The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...

Research from Argentina suggests use of glyphosate may select for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in soil that could spread to ...

Scientists have engineered a common probiotic bacterium to act like a microscopic drug factory that hunts down tumors and ...

Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S. Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being ...

As antibiotic resistance continues to rise worldwide, scientists are searching for new strategies to combat infections. This ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

A fast-growing outbreak of meningitis in southern England has killed a teenager and a 21-year-old student at the University ...

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

A new study has found that running changes gut bacteria and lowers a key receptor in the brain’s memory center. That link ...