It’s often claimed online that the average cutting board contains 200 times more fecal bacteria than a toilet seat. This ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

The episode argues that the danger in makeup is not only what is inside the product, but how long people keep it. Old palettes, dirty brushes, mascara wands, and sponges can collect bacteria, dead ...

More than 100 new laws are going into effect on July 1, 2026, in Florida. From preventing sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a public pool to requiring new nursing graduates to take a ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

Five years ago, New Mexico eased COVID restrictions. The Journal looks back at the pandemic's profound impact on the state, ...

Federal immigration officials have transferred detainees out of the controversial detention facility known as “Alligator ...

As NASA prepares for long-term moon bases, scientists are working on how to grow food in lunar soil and deal with razor-sharp ...