A health advisory for Palm Beach’s Midtown Beach was lifted March 5 after follow-up testing showed bacteria levels had ...

If life once existed on Mars, the most likely place to find evidence of it may be locked away in the planet’s ice.

A resurrected ancient enzyme is helping scientists test how reliably Earth’s oldest rocks record signs of life.

A taste‑test investigation into kefir's disappearing fizz in Western Europe — exploring why some kefirs stay bubbly, why ...

Officials said the bacteria was present in 'low levels' in two buildings at Oakland County Children's Village in Pontiac.

Oakland County says filters are being installed in the boys' secure detention building and the school building.

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Asteroid impacts may catapult life from one planet to another, as new research claims that hardy bacteria can survive the ...

Of all the skin-care and cosmetics products I recently bought online that turned out to be counterfeit, expired, used, or otherwise problematic, the one that still makes me squirm is a curiously ...

D.C. health officials will be testing the water quality of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers daily instead of weekly, after January’s historic sewage spill.