Investigating microplastics in agriculture reveals their effects on soil microbes and viruses, crucial for developing strategies for ecosystem restoration.

Orthohantaviruses, such as the Puumala virus, are widespread in Europe, causing flu-like illnesses and severe kidney damage ...

Amelia is back, and she's already getting into another relationship. Grey's Anatomy needs to change the script, and it's pretty simple!

The research, published in Science Advances, brought together scientists from Otago and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The team closely examined the molecular structure of Bas63, a ...

In this installment in our series about diseases preventable by vaccination, we examine hepatitis A and why protection from ...

You probably don't want to think about the next pandemic. I don't. But maybe we can take some comfort in knowing scientists are preparing for it — and one such group of researchers is taking a close ...

Many proteins have a complex architecture that enables biological functions. Molecules can bind to specific sites on a ...

Herpes simplex virus partially liquefies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows. The research centers on how the nucleus of each human cell ...

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

What happens when a dangerous illness looks familiar but comes from a different virus? Doctors in Bangladesh recently faced such a situation. Patients showed symptoms typical of Nipah virus, a ...

A virus that officials say “has a relatively high death rate” has led to COVID-style health checks at several airports in Asia. Five people in in West Bengal, India, have contracted the Nipah virus, ...

Officials in India have reported two cases of Nipah virus, a fatal infection, and some airports have increased passenger screening to prevent its spread beyond the country. The cases are among two ...