In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat antibiotics – but now they are inspiring powerful new drugs.

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

Water covers most of our planet, yet less than 3% of it is freshwater and most of it is contained in glaciers, making it not ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

As of 22 March 2026, the West Asia conflict has entered its 23rd day. In the recent developments, the US launched attacks on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, following which Iran attacked Israel's ...

Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their function in certain cycles.

The world's topsoil is disappearing at an alarming rate, threatening agriculture. Regenerative farming offers solutions.

When oral care is neglected, harmful bacteria can multiply and lead to infections and systemic diseases.

The Covid pandemic has left a heightened state of anxiety about any outbreak of infectious disease. This is easily inflated ...

Even though many can't be bothered to brush their teeth at night because they had a long, tough day, the truth is that just ...

Rescuers from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (GCSTR) said in a post that the adult female "was lethargic and covered ...

We might have had it wrong this whole time.