Antimicrobial resistance - when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them - is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

You might think your home is clean. You vacuum regularly, wipe down the kitchen counter, and maybe even scrub the bathroom ...

New research shows that nanoplastics in water can strengthen bacteria, raising concerns about drinking water safety.

In orbit above Earth, scientists are watching some of the strangest life forms in the universe rewrite the rules of evolution in real time. Viruses that prey on bacteria, along with the bacteria ...

The study found that viruses in the plastisphere carry out a process called horizontal gene transfer. In that process, ...

Bathing waters at beaches around the Island have met the highest standards of water quality under European assessments. Water samples were taken from eight beaches from May to September last year to ...