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 toxic pollution.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Infections with the deadly, flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are rare — but they may be on the rise in parts of the United States. The bacteria are found naturally in warm seawater, and ...

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 ...

Cases of ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria rose in Florida this year. Here’s what to know. Vibrio bacteria sickened dozens of people following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the microbes’ range ...