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Exhaled breath can have hundreds of different compounds in it, some of which could have diagnostic potential.Credit: GettyThe chemicals found in a person’s breath might reveal…

A colony of Streptomyces coelicolor bacteria secretes an antibiotic compound (red) into the surrounding medium.Credit: Dr Jeremy Burgess/Science Photo LibraryBy studying the process through which a…

October 9, 20253 min readBacteria Use Viral Naps to Build ImmunityNew research shows how microbes use napping viruses to vaccinate themselvesBy Humberto Basilio edited by Sarah…

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…

Bathing water quality across most of Windermere is poor throughout the summer, indicating high levels of sewage pollution, according to a comprehensive analysis of water quality…

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…

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…