Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

In the ultra-sterile cleanrooms where NASA assembles spacecraft bound for other worlds, scientists have uncovered 12 ...

Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it.

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

New research shows that 'hacking' the communication channels between microbes in the mouth could boost levels of beneficial ...

Bacterial vaginosis, commonly known as BV, is the most common vaginal infection. Nearly 30% of women in the U.S. will experience bacterial vaginosis at some point in their lifetime. Bacterial ...

Infectious disease is a major cause of social and economic instability, with pathogenic bacteria and viruses accounting for most cases worldwide. That said, colonization does not necessarily cause ...

The North Wales community is rallying around Peter Atkinson and his family as he recovers from necrotizing fasciitis, which ...

Breast milk contains living bacteria that transfer to babies' guts, helping build healthy digestion and immune systems.