Scientists have discovered a single-celled organism in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which is not only ...

A microscopic creature from a boiling hot spring in Northern California has just reset the upper limit for how hot complex ...

Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain eating amoeba, has been blamed for three deaths so far this year in the United States. Now, health officials in Louisiana are keeping a close eye on two water ...

A newly identified amoeba can survive at the temperature of a medium-well steak. Plus, a distant lava planet shows signs of ...

Kerala faces a spike in deadly brain-eating amoeba infections, with 170 cases and 42 deaths in 2025, pushing officials to boost surveillance and prevention.

A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the ...

The family of an Ohio teen that died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba during a Whitewater rafting trip last June recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina recreation ...

Human norovirus and adenovirus, two major causes of viral gastroenteritis, can persist for extended periods inside ...

Rare infection suspected after child becomes critically ill. — -- Officials are investigating if a parasitic amoeba made a child critically ill after swimming in a Minnesota lake this summer. The ...

A Kansas girl is the latest victim of the deadly infection. — -- Kansas health officials are urging swimmers to take extra care in warm freshwater, which could be home to millions of microscopic ...

A 29-year-old man died from what is commonly referred to as a "brain-eating amoeba" after visiting a surf resort in Central Texas. Fabrizio Stabile, a surfer from New Jersey, died on Sept. 21 after ...