Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a discovery in 2024 came as a surprise to public health experts.

Oropouche virus is more common and dangerous than believed, especially in warm, rainy regions. Experts recommend insect ...

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

Taxpayers may get their gooses cooked paying for a duck massacre. A Long Island duck farm is asking for the federal ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which ...

Seth Donoughe, a research scientist at SecureBio and a co-author of the paper, says that the results make him a “little ...

The active stimulation of the infant's immune system by breastfeeding shapes the baby's gut microbiota, facilitates the development of tolerance, regulates the inflammatory response and promotes ...

It mentions that Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus first began spreading, is home to a research lab with a history of conducting virus research with "inadequate biosafety levels." The web page ...

Pigs are the most important reservoir for influenza A viruses, acting as an intermediary host for both interspecies transmission and genetic reassortment. This is due to the high susceptibility of ...

What makes it especially interesting is its unusual, disc-like shape, similar to a hockey puck, and its rapid spin, completing a full rotation every 20 minutes. One of the most surprising ...

Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid set to smash into the Moon. Astronomers said the house-sized asteroid 2024 YR4 is shaped like a hockey puck and also deduced its origin.