Rovers sent to Mars have so far failed to detect life, likely because it doesn’t exist on the Red Planet. But we can’t say ...

Sometimes the connections we make between disparate things are less than obvious. For Debra Edgerton, the connection between ...

Merced’s Wastewater Treatment Plant plays a vital role in protecting the environment as well as humans as treated water and ...

The program, which integrates hands-on research into the undergraduate curriculum, provides students with the opportunity to ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

How do bacteria - harmless ones living in our bodies, or those that cause disease - organize their activities? A new study, combining powerful genomic-scale microscopy with a technical innovation, ...

Copicut residents raised concerns about polluted drinking water during a recent council meeting, but officials say it's safe.

Last Saturday, 43 folks traveled from the five counties and two Pueblos within the boundaries of the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District to attend a workshop on healthy soil ...

Why do people in some parts of the country seem to be more at risk of certain diseases than others? Research is now pointing the finger of blame at our local tap water.

coli bacteria (commonly used in laboratory studies) in regular liquid and in cystic fibrosis-like samples and then observed the specimens under a microscope to watch how the bacterial cells grew ...

Menwhile, washing your hands with soap and water is a 'must', according to Dr Freestone. 'Hands are a vector for acquiring germs. If [washing with soap and water] isn't possible, you can use a ...