Giant worms are discovered living in cavities under the ocean floor in hydrothermal systems, expanding knowledge of ...

Antibacterial soap contains active chemicals which are added to kill bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibacterial and plain soap are equally effective at ...

Scientists Discover Ghostly White Crab-Like Predator at Bottom of the Atacama Trench, Leave Them Baffled A new predator named ...

Methane seeps are chemosynthetic environments where methane bubbles up from the seafloor, feeding microbes that, in turn, support an array of life. While clues from water chemistry measurements ...

"Mirror bacteria" being developed in labs could be a looming risk to the health of humanity, scientists have warned. These hypothetical organisms get their name from how their molecules would face ...

A leading group of scientists has said research aimed at developing synthetic 'mirror' bacteria should be halted because it could pose an existential threat to humanity. The coalition of 38 ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A group of 38 ...

Bacterial skin infections can happen when bacteria enter the body due to a break in the skin. Different types of skin infections include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), impetigo, ...

Scientists believe that mirror bacteria constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature could put life on Earth at an ‘unprecedented risk’. The international group of Nobel laureates and ...