A fast-moving cluster of meningococcal disease centred in Canterbury has claimed two young lives and infected at least 20 ...

Microplastics gather anti-biotic resistant bacteria as they move through water, allowing microbes to spread from polluted sites into rivers.

A leading pharmacist is warning of the signs and symptoms of meningitis as a deadly outbreak has claimed two lives in Kent.

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Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...

Heavy rain can change everything in minutes. Across Hawaiʻi, flash flooding can strike during strong storms and localized weather events.

Millions of unknown microbial genes discovered in Antarctica’s ocean reveal a hidden ecosystem that may influence carbon cycling and climate.

Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that ...

Voluntary exercise reshapes gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism, with consequences for the hippocampus, the ...

While fermented foods and drinks like yogurt, kimchi, miso, kombucha, sauerkraut and kefir have become very trendy—and ...

Sargassum seaweed is on the rise— and yes, you guessed it, yet again — just in time for spring break. The sea blob is making ...