Emerging and re-emerging viral threats continue to pose critical challenges to global health security. Despite substantial advances in our understanding of ...

The field of zoonotic infectious diseases, particularly those involving tick-borne pathogens, has taken center stage in global health due to the rapid ...

From a 5,500-year-old human shinbone, scientists have discovered a close cousin of the pathogen that causes syphilis, providing the oldest evidence yet that the disease has ancient roots in the ...

Trained immunity enhances innate immune responses, yet a Western lifestyle may lead to maladaptive trained immunity and drive ...

Researchers have identified a new species of Rickettsia bacteria, which are responsible for causing types of spotted fever, as explained in Medical Microbiology. According to ScienceAlert, the new ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

This month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is accepting public comments on PG&E’s surrender and decommission plan for the Potter Valley Project, which would remove the Scott and Cape Horn ...

Metagenomics is the study of all organisms present in a particular environment, such as soil, water, or the human body. A key part of metagenomic analysis is understanding what species are present ...

More than a dozen people on Wednesday attended an open house in Sabillasville that was led by the U.S. Navy and local and state health officials to discuss testing private wells for possible ...

From the ballroom to the Radford Studio Center, former “Dancing With the Stars” contestants and reality TV veterans Ariana Madix and Harry Jowsey are set to co-host the 35th Environmental Media ...

The Environmental Health and Safety Summit and Expo, formerly known as the Annual Safety Chair Meeting, will take place Wednesday, Nov. 12 in Stewart Center, rooms 214 and 218. This free, campus-wide ...