Landmines are arguably the gravest threat to both humans and wildlife alike in almost 87 countries across the planet and with war times long behind us the ugly scars and the undetonated landmines still haunt those who wish to put the past behind them. In countries such as Sri Lanka over 20 elephants each year [...]

There are strange infections – and even stranger ones because we never thought they were virally transmitted and coming from bacteria, instead of just resulting from unhealthy lifestyle, genetics, or ageing. ‘A growing number of diseases that were thought to be down to genetics or lifestyle turn out to have an infectious origin.’ For starters, [...]

These days, germs, bacteria, and viruses are not all discarded and deemed harmful, especially the ancient kind. In fact, they are being used to ‘assemble the electronics of the future.’
Viruses are now used as building components of solar cells and other gadgets. The type of germs used is called ‘bacteriophages’ or ‘bacteria eaters.’ They are [...]

Ever wonder where some of the dust, fungal spores, germs, and bacteria go during wind storms? They travel great distances, that’s where. A big part of the volume reaches the atmosphere and gets stored in clouds. In fact, they help in cloud formation. Of course, we can just stretch our imagination a bit and we’ll [...]

Can we really stop those multitudes of marching microbes and the flu? Well, with fears of pandemic Swine flu looming large answer seems no. But going by Sharp’s latest ad campaign ‘Bacteria’, their high density Plasmacluster ion generator air purifier seems rise to the challenge of stopping the lethal march of  microbes.
This colourful print campaign [...]

Discovered in an underground lake under the Taylor glacier in Antarctica is an unusual ecosystem where bacteria managed to live for millions of years without oxygen and in complete darkness at 10 º C below zero. The sea water was trapped under the glacier to form a lake that is about four miles long by [...]

Public health crisis communication largely originates from concerned government health agencies since they are the authorities on the matter. However, the wider and quicker dissemination of crisis communication can only be done with the help of media machinery.
Media companies through their media facilities such as newspapers, radio, and television have the capability to announce the [...]

Don’t fret too much about those pesky bacteria that spoil your food and can send you to the hospital on a 50-50 chance of survival. Escherichia coli bacteria or E. coli can now be modified to synthesize biofuel. Lo and behold! True to bacteria’s reputation to multiply exponentially at a very rapid rate, E. coli [...]

Have you ever thought about smelly feet as a problem of concern? Well, the stench that comes from those feet can sometimes be really abominable. Changing socks frequently, also does not seem to help overcome this problem. However, Vladimir Rudenov, a Russian scientist comes to our rescue to put an end to this ugly problem [...]