A new Caltech study indicates that drought increases the abundances of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in soils, which ...

When we think of drought, we tend to think of consequences we can see—wildfires, hose bans, taps that run dry and crops that ...

In this three part series for Discovery, reporter Roland Pease traces how we reached this point, uncovers the forces driving ...

Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S. Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being ...

Microplastics gather anti-biotic resistant bacteria as they move through water, allowing microbes to spread from polluted ...

The discovery of an "Achilles' heel" in strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may provide a better way to deal with this public health crisis. That is the conclusion of an international team of ...

In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists have unveiled a rare molecule with a fresh way to stop dangerous ...

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 75% of hospitalized COVID patients received antibiotics on admission, ...

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials ...