County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

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Mizzou scientist discovers how a deadly bacterium spread by the lone star tick survives, bringing hope for new treatments.

This month is a good time for those who walk La Jolla’s coastline to find small bivalves called bean clams, according to Charlotte Seid, manager of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Benthic ...

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Caitilyn Allen is a plant pathologist and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The WSWS recently ...

Researchers are tracking multi-drug resistant bacteria in South Africa’s water to see how it endangers food safety when it’s used to irrigate crops.