Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown giant virus that may offer new insight into how complex life first evolved.

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

Viruses occupy a central place in ecology and health, influencing the dynamics of terrestrial, aquatic, and managed ...

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

A tweet about the way gay men speak has gone viral and prompted debate about what many call “ gay voice .” On X, user ...

Altogether, they reconstructed 11 ancient herpesvirus genomes. The oldest came from a young girl found in southern Italy who ...

Giant DNA viruses that infect eukaryotic cells are thought to have played a role in the evolution of life, according to the ...

Long before modern medicine named and cataloged human herpesviruses, at least one of them was already quietly embedding ...