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Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak in History Is Finally Over

8 months ago

Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak in History Is Finally Over

Ed Cara

U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Trump Ignores Pandemic to Threaten ‘Ugly Anarchists’

9 months ago

U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Trump Ignores Pandemic to Threaten ‘Ugly Anarchists’

Matt Novak

What Viral Shedding Looks Like During A Covid-19 Infection

10 months ago

What Viral Shedding Looks Like During A Covid-19 Infection

George Dvorsky

Viruses Make Us Question What It Means To Be Alive

11 months ago

Viruses Make Us Question What It Means To Be Alive

George Dvorsky

How Do Viruses Mutate And Jump Species?

11 months ago

How Do Viruses Mutate And Jump Species?

Steve Wylie

Report: Boris Johnson Jokes With CEOs That Ventilator Crisis Should Be Called ‘Operation Last Gasp’

12 months ago

Report: Boris Johnson Jokes With CEOs That Ventilator Crisis Should Be Called ‘Operation Last Gasp’

Matt Novak

What Is A Virus? How Do They Spread? How Do They Make Us Sick?

12 months ago

What Is A Virus? How Do They Spread? How Do They Make Us Sick?

Lotti Tajouri

Doctors Appear To Have Cured A Second Person Of HIV

12 months ago

Doctors Appear To Have Cured A Second Person Of HIV

Ed Cara

Disneyland Paris Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus But No Plans To Close Park

12 months ago

Disneyland Paris Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus But No Plans To Close Park

Matt Novak

U.S. Congressman Who Mocked Emergency Coronavirus Bill Goes Into Self-Quarantine

12 months ago

U.S. Congressman Who Mocked Emergency Coronavirus Bill Goes Into Self-Quarantine

Matt Novak

Trump Claims No One Heard Of Ebola Before 2014 In Rambling Press Conference

1 year ago

Trump Claims No One Heard Of Ebola Before 2014 In Rambling Press Conference

Matt Novak

Iran Denies Cover-Up After Lawmaker Contradicts Official Coronavirus Figures, Says 50 Dead

1 year ago

Iran Denies Cover-Up After Lawmaker Contradicts Official Coronavirus Figures, Says 50 Dead

Matt Novak

What Are Viruses And Why Do They Make Us So Sick?

1 year ago

What Are Viruses And Why Do They Make Us So Sick?

Marilyn J. Roossinck

Scientists Find Over 300 ‘Huge’ Viruses With Strange Abilities

1 year ago

Scientists Find Over 300 ‘Huge’ Viruses With Strange Abilities

Ed Cara

Cruise Ship Previously Rejected By Five Countries Over Virus Fears Will Finally Be Allowed To Dock

1 year ago

Cruise Ship Previously Rejected By Five Countries Over Virus Fears Will Finally Be Allowed To Dock

Matt Novak

‘Puzzling’ Virus Found In Brazil Has Genetic Material Not Seen In Anything Else

1 year ago

‘Puzzling’ Virus Found In Brazil Has Genetic Material Not Seen In Anything Else

Ed Cara

Mystery Virus Spreads To New Countries Outside China

1 year ago

Mystery Virus Spreads To New Countries Outside China

Matt Novak

The Mystery Virus In China Might Be An Undiscovered Cousin Of SARS, Scientists Say

1 year ago

The Mystery Virus In China Might Be An Undiscovered Cousin Of SARS, Scientists Say

Ed Cara

How To Fight Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

1 year ago

How To Fight Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

Cameron Webb et. al.

How Many Of Your Smart Gadgets Can Actually Get A Virus?

2 years ago

How Many Of Your Smart Gadgets Can Actually Get A Virus?

David Nield

Measles Cases In 2019 Have Hit A 25-Year High Amid Ongoing Outbreaks, CDC Says

Science & Health

2 years ago

Measles Cases In 2019 Have Hit A 25-Year High Amid Ongoing Outbreaks, CDC Says

Catie Keck

Someone Spent Almost $2 Million On Laptop Infected With Six Of The Most Destructive Computer Viruses

2 years ago

Someone Spent Almost $2 Million On Laptop Infected With Six Of The Most Destructive Computer Viruses

Jennings Brown

Around-the-World Expedition Finds 200,000 Species Of Viruses In The Oceans

2 years ago

Around-the-World Expedition Finds 200,000 Species Of Viruses In The Oceans

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Antivax Parents Sue Over Mandatory Vaccination Order In New York (Which Has A Major Measles Outbreak)

2 years ago

Antivax Parents Sue Over Mandatory Vaccination Order In New York (Which Has A Major Measles Outbreak)

Tom McKay

CDC Convenes Task Force To Investigate Rare Illness Paralyzing Kids Across The U.S.

