An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...

Lake Mead visitors should exhibit caution when participating in water activities in the area as a rare, brain-eating amoeba could be present under the right conditions. Lake Mead National Recreation ...

Naegleria fowleri, the "brain-eating amoeba" speeded up under a microscope. Driver of Tesla that went airborne in deadly Southern California crash identified ...

Scientists are warning that a microscopic predator is quietly exploiting the world’s warming and aging water systems, ...

Naegleria fowleri seen under a microscope. A 2-year-old boy who visited a hot spring died of a brain-eating amoeba, Nevada health officials and the boy’s mother say. Photo from Centers for Disease ...

A 14-year-old boy in India died Thursday from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba he contracted while swimming in contaminated water. The teen, named Midrul, had reportedly picked up the ...

Commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) is a strain of amoeba that, as reported by USA Today, claimed the life of a two-year-old boy who was infected by the organism ...