The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

Experts urge the US to prepare for possible new pandemic as new H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads to dairy animals, human ...

Louis Pasteur’s breakthrough discoveries unlocked the world of microscopic organisms that live inside our bodies.

Authorities eased this onerous system in the years after World War II as they found success in wiping out mosquitoes with a ...

Streptococcus Group A affects close to 20% of U.S. children, according to Dr. Joshua Osowicki, senior research fellow at the ...

The thousands of satellites operated by companies from Starlink to Telesat will eventually burn up in the atmosphere when ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

The post-apocalyptic horror film (pictured), set for release in June, will be the third in the series, after 2002's 28 Days ...

If the object really is Planet Nine, it would be larger than Neptune and exist 700 times further from the sun than Earth.

A man who predicted Covid-19 years before it happened has warned that a new pathogen poses the greatest risk of sparking the ...

Oropouche virus is more common and dangerous than believed, especially in warm, rainy regions. Experts recommend insect protection and more research on pregnancy risks. Like dengue and Zika, the ...

A type of virus thought to be a ‘mere curiosity’ is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a Monash ...