Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their genes are abundant contaminants in Iowa waterways, according to new research from the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Iowa Center for Health ...

Bacteria can sneakily evade our best efforts at eradication by developing resistance to various pressures in their environment, for example, antibiotic-resistant bacteria stubbornly survive the usual ...

Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.27 million people every year, and these challenging infections contribute to the deaths of millions more ...

Every year, millions suffer, and thousands lose their lives to infections that were once easily treatable with the right dose ...

Scientists have been working to analyze all of the various factors that contribute to climate change, and microbes are one influence whose effect is largely still a mystery. Researchers have now found ...

As Louisiana heads into Memorial Day — the unofficial start of summer — 15 beaches in the state are under an advisory after health department officials detected higher than average levels of bacteria ...