William C. Patrick III, 84, one of the chief scientists at the Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Fort Detrick and who was responsible for overseeing the military's top-secret weaponization of ...

A new technique for rapid, on-the-spot detection of dangerous biological substances could give a major boost to anti-terrorist operations worldwide. Harnessing the ability of coated metal particles to ...

A recent essay in the Washington Post offers a stark reminder that the threat of state-sponsored biological terrorism remains an urgent and seriously underappreciated threat concern. This represents ...

Little-noticed video footage reviewed by RFE/RL's Russian Service sheds light on a secretive military research center that is notorious for its role in the Soviet Union's biological weapons program ...

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) has made its first investment in a biotechnology startup. The alliance’s VC arm announced today that it’s co-leading a $35mn Series A round for UK-based Portal Biotech ...

HARBIN -- A fund dedicated to preserving the former site of Unit 731 — a germ warfare unit that the Japanese Imperial Army operated clandestinely in northeast China during World War II — was launched ...

There’s no shortage of things that could end the world. But between climate change, risks from AI, and biological threats ...

The FBI said yesterday it is focusing on about 30 U.S.-based biological warfare experts in its investigation of last year's anthrax attacks, and has searched the homes of more than two dozen in recent ...

WASHINGTON -- Discoveries in Afghanistan show that al-Qaida's research into biological weapons was more advanced than previously estimated by the United States, a new intelligence report says. While ...