Stories by Nicole Skinner

A quick method detects by-products of the parasite's growth in the blood and is more portable and less error-prone than conventional tests

'Ionic liquids' can disrupt microbial biofilms and help antibiotics penetrate outer skin layers

Bacteria found in ancient human skeletons in Peru point to a relatively recent origin of the disease and to its spread by sea

Citizen-science project identifies particles caught by NASA craft as having likely interstellar origin.