Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Where will the next pandemic come from? One expert says his "bet is on viruses." (Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) Nearly four years after COVID-19 emerged, public health experts already say it’s not ...

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Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and mammoths, but giant viruses.

England is expanding wastewater surveillance to detect virus outbreaks early, giving hospitals more time to respond before ...

Nearly four years after COVID-19 emerged, public health experts already say it’s not a matter of if we’ll have another pandemic — but when. So Yahoo Life asked several experts for their take on where ...