More than 100 types of bacteria can thrive in microwave ovens

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Even the microwave oven in your kitchen is not immune to bacteria. The radiant environment inside a microwave oven can seem inhospitable to germs. But swabs from microwave ovens in several different areas identified more than 100 bacterial species, researchers report Aug. 7 in Frontiers in Microbiology. This is the first time scientists have documented … Read more

Can taking ashwagandha supplements improve health?

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Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting readers’ questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? “There are a lot of scientific research studies on it,” says Yufang Lin, an integrative medicine specialist at the Cleveland … Read more

What is ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer and how is it treated?

A microscope image of ductal carcinoma in situ

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? What is stage 0 cancer? Stage 0 cancer is a condition where the cells in the body look like … Read more