2 years ago

CDC Convenes Task Force To Investigate Rare Illness Paralyzing Kids Across The U.S.

Ed Cara

Report Offers New Insights Into Last Winter’s Historically Deadly Flu

2 years ago

Report Offers New Insights Into Last Winter’s Historically Deadly Flu

Catie Keck on Earther, shared by Catie Keck to Gizmodo

Rat Version Of Hepatitis E Detected In A Human For The First Time

2 years ago

Rat Version Of Hepatitis E Detected In A Human For The First Time

George Dvorsky

Scientists Are Turning Zika Virus Into A Weapon Against Brain Cancer

2 years ago

Scientists Are Turning Zika Virus Into A Weapon Against Brain Cancer

Ed Cara

You Don’t Even Want To Know The Results Of This Airport Germ Study

3 years ago

You Don’t Even Want To Know The Results Of This Airport Germ Study

George Dvorsky

Herpes Viruses Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease In New Brain Research

3 years ago

Herpes Viruses Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease In New Brain Research

Ed Cara

Scientists Find Another Possible Explanation For Why Hair Goes Grey

3 years ago

Scientists Find Another Possible Explanation For Why Hair Goes Grey

Ed Cara

Artificial Genome Scientists Want To Build Human Cells That Are Impervious To Viruses

3 years ago

Artificial Genome Scientists Want To Build Human Cells That Are Impervious To Viruses

George Dvorsky

You’ve Never Seen Herpes Like This Before

3 years ago

You’ve Never Seen Herpes Like This Before

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Doctors Think They Have Nabbed Culprit Behind Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Paralysing Kids

3 years ago

Doctors Think They Have Nabbed Culprit Behind Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Paralysing Kids

Ed Cara

CRISPR’s Pioneers Find A Way To Use It As A Glowing Virus Detector

3 years ago

CRISPR’s Pioneers Find A Way To Use It As A Glowing Virus Detector

Kristen V. Brown

As The Winter Games Begin, Norovirus Continues To Spread At An Alarming Rate

3 years ago

As The Winter Games Begin, Norovirus Continues To Spread At An Alarming Rate

Ed Cara

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

3 years ago

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

George Dvorsky

A 2-Year-Old Chimp Named Betty Died From Common Cold Virus We Didn’t Even Know Chimps Could Catch

3 years ago

A 2-Year-Old Chimp Named Betty Died From Common Cold Virus We Didn’t Even Know Chimps Could Catch

Ed Cara

Here Are Some Incredible Images Made Possible By This Year’s Chemistry Nobel Prize

3 years ago

Here Are Some Incredible Images Made Possible By This Year’s Chemistry Nobel Prize

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Even A Tiny Dip In Measles Vaccinations Could Have Disastrous Consequences

4 years ago

Even A Tiny Dip In Measles Vaccinations Could Have Disastrous Consequences

George Dvorsky

Textbook-Rewriting Discovery Could Help Predict The Next Influenza Pandemic

4 years ago

Textbook-Rewriting Discovery Could Help Predict The Next Influenza Pandemic

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Which Creature Is Most Likely To Cause The Next Catastrophic Pandemic?

4 years ago

Which Creature Is Most Likely To Cause The Next Catastrophic Pandemic?

George Dvorsky

This Cancer-Causing Virus Lies Dormant For Years Before Striking

4 years ago

This Cancer-Causing Virus Lies Dormant For Years Before Striking

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Unearth Ancient DNA Depicting A Battle Between Viruses And Our Ancestors

4 years ago

Scientists Unearth Ancient DNA Depicting A Battle Between Viruses And Our Ancestors

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How To Survive The Next Catastrophic Pandemic

4 years ago

How To Survive The Next Catastrophic Pandemic

George Dvorsky

How To Protect Your PC From Trolls, Hackers And Other Obnoxious Security Threats

4 years ago

How To Protect Your PC From Trolls, Hackers And Other Obnoxious Security Threats

David Nield

Viruses May Be Responsible For Life As We Know It

4 years ago

Viruses May Be Responsible For Life As We Know It

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The WHO Was Wrong To Say Zika Is No Longer An Emergency

