Why Japan issued its first-ever mega-earthquake alert
After a magnitude 7.1 temblor jolted southern Japan, the chances of a subsequent, larger quake occurring in the next week had slightly increased, experts said.
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Double mastectomies don’t increase cancer survival, study suggests
Other types of surgery besides double mastectomies are equally good at lowering death rates in women with cancer in one breast.
Some people recover from ALS — now, we might know why
A rare gene variant may explain why a subset of patients with ALS recover from the deadly disease.
Scientists have found a secret ‘switch’ that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it’s been evading lab tests for decades
Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections.
What’s the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?
There are two main types of bacteria, and these categories reflect the microbes’ biology and their vulnerability to different antibiotics.
10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about
These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected.
How fast can antibiotic resistance evolve?
Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics.
Bacteria that switch antibiotic resistance on and off are going undetected. Microbiologist Karin Hjort is on a mission to find out how they do it.
Microbiologist Karin Hjort discusses what heteroresistance is and how it could change the way we treat bacterial infections.
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast
New research is revealing the secrets of these destructive twisters, which dodge radar scans and often form at night.
10 crafty ways animals hunt their prey
Spiders swinging lassos, ants setting deadly traps and turtles with deceiving tongues — these animals have the most cunning methods of hunting their prey.
