A gene that turns bacteria into superbugs is spreading through hospitals and farms
An international team of scientists has discovered a genetic fragment on four continents that makes microbes resistant to an entire family of antibiotics
The grim fate of the museum dedicated to the world’s most unfortunate people
The Complutense University of Madrid is clearing out the Olavide Museum — an invaluable repository of medical history, with wax figures representing hundreds of patients afflicted by harrowing diseases
Obsessing over loneliness is a key factor in the development of depression
The results of a recent analysis suggest that therapies should focus on reducing repetitive and negative thoughts rather than simply promoting more social connections
50 years of the Rubik’s Cube: Can a tampered puzzle still be solved?
Group theory allows us to study this game invented in 1974, which has more than 43 trillion valid states and can be completed in 20 moves
New antibiotic resistance gene discovered hidden in the microbiome
Research suggests that the ecosystem of microbes in the gut may be a reservoir of resistant genes that jump from one bacteria to another