High bacteria levels are prompting beach closures and advisories across the U.S. Here's how to stay safe in the ocean. High bacteria levels are prompting beach closures and advisories across the U.S.

Legionella bacteria has been found inside the Oakland County Circuit Court building. Officials confirmed the potentially ...

If you’re headed to a beach on the Grand Strand this summer, you might have heard about bacteria levels, particularly following storms. But experts say, even when swimming advisories are in place, ...

Lifelong boat captain George Billiris says he's lucky to be alive after Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria that lurks in warm coastal waters like those along Florida's Gulf Coast ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

After two recent major recalls for organic walnuts and ground beef found to be potentially contaminated with E. coli, interest in symptoms and prevention for the disease is on the rise. E. coli is ...

Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is far more interconnected than anyone realized. Biologists once thought of ...