Nutrient-driven 'death fronts' may explain why some antibiotics fail outside the lab

• Antibiotics are medical marvels that have transformed once deadly bacterial infections into manageable conditions. • But with a rise in antibiotic resistance that renders existin

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 130 words

Video: This powder could rescue antibiotics

• Each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the reason that more than a million people die from infections that no longer respond to existing antibiotics, making AMR one of the

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 77 words

Bacterial strain from 5,000-year-old cave ice shows resistance against 10 modern antibiotics

• Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth’s most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. • Ice caves are just one of the environments hostin

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words