Reusable water bottles can help you stay hydrated, but experts say not cleaning your water bottle regularly can expose you to some potentially harmful bacteria. Boston 25’s sister station met with ...

Researchers discovered that refillable jugs and everyday dispensers can contaminate drinking water, and only a small fraction ...

As a landlord, ensuring the health and safety of your tenants is not just a moral responsibility, it’s a legal one.

It's ironic that in places where drinking water needs to be checked for microbes the most, labs that can perform the analysis are least likely to be present. A new "lensless" device could help, as it ...

One man’s trash can be a resourceful microbe’s treasure. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and ...

Contaminated water with elevated levels of Legionella bacteria has been found in at least six federal government buildings open to the public, though the problem is likely more widespread, a new ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) headquarters in Baltimore has closed its doors after legionella, a bacteria with potentially fatal consequences, was found in the building's water ...

A lethal mix of sewage and drinking water in Indore's Bhagirathpura has claimed multiple lives and hospitalised hundreds.