There are an estimated 10 31 viruses on Earth. That is to say: there may be a hundred million times more viruses on Earth than there are stars in the universe. The majority of these viruses infect ...

Researchers have discovered the first giant virus in Finland. The specimen demonstrates that such huge viruses are more common in northern regions than previously thought. Viruses are tiny.

As humans alter the planet’s climate, scientists turn to Earth’s past to understand future changes. Glaciers, vast ice ...

A panzootic – the animal equivalent of our pandemics – that has been made possible by the virus's adaptation to wild birds. Farm birds – mainly hens, chickens, geese and ducks – bear the ...