With alarming headlines about the health impacts of microplastics in our bodies, homes and environments, what's the evidence and how can we reduce our exposure ...

Very little is known about the creature Fractofusus, but now researchers from the University of Cambridge have found the earliest example of reproduction in the complex organism.

Researchers have developed CAPPSID, a novel cancer therapy that teams bacteria and viruses to infiltrate and destroy tumors.

In a rare case, one person contracted a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus after swimming at a Falmouth beach ...

Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane—a highly potent greenhouse gas that is warming planet Earth—come ...

Many insects live in symbiosis with certain species of bacteria. These bacteria make important contributions to their hosts' ...

Targeted vaccines and antiviral prophylaxis are expanding prevention options and redefining ‘safe sex’ for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Biosignals are signals that can be measured directly from biological organisms. Examples of biosignals include the electrocardiogram (ECG; electrical signal associated with the heart), electromyogram ...

A new study led by researchers at the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI) has found that antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is spreading rapidly among children being treated for ...

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The number of flesh-eating bacteria cases has increased to 13 as the number of deaths remains at four, according to health department data.