"The word 'nice' has always been a little slippery," Zafarris says. "It's been praise, a putdown, sometimes both. It started as an insult, became a compliment, now lives as this blank check." ...

Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; now it has very different meanings. And that, as they say, is "noice." ...

" It's very common for species of all kinds and bacteria and basically anything in the scientific world to be named after its discoverers," said Jess Zafarris, an author of etymology books who writes ...

Its one of the most common forms of food poisoning in the world. Salmonella — a stubborn bacteria known for its spread through contaminated food, water and even pets — is responsible for ...

The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on the origins of SARS ...