Grim but harmless: that's how you might describe the bacteria that lives on your mobile phone. Long after we’ve sent those texts, checked where w...
The discovery of bacteria which thrives in a salty, ice-sealed Antarctic lake has strengthened the possibility of alien life on planets such as Mars. ...
Scientists have developed a bug which produces pure gold. The team at Michigan State University say that they found the bacteria Cupriavidus metall...
A US man has contracted the plague more than 600 years since the Black Death swept through Europe, killing a third of the population, it has been conf...
If you’ve ever accidentally dropped a piece of food on the floor and swiftly retrieved it because you did it within ‘the three second rule’, sci...
Have you got food poisoning? Forget asking your GP for antibiotics, as scientists reckon garlic is not only great at fighting vampires – it also bea...
Streptococcus bacteria, which causes strep throat and scarlet fever in children, could be the cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a team of ...
The solution used to preserve most donor organs in the UK could be contaminated with bacteria, the government has said. Viaspan preserves the kidne...
American researchers have discovered that a germ strain found in E. coli, which causes painful urinary infections in women, could come from chickens. ...
Watermelons are being blamed for causing widespread salmonella poisoning following a deadly outbreak across the UK which has so far affected 35 people...
A deep clean of the hospital where three babies died was completed this weekend. No new cases of the infection have been found, Northern Ireland's ...
Parents of 24 babies tested for an infection that has killed three others in a Northern Ireland hospital face an agonising wait to see if their child ...
Staff are to carry out a deep clean at a hospital's neonatal room after an infection killed three babies. The move comes as health officials in Nor...
A third baby has died after an outbreak of a deadly infection in a hospital in Northern Ireland. The latest death was confirmed as staff at Belfast...
Scientists have found that the bacteria in the gut of autistic children is different from that of non-autistic children. Researchers from the Mail...
Scientists have found that almost half of the orange juice served in cafés and restaurants could be contaminated with dangerous bacteria such as salm...
It's enough to turn anyone's stomach but a new treatment that transplants faecal matter from one person to another could help to save lives. The pr...
Although the contents of your fridge may look appetising, it could be riddled with an unhealthy amount of nasty germs, bacteria and mould, a recent st...
A worrying 92% of mobile phone handsets in the UK contain a host of bugs, bacteria and in some cases, potentially dangerous E. coli and MRSA, a study ...
One in six mobile phones in Britain is contaminated with faecal matter, according to new research. Experts said the most likely reason for the pote...
