Researchers say British colonization of Australia may have killed millions after smallpox arrived with the First Fleet ...

In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number fluctuates ...

The Australian government has now reported seven cases of a serious type of bird flu in wild birds. Over the last few years, this type of bird flu has caused high numbers of deaths in poultry and wild ...

New research indicates the Oropouche virus has spread far more widely than reported, exposing major gaps in disease ...

Companies are getting hacked every single day.” If the NSA is perturbed by the rise in cyberattacks, which it apparently is, then surely my savings are vulnerable. There could be any number of ...

CLIFTON, Texas (KWTX) - Police in Clifton arrested a man who allegedly scammed a woman out of $25,000. The woman received a pop-up on her computer saying she had a virus and needed to call a certain ...

Hikers along Southern California's Pacific Crest Trail have been smacked with fast-spreading cases of a "winter vomiting disease" – and they aren't the only ones. At least two dozen hikers have fallen ...

Flu season may be mostly behind us, but a nasty, highly contagious stomach bug is rising. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In recent ...

Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 ...

Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. By Dani Blum Global health officials are raising alarms about ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...