New research shows how surface material and temperature change how long viruses survive and whether they can still spread.

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

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Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...

Bacteria and viruses are locked in a slow motion battle aboard the ISS that looks nothing like life on the ground.

Viruses infected bacteria differently on the ISS than on Earth Microgravity altered infection speed, growth, and mutations ...

Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu viruses can also use a ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ever since viruses came to light in the late 1800s, scientists have set them apart from the rest of life. Viruses were far smaller than ...