Why the sniff test is not reliable for food safety Microbes likes Listeria and Salmonella are going to be near impossible to pick up with the sniff test Food • 20 Jun 24
Why the sniff test is not reliable for food safety Microbes likes Listeria and Salmonella are going to be near impossible to pick up with the sniff test Food • 20 Jun 24
The truth about your phone? It's dirtier than a toilet seat Your mobile phone is covered in poo, germs, bacteria and viruses so it might be time to stop using it in the bathroom Mobile Phones • 12 Jun 24
The truth about your phone? It's dirtier than a toilet seat Your mobile phone is covered in poo, germs, bacteria and viruses so it might be time to stop using it in the bathroom Mobile Phones • 12 Jun 24
Shouting lager, lager, lager: the true origins of a pint of lager It's a tale of power, economics, science and innovation – with some sex thrown in for good measure Beer • 09 Nov 23
Shouting lager, lager, lager: the true origins of a pint of lager It's a tale of power, economics, science and innovation – with some sex thrown in for good measure Beer • 09 Nov 23
The shocking truth about dirt and germs in hotel rooms From the bed sheets to the TV remote, a microbiologist shows why your expensive hotel room might not be as clean as it appears Microbiology • 04 Jul 23
The shocking truth about dirt and germs in hotel rooms From the bed sheets to the TV remote, a microbiologist shows why your expensive hotel room might not be as clean as it appears Microbiology • 04 Jul 23
Here's why your freezer smells so bad & what you can do about it Those bad smells coming from your freezer are caused by microbes, bacteria, yeasts and moulds Food • 04 May 23
Here's why your freezer smells so bad & what you can do about it Those bad smells coming from your freezer are caused by microbes, bacteria, yeasts and moulds Food • 04 May 23
How Ukraine war has affected work in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone The area is ideal for researchers studying the long-term ecological effects of a nuclear disaster, but war has made it inaccessible Ukraine • 24 Feb 23
How Ukraine war has affected work in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone The area is ideal for researchers studying the long-term ecological effects of a nuclear disaster, but war has made it inaccessible Ukraine • 24 Feb 23
Bacteria, poo and sweat: the gross world of hot tubs and jacuzzis A microbiologist explains just what is floating in the water when you go for a dip in that warm water Health • 15 Feb 23
Bacteria, poo and sweat: the gross world of hot tubs and jacuzzis A microbiologist explains just what is floating in the water when you go for a dip in that warm water Health • 15 Feb 23
Why we can't learn to live with Covid-19 until we have a vaccine Control of an infectious disease through build-up of natural immunity has never been achieved before Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20
Why we can't learn to live with Covid-19 until we have a vaccine Control of an infectious disease through build-up of natural immunity has never been achieved before Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20
How to kill bacteria by sensory deprivation Knowing how bacteria sense their environment may be an Achilles heel that we can use to kill them Bacteria • 28 Mar 18
How to kill bacteria by sensory deprivation Knowing how bacteria sense their environment may be an Achilles heel that we can use to kill them Bacteria • 28 Mar 18
