Four germaphobes devised Sterilize-X, a small yet strong sterilizing light. It’s the ideal instrument for blasting UV-C rays into your surroundings. UV can kill 99 percent of bacteria and pathogens, ...
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An invention called the solarclave could help prevent the millions of annual infections that result from improperly cleaned medical equipment. Photo by Oara Neumann The autoclave—a device that ...
Researchers at UC San Diego revealed Friday they have used advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering to create a system restraining populations of mosquitoes that infect millions each year with ...
When Gina Serna set out to control Pablo Escobar’s wild hippos, she didn’t count on the flood of tears. “I was crying a lot,” said Serna, a Colombian veterinarian who is spearheading an ambitious ...
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new limits on the use of a carcinogenic gas called ethylene oxide. The hope is to reduce ethylene oxide emissions by 80%, which the agency said ...
MANLIUS, N.Y. — The swan saga continues in the Village of Manlius. The village is allowed to keep its iconic swans, but now the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is saying only ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide ...
Red dwarfs are far and away the most common type of star. These slow and steady burners are thought to account for roughly 75 percent of the stars in the Milky Way, and for the most part, astronomers ...