Two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy and smuggling goods. The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for ...

Aquaculture is critical for feeding a hungry planet, but it does not need to be as reckless as it is today.

COVID-19 may have felt like a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, but the pathogen behind the world’s next global health crisis is likely already on scientists’ radar. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The number of pathogens that could trigger the next pandemic has grown to more than 30, and now includes influenza A virus, dengue virus and monkeypox virus, according to an updated list published by ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia. By Carl Zimmer To prepare for future pandemics, scientists look to the past for clues.

Ever looked in the mirror and wondered what incredible, and sometimes unsettling, secrets your own body might be holding?

Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania developed a test that can potentially detect elusive pathogens among patients with compromised immune systems, according to Medical News ...

Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer searches museum jars for genetic traces of flu, measles and other viruses. Their evolutionary stories can help treat modern outbreaks and prepare for future ones. Like many ...

In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte led a disastrous military campaign into Moscow. The death toll was devastating: Out of some 615,000 men, only about 110,000 survivors returned. (Napoleon abandoned his army ...