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

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

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine brain-eating amoeba risks, exposure scenarios, and protective strategies to ...

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

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

As global temperatures rise, scientists warn that a deadly microbe once confined to warm waters may be quietly expanding its ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but devastating eye infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in water and soil.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

The free-living amoebae, also known as brain-eating amoeba, are becoming a growing global public health threat, warned a new ...

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...