bacteria

Streptococcus A can cause a wide variety of infections, from a mild illness to a life-threatening one, from a sore throat to invasive bacterium.

Studies have found that smaller, portable devices may not be able to heat or cook frozen chicken enough to kill various bacteria.

You may think that this is disgusting but you must have thought about this at least once. Our bodies are machines that are simultaneously gross and wonderful. So, here’s the answer.

Two years after a natural toxin killed 300 elephants, a new spate of elephant deaths has authorities wondering what caused the deaths this time.

A mysterious video captured a herd of sheep continuously moving in a circle for 14 days in northern China.

The discovery that Conan the Bacterium could have survived Mars-like conditions suggests that bacteria native to the Red Planet might have developed the capacity to do the same.

We're used to thinking of cutting boards and towels as the most germ-contaminated places in the kitchen, but a new study has revealed that there's one other thing we should be far more concerned of.

The genes, called 'retrotransposon Gag-like' 5 and 6 (Rtl5 and Rtl6), are found in nearly all mammals.

Who among us doesn't pass the time on the toilet playing on our phones? This habit is definitely bad. Here's why:

A veteran flight attendant shared grim insider information about the state of airplane toilets.