Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but there are parasites that can hack the brains of living creatures and ...

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

Each year, seasonal flu sickens about 1 billion people worldwide and causes approximately 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory ...

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

A $6 million footballer has been forced to address claims he has a zombie problem as a photo continues to spread around the world. The Bologna striker was spotted with a huge red mark on the back ...

The US Health Secretary wants to let bird flu spread across the nation's farms without intervention, and then breed the chickens that survive. Is it science or small government ideology?

A clinician and vaccination expert is calling on everyone to do the responsible thing and get their flu jab, to help their own health and the rest of the community. Flu season is approaching, and the ...

Nearly 70 per cent of Americans believe that angels are real – but how many of them believe in zombies? Donald Trump and Elon Musk seem to. If you listen to the president and his White House top ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at UKHSA ...