(THE CONVERSATION) Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life ...

Canine coronavirus and influenza D are two zoonotic viruses that researchers say have “considerable potential” for causing future epidemics in people. In an article published recently in Emerging ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Wilhelm, University of Tennessee and Joshua Weitz, University of Maryland (THE ...