The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them By Sara Chodosh / May 24, 2019
Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen By Ula Chrobak / May 17, 2019
We’re finally understanding why some kids get strep throat over and over again By Sara Chodosh / Feb 7, 2019
The International Space Station is crawling with bacteria and some may be harmful By Kat Eschner / Nov 28, 2018
E. coli doesn’t just give you food poisoning—it can also help you get essential nutrients By Kat Eschner / Aug 27, 2018
Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections By Rachel Feltman / Aug 24, 2018
Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger By Neel V. Patel / Apr 17, 2018
IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules By Claire Maldarelli / Mar 7, 2018
Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey. By Claire Maldarelli / Dec 21, 2017
Scientists are trying to figure out which bacteria have colonized our space station By Sara Chodosh / Dec 5, 2017
We are basically positive that the Russians did not find alien bacteria in space By Mary Beth Griggs / Nov 29, 2017
Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella By Sara Chodosh / Oct 24, 2017
There are fungi living inside your gut, and they’re probably pretty important By Claire Maldarelli / Oct 12, 2017
Scientists are trying to figure out how to keep bacteria from running rampant on space missions By Claire Maldarelli / Oct 6, 2017
Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria By Ellen Airhart / Sep 29, 2017
Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why By Claire Maldarelli / Sep 13, 2017
Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for. By Sara Chodosh / Aug 14, 2017
NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving By Sara Chodosh / Aug 3, 2017
You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should) By Kendra Pierre-Louis / Jul 27, 2017
Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it’s kind of beautiful By Kendra Pierre-Louis / Mar 7, 2017