superbugs

Bacterial evolution at its worst.

Don't panic—but do pay attention.

Deep in caverns around the world, bacteria are laboring to make antibiotics we can discover and use for ourselves.

A new study finds that Tasmanian devil milk can make a potent antibiotic

When antibiotic-resistant bacteria run rampant, what should hospitals do to stop them?

We need new tools to squash superbugs

But critics say the program won’t actually change how much antibiotics pigs, chickens and other animals consume.

One pair of scientists is trying to crowdsource the development of drugs to defeat antibiotic-resistant infections.

A new study finds a hospital superbug in crows.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sums up the scene for bacterial infections that should be curable with antibiotics—but aren't.