Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

Researchers reconstruct the spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses across metropolitan areas throughout the United ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

A study finds that diverse flowers sometimes increase virus spread among bees, challenging assumptions about biodiversity, ...

Study findings explain why pandemics spread faster than detection efforts, based on U.S. data from H1N1 and COVID-19.

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Nipah virus cases in West Bengal raise concern. Know how the virus spreads from bats to humans, key symptoms, risks, and ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

After the CDC reported more than 90 passengers and crew aboard a Holland America cruise ship in Florida contracted the ...

Norovirus is a vomiting bug that can spread through contaminated food or water. It’s important to wash your hands thoroughly, as hand sanitizer alone cannot prevent the spread. According to the World ...

University of Toronto researchers have uncovered how bacterial viruses protect their progeny in order to maximize their reach. The phenomenon, described in a study published in Nature, relies on viral ...