By 2050, scientists estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections will be associated with more than 8 million deaths around ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Lee J. Martin, Professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses neonatal encephalopathy and his recent research into neonatal brain injury ...

You've seen the famous aliens, planets and scientists, but now it's time to venture even farther into the depths of space.

And it's worth reflecting on how all those shows have come to underline our collective experience. Many of the shows on this list exemplify some or all of these categories. We may have only been ...

The rodent-borne virus, which sickened passengers on the MV Hondius, killed three people, led to a race to find its origin ...

Yibin Zhu’s work highlights how microbiota from both the hosts and vectors can either promote or suppress virus transmission.

The outbreaks’ causes are unknown. Historically, fresh herbs and produce consumed raw were the culprits.  The illness isn’t life-threatening, but doctors recommend seeking treatment; it can be treated ...

When viruses travel through the air in tiny droplets, they can quickly start to dry out. Yet many viruses remain infectious ...

Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria --c ausing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), which alone kills more than one million people each year. New drugs to fight these ...

Historically, outbreak research has been fragmented, delayed, and poorly integrated into emergency response. By the time protocols are developed, collaborations organised, funding secured, and ...

Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, ...