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A nasty superbug is spreading through hospitals and killing tons of people — and scientists have found what it feeds on.

Superbug That Can Feed on Plastic Is Spreading in Hospitals

By Noor Al-Sibai

Using mushrooms, scientists have created a living, plastic-like compound that uses unique fungal properties to mold into almost any form.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create Living Plastic Alternative

By Noor Al-Sibai

As Arctic ice melts away, it could unleash dangerous, antibiotic-resistant pathogens, nuclear waste, and toxic chemicals that had been sealed away.

Melting Arctic Could Release Nuclear Waste and Deadly Pathogens, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that C. auris evolved the ability to infect and kill humans thanks to climate change, specifically rising global temperatures.

Climate Change May Have Prepared This Superbug to Kill Humans

By Kristin Houser

Researchers created tiny "nanodrills" that were able to cut themselves into the cells of worms and plankton. They could even cure skin diseases.

Brutal “Nanodrills” Can Kill Tiny Living Worms and Water Fleas

By Victor Tangermann

CBD could prove to be a useful antibiotic, according to a study in which the cannabis compound effectively killed several strains of bacteria.

Health & Medicine

Cannabis Compound Could Be Latest Weapon in War Against Superbugs

By Kristin Houser

Cornell scientists discovered a bacterial gene that makes them resistant to last-resort antibiotics. They hope it will help doctors screen for superbugs.

Sneaky Bacteria Can Swap Genes, Making Them Immune to Antibiotics

By Dan Robitzski

In order to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists are gene-hacking viruses to target the bacteria and kill them from the inside.

Scientists Gene-Hack Viruses to Hunt and Kill Super-Strong Bacteria

By Dan Robitzski

A "super fungus" called Candida auris is cropping up in hospitals all across the globe, killing half the people who contract it within 90 days.

Health & Medicine

Deadly “Super Fungus” Could Be the Beginning of a Global Epidemic

By Kristin Houser

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Bacteria Hidden Under Our Feet May Be a New Weapon Against Superbugs

By Kristin Houser

Artificial Intelligence Can Support Killer Viruses in the War Against Superbugs

Artificial Intelligence Can Support Killer Viruses in the War Against Superbugs

Antibiotic Considered Obsolete May Find New Use Against Superbugs

Health & Medicine

Antibiotic Considered Obsolete May Find New Use Against Superbugs

By Chelsea Gohd

Researchers discover a promising new compound in the hunt for a new antibiotic, and it's something we could synthesize ourselves.

Health & Medicine

There’s A New Antibiotic In Town, And We Can Create It In The Lab

By Kristin Houser

A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic

Health & Medicine

A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic

Researchers Discover Potential Route to Reverse Antibiotic Resistance in Superbugs

Health & Medicine

Researchers Discover Potential Route to Reverse Antibiotic Resistance in Superbugs

Our Latest Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance? Platypus Milk

Health & Medicine

Our Latest Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance? Platypus Milk

By Kristin Houser

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Quantum Physics

Antibiotics Dosed With Quantum Dots Are 1,000 Times Better at Killing Superbugs

The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment

The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment

By Kristin Houser

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Health & Medicine

Drug-Resistant Malaria Spread for Five Years Before Officials Reported It

It’s Happening: British Man Has Uniquely Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea

It’s Happening: British Man Has Uniquely Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea

By Lou Del Bello

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo