Millions of fire hydrants in drinking water systems are rarely used, creating stagnant zones. A new study reveals these zones are breeding grounds for opportunistic pathogens and are governed by ...

It can be tempting to only pay the minimum amount due on your credit card bill each month, but doing so can come with a cost. The minimum payment is the smallest amount of money that you have to pay ...

The question of where eddies come from is immortalized in verse, and an earwig emerges remarkably unscathed from inside a vacuum tube, in this week’s peek at Nature’s archive.