Though we've yet to explore more than 80% of the world's oceans, a new finding is shedding light on what lurks within Earth's water: more than 5,500 new species of viruses. The research, published ...

Virus particles of one type of influenza. Senior Correspondent As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of ...

While some health experts suggest that the next pandemic could be between five and 10 years away, what that pandemic could be caused by and if the U.S. will be ready for it are separate questions.

Feb 1 (Reuters) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has flared up again in recent months, spreading through poultry flocks in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, killing people in Indonesia and claiming its ...

The dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain, depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not.

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out in vast quantities, shimmering like iridescent blue ...