COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

Scientists have discovered a single-celled organism in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which is not only the first eukaryote to grow at 63 degrees Celsius (approximately 145 degrees ...

A Missouri resident is in intensive care after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The case of ...

WASHINGTON — A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing attention to the rare, but often deadly, situation. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) confirmed a ...

Singapore film-maker Tan Siyou's coming-of-age drama about four teenage misfits at an elite all-girls school is an authentic, ...

For Clarence and Ebony Carr, the Fourth of July was supposed to be a carefree day on Lake Murray with family and friends. But two weeks later, their 12-year-old son, Jaysen, was gone — the result of ...

A microscopic creature from a boiling hot spring in Northern California has just reset the upper limit for how hot complex life can run. The newly described “fire amoeba” thrives at temperatures that ...

Tan Siyou wasn’t sure her deeply personal film – rooted in Mandarin, English and Singlish, and with references like O-Levels and the Merlion – would resonate beyond Singapore. But Amoeba went on to ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Houston-area teen is fighting for his life after a brain-eating amoeba entered his body while he was swimming at a local lake. Only a handful of people have ever survived the rare ...

Defensive Driving Instructor Ben McCorkel gaveNews4JAX Traffic Anchor Sophia Vitello some tips on how to spot and prevent danger behind the wheel. COLUMBIA, S.C. – A 12-year-old boy died from a ...