These bacteria thrive in warmer waters, so as sea temperatures have risen with climate change, so too have infection rates. Microbiologist Rita Colwell of the University of Maryland, College Park ...

In today’s interconnected world, the spread of pathogenic microorganisms poses a significant challenge to global public ...

Results showed a clear link between the spread of the bacteria and multiple weather trends that are linked with climate change. A key weather factor linked with increased salmonellosis cases ...

The study highlights the remarkable abilities of these microorganisms to regulate ... they are increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns could ...

Firstly, there is the diversity of types of microorganisms found in the soil ... research necessary to accelerate progress on climate change. To foster such innovative research, the Waseda ...

Climate change is already changing conditions in marine ... But existing research shows that in a matter of weeks, bacteria can develop new traits that make it easier for them to survive.

That is because harmful bacteria in lakes and rivers are causing many beaches to close. The problem has been worsened by climate change, which is making the water warmer and causing more rain.

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of ...

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul ... who explained how plankton -- microorganisms that form the bases of many marine food webs -- rely on ...

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a teenager growing up in Nigeria, Helen Onyeaka was obsessed with microorganisms.