Robert Koch's groundbreaking discoveries in microbiology, including identifying the cause of tuberculosis, revolutionized ...

On September 17, 1683, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a Delft cloth merchant with handmade microscopes, astonished the Royal ...

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Female dunnocks have figured out the ultimate relationship power move: they make copulatory calls during sex, but only with their side partners. They do this specifically to summon their main mate ...

The historian Kyle Harper on the history of plagues, the rise of anti-vaccination politics, and why measles is back in ...

One German historian said a wonderful phrase many years ago: "History doesn't know the word 'if,'" and he was absolutely ...

Bacteria made of mirror molecules could evade the immune system and outcompete native species, but strategies put in place ...

Mirror microbes are a theoretical form of synthetic bacteria. Experts believe, if created, they would pose an existential ...

An explosion in north St. Louis County, Missouri injured at least three people and destroyed five homes on Monday, Aug. 25, according to local officials. Video shows the aftermath of the explosion, ...

Tomlinson, Lauv and Steve Aoki will perform in Cooperstown, N.Y., this October. By Jason Lipshutz Editor Away From Home, the traveling festival curated by Louis Tomlinson, will make its U.S. debut ...

A home explosion outside of St. Louis, Missouri damaged more than 20 properties and reportedly left an 18-year-old with life-threatening injuries. The St. Louis County Police Department said at least ...