In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

In the dim waters off the Japanese coast, scientists have stumbled upon something that shouldn’t exist. Or at least not by the rules we thought biology followed. While sequencing DNA from a tiny ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

Protein nanoparticles, such as virus-like particles (VLPs), consist only of the virus shell without any viral genetic information packaged inside. Similarly to viruses, the structural proteins that ...