Florida health officials said to avoid swimming in Midtown Beach, after a Dec. 22 water quality test found high levels of ...

Polar ice does more than hold back oceans. According to climate scientists, it absorbs enormous amounts of energy, stabilizes ocean circulation, and locks away ancient chemicals and organisms. As it ...

Authorities say a prominent California farmer has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his estranged ...

We’re Discovering Species Faster Now Than in the ‘Golden Age’ of Exploration In A Nutshell Record-breaking pace: 2020 saw more new species formally described (17,044) than any year in history, with ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...

Patients experience significant changes in gut bacteria at the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new international ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device industry ...