Even the microwave oven in your kitchen is not immune to bacteria. The irradiating environment within a microwave oven might seem inhospitable to microbes. But swabs from microwave ovens in several ...

‘Extremophiles’ are organisms that can survive, and even thrive, in the harshest of environments, including inside scorching hydrothermal vents, sub-zero Antarctic ice and the crushing pressures of ...

You’ve heard of the gut microbiome—the community of bacteria, viruses and fungi that help keep humans and other animals healthy. But what about the microwave microbiome? New research finds that ...