First death reported in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City

A Legionnaires’ disease patient has died from the outbreak in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood. City officials ...
ABC4 Utah

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a ...

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers, roil businesses

Big U.S. restaurant chains don’t get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but the number of meals they serve causes a ...

Bacteria form 'herds' to survive predators, offering fresh insight into Earth's carbon cycle

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that tiny photosynthetic bacteria band together into ...
The Associated Press

As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause

Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level data suggesting that 2026 is already the nation's worst year for ...

Bacteria Are Thriving In a Radioactive Former Soviet Mine – Leaving Only 5% of The Uranium Behind

The first evidence that bacteria can convert toxic uranium dissolved in water into a stable chemical compound.
Grist

The tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology

It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...