The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to ...

Modern medicine has made significant advances in cancer treatments over the decades. But all cancer therapies still face one ...

One widely used sweetener had a surprising impact when paired with a common medication.

(Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) One of the world's largest uranium mines, the Wismut GmbH Schlema-Alberoda ...

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 ...

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. Almost a dozen people have died this year in the Southeast after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus ...

Several New York state park beaches are closed or under advisory due to harmful algal blooms and high bacteria.

A new genomic study out of Northern Europe has confirmed something coastal health officials have feared for years. The ...

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Fermented foods are trending, but experts say they are not all the same ...

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...

Bacteria warnings were issued for some Los Angeles County beaches as extreme heat drives many Southern Californians to the ...