I am a cleaning nut. If there’s a surface to be shined, I’ll shine it. If there’s streaky glass, I’ll polish it. I’ll clean, wash, scrub, and disinfect just about... Read more >>

scrutinized under a microscope every move I make is watched closely like if I’m some sort of bacteria like if I cause disease like if I’m not allowed to do anything without someone... Read more >>

1. The Keyboard You’re Using Right Now Your keyboard can be an incredibly accurate representation of what’s in your nose and your stomach. Of thirty-three randomly sampled computer... Read more >>

Dear EarthTalk: My pediatrician swears by those gel hand sanitizers for lowering the risk of my family getting sick during cold and flu season. But I’ve also heard that these products can be... Read more >>

How many women have had a yeast infection? How many women thought they had a yeast infection and instead it was bacterial vaginosis (BV)? What’s the difference? The vagina is its own little... Read more >>

A few years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis started appearing on my television, telling me about how yogurt would cure all my digestive woes. Not just any yogurt, of course, but Dannon’s Activia, which... Read more >>

Forget spiders and heights—when it comes to things that women are afraid of, the toilet takes top honors. People think of toilets as steaming cesspools of filth, too covered in germs and... Read more >>

Biologist Nicole Ottawa and photographer Oliver Meckes are a pioneering German duo who utilize Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). They expose a fascinating world beyond human vision. Their aim... Read more >>

Doesn’t it seem like so much of modern parenting is simply a never-ending struggle to keep kids away from dirt and germs? Parents try so hard to prevent kids from touching restroom door handles,... Read more >>

When researchers began adding a compound called triclosan to household products, bold labels with “antibacterial” appeared on bottles of dish washing soaps around the country. In no time... Read more >>