Kerala has reported 170 cases and 42 deaths due to amoebic meningoencephalitis, commonly known as brain-eating amoeba infection, in 2025, the government informed the Parliament on Friday. In a written ...

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

A tiny amoeba has broken a pretty big record. The newly discovered species of single-celled organism can divide and reproduce at a piping hot 63 degrees Celsius (145 degrees Fahrenheit), higher than ...

Diffusion is a fantastically fun shooter, albeit with one big caveat.

This cell likes it hot. A tiny, single-celled amoeba that can thrive at temperatures that kill all other known complex life — organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and internal structures — has been ...

A group of environmental and public health scientists is sounding the alarm on a largely overlooked but increasingly ...

Researchers have captured real-time "molecular movies" showing how an enzyme changes shape during catalysis. The study was ...

Scientists have identified a single-celled eukaryote thriving in the steaming pools of Lassen Volcanic National Park, challenging long-held beliefs about the thermal limits of complex life. Named ...

South Carolina recently confirmed a rare case of the notorious “brain-eating” amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, in a local river swimmer. As per reports, the Department of Health says the person was playing ...

Brain-eating amoebas have taken up residence in Tucson's water supply as recent tests have shown their presence in 12 wells. While the discovery of the killer amoeba, known as Naegleria fowleri, is ...