of bacteria, including E. coli, and the city has banned swimming in all of its waterways for more than 50 years because of the ...

Naujoks said bacteria levels are particularly bad after it rains, as it did on Thursday. “Bacteria levels, I mean, cause all sorts of problems for public health and particularly the kids being in the ...

"Swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels," the National Park Services wrote on Rock Creek's official website. "Stay out of the water to protect streambanks, plants and ...

Kennedy Jr. revealed Sunday that he took a dip in Washington, D.C.’s, Rock Creek with his grandchildren, despite long-standing warnings that high bacterial levels make the Potomac River ...

Elevated levels of two bacterial strains from the Lachnospiraceae family in the gut may be a key risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study. The study, “Multiple sclerosis and ...