Most of these microbes are harmless – some even helpful – but under the right conditions, a few can make you seriously ill ...

Record number of cases of the life-threatening Vibrio bacteria in Florida last year after Hurricanes Milton and Helene ...

At the University of Nigeria, Enugu, a group of scientists is quietly leading a climate revolution—using methane-eating ...

Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this ...

Scientists have converted food waste into biodegradable plastic using bacteria, offering a dual fix for global food and ...

Bacteria are lurking on your sponge, your pet’s toys and your tea towels. Here’s what the research says - and how to protect ...

Improved bacterial cellulose could help create tougher, greener materials for things we use every day. As plastic waste ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

Researchers built tough, compostable bacterial cellulose sheets that rival metals in strength. The material handles heat, and ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.