The spike isn’t unique to Ventura County. Positive tests have risen across the state. At least 65 bats with rabies have been found in Los Angeles County, the second highest tally in the county’s ...

The first known case challenges the notion that the pandemic erupted suddenly. Instead, several peer-reviewed studies indicate that SARS-CoV-2 may have been circulating at low levels before December ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

Boffins have warned a pandemic may be about to turn our world upside down after common vampire bats were found with a ...

The inquiry stifled any discussion of the origins of Covid, with lawyers shutting down Michael Gove when he tried to tell ...

The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed an unprecedented global crisis, challenging public health systems and igniting fierce debates over everything from virus origins to vaccine efficacy and government ...

Scientists may have uncovered an important aspect of long covid. Recent research appears to show that the blood of these patients often contains unusual clusters of microscopic material. Researchers ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...