• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2015
We Each Have Our Very Own Cloud of Bacteria Following Us Around

We Each Have Our Very Own Cloud of Bacteria Following Us Around

It's kind of like a microbial aura, if you will

You Might Want to Quit Spending Money on Anti-Bacterial Soaps

You Might Want to Quit Spending Money on Anti-Bacterial Soaps

Or any anti-bacterial home products, for that matter

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 10th, 2015
Meet the Scientist Who Last Took a Bath 12 Years Ago

Meet the Scientist Who Last Took a Bath 12 Years Ago

He hasn't showered either or at least used wet wipes

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 12th, 2015
Nicotine-Eating Bacteria Could Help People Quit Smoking

Nicotine-Eating Bacteria Could Help People Quit Smoking

The idea is to use it to remove nicotine from blood

Virginia Tech Scientists Want to Develop Robots with Bacteria-Controlled Brains

Virginia Tech Scientists Want to Develop Robots with Bacteria-Controlled Brains

Bacteria could make robots act like humans, or like beasts

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2015
There Are Myriads of Poop Bacteria on Popular Beaches, Study Finds

There Are Myriads of Poop Bacteria on Popular Beaches, Study Finds

Best not spend too much time lying in the sand

Watch: Why Feet Tend to Stink, As Explained by Science

Watch: Why Feet Tend to Stink, As Explained by Science

Video reveals the chemistry behind stinky feet

Evaporation Engines Built Using Artificial Muscles Made from Bacteria

Evaporation Engines Built Using Artificial Muscles Made from Bacteria

Ecology reaches new heights, oil is being replaced by bacteria

Light Can Kill Bacteria and It's Perfectly Safe for Humans

Light Can Kill Bacteria and It's Perfectly Safe for Humans

Flip a switch and all our microscopic killers are gone

Watch: The Science of Morning Breath

Watch: The Science of Morning Breath

Here's why morning breath can sometimes be quite nasty

BlackBerry Might Develop a Bacteria-Free Phone for Hospitals

BlackBerry Might Develop a Bacteria-Free Phone for Hospitals

BlackBerry wants to make phones safe on the outside too

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 17th, 2015
Exercise Too Long or Too Hard and You Might Get Blood Poisoning

Exercise Too Long or Too Hard and You Might Get Blood Poisoning

Extreme exercise is bad news, researchers warn

Door Handle Destroys 99.8% of the Germs That Reach It

Door Handle Destroys 99.8% of the Germs That Reach It

Even cooler, the door handle is the work of teenagers

How Swiss Cheese Gets Its Trademark Holes, As Explained by Science

How Swiss Cheese Gets Its Trademark Holes, As Explained by Science

Study reveals why Swiss cheese has holes in it

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 18th, 2015
Microscopic Sponges Suck Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Out of Wounds

Microscopic Sponges Suck Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Out of Wounds

In a series of experiments on mice, the sponges limited the growth of skin lesions infected with the MRSA bacteria

Some Beards Are Dirtier than Toilets, Investigation Reveals

Some Beards Are Dirtier than Toilets, Investigation Reveals

Men who don't wash their hands after visiting their bathroom have awfully dirty beards, researchers say

Microsoft Finds Way to Kill Bacteria Living on Your Touchscreen

Microsoft Finds Way to Kill Bacteria Living on Your Touchscreen

The company patented a new UV light-based technology

 
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