Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots; they're in our food, our water, and our bodies. Scientists don't know the full ...

Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, ...

The strain of E. coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders is one of the leading causes of foodborne illness in the U.S. On Oct. 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that an ...

The United States has been experiencing a series of E coli outbreaks in products ranging from onions to, most recently, ground beef. More than 167,000 pounds (75.75 tonnes) of ground beef have been ...