With the start of the school year, there's more than just an eager teacher awaiting your child at school. Schools and day care centers are breeding grounds for all types of bacteria, germs, viruses ...

Microbes are usually cast as villains, yet most of the microscopic life on and around us is quietly keeping us alive. From the bacteria lining your gut to the organisms drifting in city air, these ...

The bathroom is one of the most frequently used rooms in the household and also a place where dirt, moisture, and bacteria quickly accumulate. Although it often appears clean at first glance, many ...

While hotels try their best to maintain cleanliness, some areas are often overlooked or inadequately sanitized, leaving ...

You don’t expect to go into the hospital and come out sicker than before. But it happens all too often. If the patient who previously used your room was infected with one of many antibiotic-resistant ...

Is it true that there’s an invisible plume of pathogens that spews out of the toilet when you flush it — and that it can make you sick? When you flush a toilet, aerosols containing any pathogen ...