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Health

Antidepressants might contribute to antibiotic resistance

By Neel V. Patel

Probiotics are drugs, so we should test them like drugs
Health

Probiotics are drugs, so we should test them like drugs

By Claire Maldarelli

E. coli doesn’t just give you food poisoning—it can also help you get essential nutrients
Health

E. coli doesn’t just give you food poisoning—it can also help you get essential nutrients

By Kat Eschner

Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face
Health

Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face

By Jessica Boddy

colorful condoms on a white background
Health

Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections

By Rachel Feltman

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days
Environment

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

By Marlene Cimons

New tech could soon let you test whether your lettuce carries E. coli
Health

New tech could soon let you test whether your lettuce carries E. coli

By Dana G. Smith

Your kitchen towels are probably gross, but so is your whole life
Health

Your kitchen towels are probably gross, but so is your whole life

By Kat Eschner

mother and baby koala
Environment

How to handle a koala-chlamydia epidemic

By Jessica Boddy

How to avoid ingrown hairs
DIY

How to avoid ingrown hairs

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger
Environment

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger

By Neel V. Patel

You cannot escape poop bacteria
Health

You cannot escape poop bacteria

By Sara Chodosh

Sinus infections can get to your brain—but don’t panic
Health

Sinus infections can get to your brain—but don’t panic

By Claire Maldarelli

IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules
Health

IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules

By Claire Maldarelli

We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space
Science

We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space

By Rachel Feltman

Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong
Health

Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong

By Sara Chodosh

Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey.
Health

Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey.

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists are trying to figure out which bacteria have colonized our space station
Science

Scientists are trying to figure out which bacteria have colonized our space station

By Sara Chodosh

We are basically positive that the Russians did not find alien bacteria in space
Science

We are basically positive that the Russians did not find alien bacteria in space

By Mary Beth Griggs

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive
DIY

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive

By Nicole Wetsman

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella
Health

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella

By Sara Chodosh

There are fungi living inside your gut, and they’re probably pretty important
Health

There are fungi living inside your gut, and they’re probably pretty important

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists are trying to figure out how to keep bacteria from running rampant on space missions
Science

Scientists are trying to figure out how to keep bacteria from running rampant on space missions

By Claire Maldarelli

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria
Science

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

By Ellen Airhart

The world’s bananas are under attack
Environment

The world’s bananas are under attack

By Kate Baggaley

Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why
Health

Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why

By Claire Maldarelli

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.
Health

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.

By Sara Chodosh

This paper battery is powered by bacteria in your spit
Environment

This paper battery is powered by bacteria in your spit

By Jeremy Deaton

Your kitchen sponge could have more bacteria than a toilet seat
Science

Your kitchen sponge could have more bacteria than a toilet seat

By Sara Kiley Watson

NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving
Science

NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving

By Sara Chodosh

You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should)
Health

You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should)

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Your stinky feet can reveal who you’re living with
Science

Your stinky feet can reveal who you’re living with

By Sara Chodosh

Researchers used CRISPR to encode a movie into DNA
Health

Researchers used CRISPR to encode a movie into DNA

By Claire Maldarelli

This new museum exhibit tells us to respect the microbes that live on us
Health

This new museum exhibit tells us to respect the microbes that live on us

By Claire Maldarelli

mars surface
Science

The surface of Mars is probably too toxic for bacteria to survive

By Sarah Fecht

*Pseudomonas syringae*
Environment

Bacteria in the sky may help to make it rain

By Veronique Greenwood

Fungal spores staining painting
Science

The world’s art is under attack—by microbes

By Kate Baggaley

tattoo needle
Health

How to not get deadly flesh-eating bacteria in your new tattoo

By Rachel Feltman

Do probiotics actually do anything?
Science

Do probiotics actually do anything?

By Claire Maldarelli

MIT used bacteria to create a self-ventilating workout shirt
Technology

MIT used bacteria to create a self-ventilating workout shirt

By Rob Verger

Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs
Health

Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs

By Kate Baggaley

deodorant
Science

What actually causes body odor?

By Claire Maldarelli

Pregnant women shouldn’t be afraid to take antibiotics
Health

Pregnant women shouldn’t be afraid to take antibiotics

By Sara Chodosh

A silver Macbook Air keyboard that someone needs to learn how to clean. There are crumbs and even a hair on it.
DIY

How to clean a keyboard without breaking it

By Claire Maldarelli

Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it’s kind of beautiful
Science

Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it’s kind of beautiful

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Exactly how bad is antibiotic resistance right now?
Health

Exactly how bad is antibiotic resistance right now?

By Kate Baggaley

Moth gut bacteria could help create new antibiotics
Environment

Moth gut bacteria could help create new antibiotics

By Claire Maldarelli

3 weird ways we can remotely control animals and bacteria
Environment

3 weird ways we can remotely control animals and bacteria

By Kate Baggaley

Is urine actually sterile?
Health

Is urine actually sterile?

By Rachel Feltman

Certain kinds of vaginal bacteria can actually boost HIV risk
Health

Certain kinds of vaginal bacteria can actually boost HIV risk

By Kate Baggaley

Bacteria resistant to a last-resort drug showed up on a US pig farm
Environment

Bacteria resistant to a last-resort drug showed up on a US pig farm

By Kate Baggaley

Looking for silicon-based alien life? Don’t hold your breath.
Science

Looking for silicon-based alien life? Don’t hold your breath.

By Kate Baggaley

Gut microbes may play a role in Parkinson’s disease
Health

Gut microbes may play a role in Parkinson’s disease

By Claire Maldarelli

How scientists are preparing for a world without antibiotics
Health

How scientists are preparing for a world without antibiotics

By Kate Baggaley

Yes, your beer pong cup is teeming with bacteria
Health

Yes, your beer pong cup is teeming with bacteria

By Alexandra Ossola

Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars
Science

Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars

By Kate Baggaley

How To Milk A Devil
Environment

How To Milk A Devil

By Kate Baggaley

The Sinister Way Staph Avoids Arrest During Infection
Health

The Sinister Way Staph Avoids Arrest During Infection

By Jason Tetro

Researchers Restored A Colony Of Microbes In The Gut
Science

Researchers Restored A Colony Of Microbes In The Gut

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Physical biologist Manu Prakash
Health

Here Are The 2016 MacArthur Fellows in Science

By Kate Baggaley

stomach fat
Health

Your Probiotics Won’t Help Your Obesity

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Feed Or Starve A Sickness? It Depends On The Infection
Health

Feed Or Starve A Sickness? It Depends On The Infection

By Kate Baggaley

Bacteria
Health

The Possible Link Between Bacteria And Chronic Disease?

By Jason Tetro

Zoo Monkeys Have Human Bacteria In Their Guts
Environment

Zoo Monkeys Have Human Bacteria In Their Guts

By Coby McDonald