A soil-dwelling microbe has shown a surprising ability to trap carbon dioxide and turn it into rock. Scientists have discovered that Bacillus megaterium, a common bacterium long known for its role in ...

From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless—some ...

It’s time to return to the kind of bottom-up struggle that helped establish modern public health in the first place.

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing sector of food production worldwide, yet the industry continues to grapple with challenges posed by bacterial diseases.

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

Is your brain aging faster than your chronological age? New research shows it could raise your risk of death and dementia significantly—and offers promise for early intervention.

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when ...

The field of gerontology is witnessing a significant demographic transition, as the global population of individuals aged 65 ...

The deaths were in Hillsborough, Bay, Broward and St. Johns counties, according to the Florida Department of Health.

A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers.

There are about 30 different species of ticks in Colorado, with tick activity peaking in spring and early summer, ...

Raj Singh administers a genetic test to a diseased patient, hoping to confirm the cause of death. He starts by carefully ...