Browsing: bacteria

There are many reasons to feel guilty. I’m a nature writer who preaches about the importance of wild childhoods, and my daughter has been made chronically…

September 24, 20253 min readInfections of Drug-Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Are Surging in HospitalsThe infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more…

September 4, 20253 min readThis Sneaky Spacecraft Bacteria Can Play Dead to SurviveA type of bacteria found in clean rooms has an unexpected method of survival,…

August 26, 20254 min readMicroplastics Could Be Turning Bacteria into Drug-Resistant SuperbugsMicroplastics are seemingly everywhere—and now growing research suggests they could be breeding grounds for drug-resistant…

One dog in Michigan hasn’t been content with merely belonging to the species famously known as man’s best friend. She has strived to be bees’ best…

Regarding the article on bacteria in homes (Is your home a health hazard? 15 surprisingly filthy everyday items, from taps to toothbrushes, 17 July), I have…

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into the water to collect a sample…

The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows.The…

Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in…

Getty ImagesThe first bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we’re born – could protect us from dangerous infections, UK scientists say.They have shown,…