Michiganders may be thinking about visiting their favorite beach this weekend, but state officials say three beaches in Oakland County aren't fit for swimming due to high bacteria levels. County ...

Saturday looks like a great, sunny day across Michigan, according to MLive meteorologist Mark Torregrossa. While wildfire ...

However, beach contamination is on the rise, with Surfrider's recent report showing that 80 percent of beaches tested exceeded state health standards for bacteria levels at least ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...

Many locals and visitors might have the urge to play in coastal waters this weekend, but Charleston Waterkeeper highlights some spots to consider avoiding. The ...

Los Angeles County health officials are advising beachgoers to avoid swimming, surfing or playing in the ocean at two popular ...

Researchers have developed a new method for preventing bacteria from adhering to surfaces, such as medical devices. It relies ...

Clean Water report from the Surfrider Foundation is aiming to raise awareness for the importance of water quality monitoring ...

The two beaches shut down Thursday and were listed on a state map of beach closures and advisories. The map states that ...

recurrentis to map how the bacteria has changed over time, finding that the species likely diverged from its nearest tick-borne cousin, B. duttonii, about 6,000 to 4,000 years ago. Based on these ...