Researchers have developed a thin plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact, offering a promising new way to keep high ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas. These ...

161,979 new RNA viruses have been discovered using a machine learning tool that researchers believe will vastly improve the mapping of life on Earth and could aid in the identification of many ...

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Scientists Identify 'Key Sign' That Could Expose Pandemic Viruses Like COVID and the ‘Russian Flu’ Were Created in Labs ...

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex cells The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and ...

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When the virus that causes mpox jumped onto the international stage in 2022, countries around the world, including the United States, turned to vaccines targeting the closely related smallpox virus to ...

Rather than amateurs working out of their parents' basement, malware creators are often part of an underworld of criminal gang, or working directly for a foreign government or intelligence agency.

Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The virologist had recently started an independent group at the University of Tokyo ...

A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and the risk of ...