A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Just when the world thought it had learned the lessons of the pandemic, scientists have found a new coronavirus strain in South America — one that carries some of the same genetic features that made ...

The Caribbean is being hit by a virus that is new to the region and strikes its victims with excruciating headaches, fever and joint pain similar to arthritis, the Associated Press reports. The ...

A new year often brings new viral threats. Viruses are constantly evolving, and a warming, increasingly populated planet is bringing humans into closer contact with a wider range of pathogens. At the ...