The human body is not a single organism but a complex ecosystem where trillions of microbes compete, cooperate, and evolve in real time. From bacteria that break down sweat into odor-causing compounds ...

Contrary to what some videos on YouTube suggest, you will not shorten your life by reheating leftovers. But you can get sick ...

Warming waters are pushing the dreaded flesh-eating bacteria up the Atlantic coast. Experts explain who's at risk and how ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...

Food not only nourishes our bodies; it also feeds the trillions of microorganisms that inhabit the gut. Given the emerging links between the gut and the health of the immune system, brain, heart and ...

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

A drug-resistant bacterial infection has been on the rise in the U.S. in recent years, according to an alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Shigella, a gram-negative ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Social media videos are claiming that mouthwash can raise risk of blood pressure – and potentially damage heart health. According to some of these videos, this is caused by mouthwash wiping out “good” ...

Beyond Artemis II, human spaceflight missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on these menus—and invited National Geographic ...

A drug-resistant strain of shigella infections, which cause diarrhea, are increasing in the United States, according to federal health officials. In an April 9 report from the Centers for Disease ...