Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a ...

Diet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture in the U.S. Nearly half the population has prediabetes or diabetes. Over 40% are overweight or obese. One in nine people over the age of ...

Scientists in Italy have discovered bacteria that can break down PFAS "forever chemicals," offering new hope for cleaning up ...

Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...

Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

Plastic-eating bacteria could combat pollution problems, scientists hope. A bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a new study finds.

Flesh-eating bacteria is 'always in the water' and heading north. Because of climate change and warming ocean waters, Vibrio vulnificus is migrating north, studies have found. "The warmer water is ...

An international team of scientists has developed a new family of compounds that can clear bacterial infections in mice. Some of these infections can result in serious “flesh-eating” illnesses ...