When antibiotics attack microbes, their stressed neighbors ship them proteins to help them survive, new work suggests.

A rare bacterium that can cause a severe form of Lyme disease has been detected in New York State for the first time, prompting health officials to monitor the spread of the emerging tick-borne ...

A rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria has been detected in New York state for the first time, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last summer, the New York ...

A flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus is quietly expanding its reach along the U.S. coastline — and climate change is accelerating its spread. Scientists at the University of Florida are ...

A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be? Bailey Magers and Sunil Kumar cut strange figures on Pensacola Beach. Bags of disinfectant solution surrounded them on ...

AI-powered real-time sensing detects bacteria via volatile chemical fingerprints, enabling faster infection diagnosis and targeted treatment. (Nanowerk News) Healthcare-associated infections remain a ...

Oyster growers on Long Island just can’t catch a break this season, now battling bad publicity from a recent warning about dangerous waterborne bacteria that was erroneously associated with the local ...

Warming waters are pushing the dreaded flesh-eating bacteria up the Atlantic coast. Experts explain who's at risk and how worried you really need to be. Reading time 13 minutes Bailey Magers and Sunil ...

Experts report several “hotspots” of Vibrio vulnificus in Long Island Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021. Getty Vibrio vulnificus was found ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom. It is part of the Grist series Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is ...

HOUSTON – (April 13, 2026) – Life moves in mysterious ways ⎯ and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of self-organization, such as Myxococcus xanthus. A ...