Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that eats and gets its calories from metal, after suspecting they exist for more than a hundred years but never proving it. CNN values your feedback 1.

Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal ...

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it's a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Vibrio vulnificus, known as the flesh-eating bacteria, has killed 5 people in Florida this year, according to the state's health department. Overall, at least a dozen people have died from the ...

Bacteria are wildly underrated. From farming to flavoring, these microbes are essential in ways you probably didn’t even realize. There are three other stories in this series about art ...