Hygiene in everyday items that touch the body—such as clothing, masks, and toothbrushes—is critically important. The underlying principle of how graphene selectively eliminates only bacteria has now ...

Researchers have developed an AI tool that can help determine whether unfamiliar bacteria carry genetic features linked to ...

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

Researchers have found that bacteria isolated from kimchi can bind to plastic particles in the gut and carry them out of the body.

Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, that switches genes on rather than cutting or silencing DNA. The discovery, ...

Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

To see how microgravity changes certain microbes, researchers sent bacteria-infecting viruses called bacteriophages to the International Space Station, and they found that the viruses adapted in ways ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing, and a new study finds that extreme weather may be juicing their rise ...

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

A study on wild northern cardinals shows that stress can change gut microbes and affect bird health in measurable ways.

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...