Bacteria in food can make you seriously ill, which is why it is so important for the facilities that produce your food to ...

Common ocean bacteria struggle to divide when conditions change, reshaping how warming seas affect ecosystems.

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our bodies. But we might have a new weapon: scientists have identified a bacterium ...

A new study finds that a trait helping a marine bacterium survive and flourish today may ultimately become its Achilles Heel as ocean conditions continue to shift.

A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to ...

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 ...

Mosquito-borne diseases kill over 700,000 people every year. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 7, 2025 9:48 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Antibiotic resistance (AR) has steadily accelerated in recent years to become a global health crisis. As deadly bacteria evolve new ways to elude drug treatments for a variety of illnesses, a growing ...

On a hot summer day, there is nothing like cooling off at a local beach. But every year, more and more, high bacteria levels are forcing officials to close beaches. “Sometimes it’s so hot you want to ...

Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming in open water, but navigating more confined spaces poses different ...