A dangerous tapeworm linked to severe disease in humans and dogs has now been detected in Pacific Northwest coyotes for the first time, raising new public health concerns.

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful “SP genes” involved in regeneration, ...

Researchers have known since at least 1996 that at least one hantavirus variant — the Andes virus — could spread from person to person.

The viruses are known to spread from two main illnesses, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), which is spread by the virus found in the Western Hemisphere, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome ...

The World Health Organization said that some passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship may have been infected with the deadly hantavirus through person-to-person transmission, an extremely rare ...

We don't really understand AI's inner workings, so we're effectively flying blind. The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic ...

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A virus that typically infects marine animals, such as shrimp and fish, has jumped to humans and is causing chronic eye disease in some people, according to a study published in the journal Nature ...

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When Neanderthals and modern humans first got together, they preferred pairings between Neanderthal men and human women, a new study of ancient and modern genomes suggests. The finding helps to ...

Most people today have a little Neanderthal DNA sprinkled through their genome. These genomic signals are the telltale signs that overlapping populations of ancient anatomically modern humans and ...