I was listening to the science podcast 'Short Wave' from Spotify. The theme was 'How much of Earth's life is still ...

Ecosystems are often explained as food chains where "plants are eaten by herbivores, and herbivores are eaten by carnivores." ...

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Put a teaspoon into biologically active forest soil and the resulting sample can contain more microorganisms than there are humans on Earth. An Atlantic overview of soil microbiology states the ...

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond. There are several types of bacteria that can ...

Mark Strassmann is CBS News' senior national correspondent based in Atlanta. He covers a wide range of stories, including space exploration. Strassmann is also the senior national correspondent for ...

Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases ...

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Ashley Paul joined the WJZ team in December 2024 as a reporter, and could not be happier to call Charm City home! Ashley has told stories all across the country, including in Maine, Central ...

Florida has reported the first death of the year caused by an infection from so-called "flesh-eating" bacterium, according to state health officials. Vibrio vulnificus, most commonly spread through ...

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain. Credit...Illustration by James Zucco ...

All cells in animals, plants, fungi, and protists share a fundamental characteristic: they are eukaryotic cells—complex cells with specialized internal compartments. The cells that make up our bodies ...