Scientists image one of the largest viruses on the planet

Star discovered in closest known orbit around black hole. Orbits 2x per hour.

When preschoolers spend time around one another, they tend to take on each others’ personalities, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers, which suggests personality is shaped by environment and not just genes.

If water rates continue rising at projected amounts, the number of U.S. households unable to afford water could triple in five years, to nearly 36%.

Study on mice shows how bacterium in undercooked chicken causes Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system.

A centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists and used to effectively treat malaria, has been found to potentially aid in the treatment of tuberculosis and may slow the evolution of drug resistance, in a study led by a Michigan State University microbiologist and TB expert.

Lead in soil another known factor in Flint

Stealthy diseases sometimes trick plants by hijacking their defense signaling system, which issues an alarm that diverts plant resources for the wrong attack and allows the enemy pathogens to easily overrun plants

A map of fecal viruses traveling our global waterways has been created using modeling methods to aid in assessing water quality worldwide.

Michigan State University study finds a bad marriage could literally break your heart

Reading 'Fifty Shades' linked to unhealthy behaviors: Young adult women who read “Fifty Shades of Grey” are more likely than nonreaders to exhibit signs of eating disorders and have a verbally abusive partner…

Abusive leadership infects entire team: Supervisors who are abusive to individual employees can actually throw the entire work team into conflict, hurting productivity, finds new research

Missing sleep may hurt your memory: Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study by researchers at Michigan State University and the University of California…