Water microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa ...

A small team of materials scientists and chemical engineers at Qingdao University, in China, has developed a self-powered, three-component biosensor that can kill bacteria in water samples. The study ...

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

Part of the River Trent had 50 times the bacteria of safe swimming water on average last year, data shared exclusively with ...

Protecting coastal groundwater systems and microbial communities requires monitoring, technological innovation, policies ...

But what does high levels of faecal bacteria in water mean, and how big a health hazard is it? Levels of faecal coliform, which get in water due to the mixing of human or livestock excreta ...

Legionnaires’ disease, a severe and potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, can be contracted ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Olowalu Landing, Maui. Levels of 738 per 100 mL have ...