Tag: Bacteria
How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University; Brian Lovett, West Virginia University, and Carolee Bull, Pennsylvania State University
Home gardening is having a boom year across the...
You don’t need to worry about spreading the coronavirus with cash
Marilyn Roberts, University of Washington
Some people worry that cash may be spreading the coronavirus.
Earlier this year, both China and South Korea began sterilizing their...
Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to...
Jeffrey Gardner, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Editor’s note: As concern about coronavirus grows, hand sanitizer is in high demand. Biologist Jeffrey Gardner explains why...
Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
Stephanie Clark, Iowa State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the...
Curious Kids: Why do feet stink by the end of the...
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,...
The womb isn’t sterile – healthy babies are born with bacteria...
Kent Willis, University of Tennessee
For the last hundred years, scientists have believed that humans develop in a womb that remains sterile and completely isolated...
An artist’s journey into the science of sweat
Paul Vanouse, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
During steamy days, a body’s physiological response may cause you to wrinkle your nose:...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...
Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...
