A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may disrupt how carbon and nutrients are recycled in the ocean, potentially altering ...

Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus from a preserved Zurich patient. This ancient RNA revealed that the virus had ...

Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and ...

A group of Australian scientists has uncovered a new way to fight some of the toughest cancers by targeting an overlooked ...

On Thursday, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said they found mosquitoes in Anoka and Carver counties with West Nile virus.

Stanislaus County, CA, confirms 2025’s first human West Nile Virus case. Learn how to prevent infection, protect your family, and reduce mosquito breeding.

The venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering has publicly launched the start-up Terrana Biosciences, which is using RNA to program plants to resist pests and disease. With a $50 million initial ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases.

During a recent Senate hearing Senator Rand Paul exposed Secretary Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security for conducting high-risk virus research.