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In 2026, Oropouche outbreaks will likely continue to affect travelers in the Americas. The biting midge that carries ...

Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.

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Knowable Magazine reports 2025 faced turmoil in U.S. science amid job cuts and budget slashes, yet saw advances in gene ...

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The odds are fairly high that everyone around you is currently sick. But you’re not imagining things if it seems like your typical sore throat is worse than usual. A “mystery throat virus” is going ...

However, over successive generations of viruses, the highly potent drug shrunk the population density of the poliovirus such that fewer viruses infected the same cells at the same time. Discover the ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...

At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola. This marks the country's first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the ...

As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as micro- and nanoplastics, may do more than pollute the ...