Altering the DNA of living organisms could be an early step in re-engineering the natural world to help curb climate change.

Dr Jason Singh has gone viral on TikTok after explaining how often you should be changing your pillows - and it's all to do ...

A doctor has explained how often you should be changing your pillows out, and there's a stomach-churning reason why you should listen to his advice - unless you want to be sleeping in 'faecal matter' ...

By tweaking the DNA of bacteria, scientists aim to cut the use of chemical fertilizers that are worsening global warming. Some worry about unintended consequences.

A scientist has proven why you shouldn't use hand dryers in a public bathroom in an experiment that's confirmed people's fear of germs ...

Dr Jason Singh said pillows become 'a haven' for dust mites, which feed on dead skin cells that shed from our bodies while we sleep - so you should change them every two years ...

A nearly 100-year-old sample of bacteria was worth nearly $80,000 at sale this week. Even more valuable, a rare 1972 ...

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A common antibiotic used to treat liver disease could give rise to an “almost untreatable” superbug, scientists warned in a new study. The antibiotic, rifaximin, has enabled the global emergence of ...

A scientist has shared a video on TikTok showing how much bacteria and fungus grows on an agar plate when you hold it under a ...

A scientist has taken to TikTok to show how much bacteria can be found in a hand dryer in a public bathroom - and her results ...

A new study found that men in the UK are almost twice as likely as women to not wash their hands after a poo, and a scientist ...