4 years ago

The WHO Was Wrong To Say Zika Is No Longer An Emergency

George Dvorsky

A Shocking Number Of People With Ebola Don’t Show Symptoms

4 years ago

A Shocking Number Of People With Ebola Don’t Show Symptoms

George Dvorsky

Human Leprosy Is Rampant In British Red Squirrels

4 years ago

Human Leprosy Is Rampant In British Red Squirrels

George Dvorsky

The Ebola Virus Mutated Into A Deadlier Form During The West African Epidemic

4 years ago

The Ebola Virus Mutated Into A Deadlier Form During The West African Epidemic

George Dvorsky

Clingy Ebola Virus Found Hanging Out In Man’s Semen For Over A Year

5 years ago

Clingy Ebola Virus Found Hanging Out In Man’s Semen For Over A Year

Hudson Hongo

The Florida Zika Outbreak Is Looking Worse And Worse

5 years ago

The Florida Zika Outbreak Is Looking Worse And Worse

Sophie Kleeman

US Government-Funded Zika Study To Use Olympic Athletes As Guinea Pigs

5 years ago

US Government-Funded Zika Study To Use Olympic Athletes As Guinea Pigs

George Dvorsky

Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms

5 years ago

Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms

George Dvorsky

Freezing Your Sperm For The Olympics Is A Silly Thing To Do

5 years ago

Freezing Your Sperm For The Olympics Is A Silly Thing To Do

George Dvorsky

Why ‘Neglected Diseases’ Are Becoming A Global Danger

5 years ago

Why ‘Neglected Diseases’ Are Becoming A Global Danger

George Dvorsky

These Are The Most Serious Catastrophic Threats Faced By Humanity

5 years ago

These Are The Most Serious Catastrophic Threats Faced By Humanity

George Dvorsky

An Awful Bat-Killing Disease Is Spreading Throughout The US

5 years ago

An Awful Bat-Killing Disease Is Spreading Throughout The US

George Dvorsky

We Finally Know What The Zika Virus Actually Looks Like

5 years ago

We Finally Know What The Zika Virus Actually Looks Like

George Dvorsky

Two New Cases Of Ebola Have Appeared In Guinea

5 years ago

Two New Cases Of Ebola Have Appeared In Guinea

Andrew Liptak

Giant Viruses Feature Their Own Built-In Antivirus Software

5 years ago

Giant Viruses Feature Their Own Built-In Antivirus Software

George Dvorsky

This Genetic Alteration Could Prevent The Next Potato Famine

5 years ago

This Genetic Alteration Could Prevent The Next Potato Famine

Esther Inglis-Arkell

White House Wants $1.8 Billion To Fight Zika

5 years ago

White House Wants $1.8 Billion To Fight Zika

Kate Knibbs

It’s Time To Declare War On Mosquitoes

5 years ago

It’s Time To Declare War On Mosquitoes

George Dvorsky

World Health Organisation Declares Zika A Global Emergency

5 years ago

World Health Organisation Declares Zika A Global Emergency

Kate Knibbs

The WHO Held An Emergency Session Due To The Zika Virus

5 years ago

The WHO Held An Emergency Session Due To The Zika Virus

George Dvorsky

Zika Virus Outbreak Prompts CDC To Expand Travel Advisory

5 years ago

Zika Virus Outbreak Prompts CDC To Expand Travel Advisory

George Dvorsky

New Evidence Suggests Link Between Mosquito-Borne Virus And Birth Defects

5 years ago

New Evidence Suggests Link Between Mosquito-Borne Virus And Birth Defects

George Dvorsky

New Maps Identify Possible Hot Spots For Bat-Transmitted Diseases

5 years ago

New Maps Identify Possible Hot Spots For Bat-Transmitted Diseases

Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Canadian Wilderness And The Baddest Water Filter Ever Built

5 years ago

The Canadian Wilderness And The Baddest Water Filter Ever Built

Brent Rose

Approaching Zero: How West Africa Is Crushing The Ebola Epidemic

5 years ago

Approaching Zero: How West Africa Is Crushing The Ebola Epidemic

George Dvorsky

This Is Why You Need A Flu Shot

5 years ago

This Is Why You Need A Flu Shot

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Bioweapon Experts Aren’t Buying The Tesla Model X’s Bioweapon Defence Mode

