A strain of influenza primarily found in cattle and pigs could potentially spread to humans as a contagious respiratory flu, according to new research from Ohio State University. Cody Warren, an ...

There’s an entire world of microbiomes living just under our noses. Although we can’t see them, bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms are as much a part of our daily lives as the air we breathe.

Hantavirus has been all over the news lately due to a shocking outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The virus is typically transmitted to humans when they breathe airborne ...

A shrimp virus called CMNV has jumped into humans, causing a new eye disease linked to handling and eating raw seafood. The virus is already global.

A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal viruses become capable of sparking human epidemics and pandemics. Using a ...

Explore how zoonotic diseases, from the Neolithic era to modern hantavirus outbreaks, have shaped humanity. Virologist ...

A virus that typically infects marine animals, such as shrimp and fish, has jumped to humans and is causing chronic eye disease in some people, according to a study published in the journal Nature ...

Global warming will expand the areas where animal viruses are detected, increasing risks in regions outside the tropics.

In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of ...