Since covid brought the world to a standstill in 2020, thoughts have turned to what the next global pandemic could be.

Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash deadly 'zombie' viruses, an international panel of scientists has warned.

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Dozens of hippopotamuses have died from anthrax poisoning at Africa’s oldest national park. Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when ...

The use of anthrax as a bioweapon is rare, but devastating. This new treatment might one day save people that are beyond the ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...