Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and mammoths, but giant viruses.

An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

Scientists say their Stomata In-Sight tool can observe plants "breathe," which could be used to bioengineer crops that ...

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Nearly a century ago, Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll provided the first demonstration of a microscope that could image specimens using electrons rather than light. The earliest images obtained via this ...

The free-living amoebae, also known as brain-eating amoebae, are becoming a growing global public health threat, warned a new study. Climate change, ageing water infrastructure, and gaps in monitoring ...

Steve Smith has launched an impassioned defence of Cameron Green but can't guarantee the out-of-form allrounder's place in the XI for the Ashes series finale.