The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for ...

A group of Metro State University students and a professor have teamed up to develop a faster, less invasive way to test for ...

The most alarming discovery from the new data is the presence of cetacean morbillivirus in the high Arctic. The virus was ...

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This ...

Using AI, researchers identified one tiny molecular interaction that viruses need to infect cells. Disrupting it stopped the ...

A newly identified virus–cell hybrid structure allows viruses to spread faster and more aggressively by hitching a ride on ...

A groundbreaking discovery could bring us closer to a cure for HIV. Scientists at Ulm University Hospital have identified a ...

Cases of norovirus are beginning to increase in areas of the U.S. But, experts say, you can’t rely on hand sanitizer alone to protect you from this particular bug. Instead, there are other ways to ...

Nearly all adults carry Epstein–Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from within. This colorized transmission electron ...

A sugar present on virus envelopes might become the target of new antiviral treatments for a range of viruses, researchers report August 27 in Science Advances. This treatment, shown to shut down ...