Talk about a culture shock. Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University identified another downside to microplastics — ...

Biodegradable plastics are not always safer for rivers and oceans, according to a new study that tracked how different ...

For bacteria, microplastics are the perfect meetup spot—tiny, intimate surfaces where microbes can cling, huddle close and swap genes. And these crowded bacterial breeding grounds may pose a threat to ...

Study Shows Drug Factories Are Pumping Superbug Genes Into Rivers, And Nobody’s Stopping Them In A Nutshell Antibiotic ...

For bacteria, microplastics are the perfect meetup spot—tiny, intimate surfaces where microbes can cling, huddle close and swap genes. And these crowded bacterial breeding grounds may pose a threat to ...

The paper argues that glaciers can store antibiotic resistance genes for long periods and that climate-driven melting may ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as ...

Once seen as a lasting medical breakthrough, antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness. Around the world, ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.27 million people every year, and these challenging infections contribute to the deaths of millions more ...

“[T]he confluence of inexpensive medicines, sometimes of dubious quality, widespread use of antibiotics, instead of the more traditional and effective methods of hygiene, in addition to the physician ...