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 ...

Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times and the author of "A Planet of Viruses." Produced by Alex Kuzoian and Jessica Orwig. Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Science NASA announced last ...

The solution to this problem could be something that most people usually try to avoid: viruses. Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times and the author of "A Planet of Viruses." Produced by ...

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 ...