5 years ago

Bioweapon Experts Aren’t Buying The Tesla Model X’s Bioweapon Defence Mode

Kiona Smith-Strickland

A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks

5 years ago

A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks

Jamie Condliffe

Viruses Are Alive, And They Share An Ancestor With Modern Cells

5 years ago

Viruses Are Alive, And They Share An Ancestor With Modern Cells

Kiona Smith-Strickland

6 years ago

Watch Two Sex Educators Show It’s Safe To Make A Dental Dam From Plastic Wrap

Diane Kelly

A $25 Blood Test Could Detect Every Virus That’s Ever Infected You

6 years ago

A $25 Blood Test Could Detect Every Virus That’s Ever Infected You

Sarah Zhang

UV Water Purifiers Are Bullshit

6 years ago

UV Water Purifiers Are Bullshit

Wes Siler

How Viruses Hide Inside Your Eyeballs, Even When You’re No Longer Sick

6 years ago

How Viruses Hide Inside Your Eyeballs, Even When You’re No Longer Sick

Sarah Zhang

Doctors Just Discovered The Ebola Virus Can Live Inside The Eye

6 years ago

Doctors Just Discovered The Ebola Virus Can Live Inside The Eye

Kiona Smith-Strickland

How A Virus Can Make Water Boil Faster

6 years ago

How A Virus Can Make Water Boil Faster

Sarah Zhang

The US Will Stop Funding Research Into Making Mutant Super Viruses

6 years ago

The US Will Stop Funding Research Into Making Mutant Super Viruses

Sarah Zhang

We Only Just Discovered This Super-Common Virus That’s Probably Inside Of You

7 years ago

We Only Just Discovered This Super-Common Virus That’s Probably Inside Of You

Sarah Zhang

This Pacemaker Is Made By Injecting A Virus Right Into A Pig’s Heart

7 years ago

This Pacemaker Is Made By Injecting A Virus Right Into A Pig’s Heart

Sarah Zhang

The Dangers (And Benefits) Of Designing Mutant Super Viruses

7 years ago

The Dangers (And Benefits) Of Designing Mutant Super Viruses

Sarah Zhang

Soviet Doctors Cured Infections With Viruses… And Soon Yours Might Too

7 years ago

Soviet Doctors Cured Infections With Viruses… And Soon Yours Might Too

Robert Sorokanich

A Massive Dose Of Measles Virus Wiped Out This Woman’s Cancer

7 years ago

A Massive Dose Of Measles Virus Wiped Out This Woman’s Cancer

Sarah Zhang

Rare Genetic Mutation Makes These Siblings Immune To Viruses

7 years ago

Rare Genetic Mutation Makes These Siblings Immune To Viruses

Sarah Zhang

Military Future-Lasers Could Help Detect Bombs And The Flu

7 years ago

Military Future-Lasers Could Help Detect Bombs And The Flu

Robert Sorokanich

Meet The World’s Top Virus Hunter

7 years ago

Meet The World’s Top Virus Hunter

Sarah Zhang

A Contagious Computer Virus That Spreads Via Wi-Fi

7 years ago

A Contagious Computer Virus That Spreads Via Wi-Fi

Adam Clark Estes

Wrap Your Gifts In Influenza This Year

7 years ago

Wrap Your Gifts In Influenza This Year

Andrew Liszewski

Don’t Freak Out About Ultrasonic Malware (Yet)

7 years ago

Don’t Freak Out About Ultrasonic Malware (Yet)

Adam Clark Estes

New Malware Can Jump Air Gaps Using Inaudible Sound

7 years ago

New Malware Can Jump Air Gaps Using Inaudible Sound

Jamie Condliffe

Get Out Of Work Early With This Handy Happy Hour Virus

7 years ago

Get Out Of Work Early With This Handy Happy Hour Virus

Adam Clark Estes

Did A USB Stick Infect A Russian Nuclear Plant With Stuxnet?

7 years ago

Did A USB Stick Infect A Russian Nuclear Plant With Stuxnet?

Adam Clark Estes

No, Malware Can’t Infect Your Computer Over The Air

7 years ago

No, Malware Can’t Infect Your Computer Over The Air

Eric Limer

7 years ago

Watch People In 1988 Freak Out Over The World’s First Computer Worm

Robert Sorokanich

A Pond At La Trobe University Is Home To One Of The World’s Largest Viruses

8 years ago

A Pond At La Trobe University Is Home To One Of The World’s Largest Viruses