The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...

An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...

Tap water, which we consume daily, can sometimes harbor surprisingly resistant microbes. This is what a recent publication ...

The brain-eating amoeba that sickened a Missouri resident who'd recently visited Iowa has been found in Northern states more often in recent years as air and water temperatures rise, according to the ...

The family of an Ohio teen that died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba during a Whitewater rafting trip last June recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina recreation ...

A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the ...

Courtney Nash, 16, fell ill and died of the rare disease after swimming in a river that harbored the infectious microbes, the CDC confirmed on Monday. The girl's family says she died Saturday ...

Rare infection suspected after child becomes critically ill. — -- Officials are investigating if a parasitic amoeba made a child critically ill after swimming in a Minnesota lake this summer. The ...

A Seattle woman died after becoming infected with a brain-eating amoeba. The woman told her doctor she had used tap water in a Neti pot, instead of saline or sterile water, CBS affiliate KIRO reports.

A rare, but often deadly, danger lurks within freshwater ponds, rivers and lakes across the United States ⁠– and experts say recreational swimmers should be aware. Iowa officials in early July ...