Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

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

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

A research team says their findings could help tackle soaring antibiotic-resistant infections that cause urinary tract ...

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

The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up ...

Tackling antibiotic resistance likely requires a multifaceted approach. Better and faster point-of-care testing, new treatments, and antimicrobial stewardship could hold promise for future control.

Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that ...

Antibiotics once turned deadly infections into curable ones. That trust is now cracking. Across hospitals and homes, germs are learning how to survive these medicines. This change is called antibiotic ...