Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered how certain pathogenic bacteria in gut and breast ...

The two proven causes of stomach ulcers are bacteria and painkillers, specifically non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) ...

No, it’s not a dream. Students in Cape Town, South Africa, have indeed used urine mixed with sand and bacteria to create ...

Researchers have identified bacteria and bacterial biofilms embedded within calcium oxalate kidney stones, challenging the ...

A team of researchers from King’s College and Imperial College London have proposed a new way to calculate entropy production in active matter systems Bacteria use chemical energy, usually from ATP or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tufts scientists engineer bacteria to make tagatose, a low-calorie sugar that tastes like sucrose and may benefit health. (CREDIT: ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to sugar. From early artificial sweeteners to modern plant-based options, the ...

An antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was found to turn the gut into a factory that pumps out life-extending compounds. The finding could change the way we think about the development of ...

The U.S. is witnessing a troubling rise in infections caused by bacteria carrying the NDM gene — dubbed “nightmare bacteria”— which one expert says poses a "grave danger" to public health. Infection ...

An unprecedented bloom of toxin-producing bacteria continues to persist in the Hudson River off Ulster, Dutchess and Columbia counties. Called a harmful algal bloom — though it is made up of ...