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
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
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
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
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
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
