India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major ...

A young woman has faced backlash for her “stupidity” after posting a video of herself diving into thick sea foam ...

coli bacteria per 100ml of water ... "You're getting raw or partially treated sewage in the river itself, so you're at risk of anything that's transmitted with faecal matter, so that could be ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The process, which enables the bacteria to become practically indestructible, ...