A seventh grader from Palatine, Illinois, has turned eggshells into calcium carbonate crystals and used them to investigate ...

A team of researchers in Nigeria has developed a strikingly simple way to catch dangerous foodborne bacteria: tiny particles grown by a common soil microbe that flip from colorless to intense red when ...

Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, it lets bacteria tap a ubiquitous nitrogen source, buffer their internal pH ...

An inmate at the Delaware County prison has tested positive for bacterial meningitis and remained hospitalized Tuesday night, officials said. The inmate at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in ...