Green iguanas in captivity are known carriers of E. coli and salmonella bacteria. In a study of captive green iguanas in ...

Outbreaks of bird flu and other viruses are rising fast. Here’s why it’s happening—and how you can stay informed, protected, ...

A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the ...

Researchers have developed a method to extract living cells from feces that they say could help conservationists better ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

The New York Department of Health defines coliforms as bacteria that exist in the digestive tracts of animals, including humans, and are found in animal feces. The bacteria can also be found in ...

Whether you are a person about town or a worm in a dish, life can throw all kinds of circumstances your way. What you need is a nervous system flexible enough to cope. In a new study, MIT ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses have died from anthrax poisoning at Africa’s oldest national park. Anthrax, a severe illness most ...

Raw milk can expose a person to a range of harmful germs such as E.coli, brucella, and salmonella which can all lead to food ...

Raw milk could be sold in grocery stores and farmers markets under an Iowa House bill advanced Tuesday that drew strong ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, investigators ...