Double-dipping might seem innocent. However, the science behind it reveals that there could be more harmful germs in your dip ...

Australian scientists tested a non-toxic way to protect wheat seeds from mice by spraying diluted wheat germ oil across farm ...

Four pathogens account for most infection-related cancers, a new study highlights, but the tools to prevent them range from ...

What really happens when you wash your hands? We use soap almost every day without giving much thought to what it actually ...

This year’s Nobel Prizes will kick off on Monday with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in ...

After battling Lyme disease herself, researcher Kris Newby uncovered what she says is evidence that Cold War-era tick weaponization programs may be connected to today's tick-borne disease epidemic.

A new hands-on STEM science kit designed to help parents curb nose picking by letting kids grow real bacteria from ...

Cadmium, a heavy metal with no known biological function, has long been suspected of undermining male fertility, but the ...

Silver has a long history in medicine and traditions. Explore its antimicrobial effects, medical uses, ornaments, and ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore have shown that the mechanosensitive ion channels Piezo1 and Piezo2 drive ...

The Food and Drug Administration says it found the cyclospora parasite at a Mexican farm identified as the source of a ...

Student-built air purifiers can partially address poor school air quality, but teachers said CT must focus on a larger, ...