Bacteria can typically survive temperatures far in excess of what organisms with cell walls and nuclei can manage, but this ...

Oliverio and fellow Syracuse microbiologist Beryl Rappaport discovered the organism at Lassen Volcanic National Park in ...

Scientists have identified a single-celled eukaryote thriving in the steaming pools of Lassen Volcanic National Park, ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second ...

A newly discovered fire amoeba survives temperatures up to 63°C, challenging biological limits and reshaping understanding of ...

NEW YORK — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind ...