Tiny, shapeless invaders can find their way from ponds to the human brain and cause an infection so severe that it has a 95% fatality rate. The amoeba Naegleria fowleri naturally lives in ponds, ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," has been in the spotlight after recent infections led to the deaths of a Louisiana child and a North Carolina teenager in the past ...

In 1972, two scientists wrote a paper hypothesizing that life more complex than bacteria cannot live in temperatures above 140 degrees Fahrenheit. That led to a scientific rule-of-thumb that persisted ...

PHOENIX — It seemed like a headache — nothing more. But when painkillers and a trip to an emergency room didn't fix Aaron Evans, the 14-year-old asked his father if he was going to die. "No, no," ...

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 ...