In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.

“The sea slug Elysia chlorotica is a small, unassuming creature that performs a remarkable feat: It eats algae and steals its ...

Costco reportedly puts its Kirkland-brand milk through rigorous testing that results in it not spoiling even past its printed ...

The brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in some Louisiana waters. Here's what to know about brain ...

Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1, yet it remains a poorly understood disease ...

Pancreatic cancer continues to pose one of the greatest challenges in global cancer treatment. Known for its aggressive ...

Cancer researchers have discovered something remarkable hiding in plain sight: a common bacteria used to make sauerkraut and ...

In the ongoing battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, MSU researchers have made a discovery that could reshape how we target deadly pathogens like staph infections.

Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway ...

A newly discovered parasite has caused quite a stir among microbiologists who were left scrambling to place it on the tree of life – and it seems even the organism itself is confused as to its ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques have come into their own — and are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in disease ...