Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Nitrates, fecal bacteria, sediment and other pollutants in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers threaten safe drinking water for ...

Several coastal areas in Mission Bay, La Jolla, Del Mar and Cardiff State Beach were under excessive bacteria advisories.

Cable bacteria are filamentous microorganisms that perform electrogenic sulphur oxidation (e-SOx), a process whereby electrons generated from the oxidation of sulfide in anoxic sediment layers are ...

I’m the person sitting next to you, asking impatiently if you’re going to eat your pickle. I order sandwiches just to get the ...

A Tulsa toddler was hospitalized with serious E. coli complications after swimming in a lake. Health warnings for Oklahoma ...

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

Several Lake Sinclair residents say their tap water produces rust-colored stains, foul odors and damages appliances, while ...

A water issue that spans months in the Stanislaus County city of Hickman has led to daily shut-offs, a boil water notice and growing frustration among residents and school officials.

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that ...

A new study shows that Iowa's waterways are plagued with pollutants that include nationally high nitrate levels, farm ...