So when the open-source foundation model DeepSeek-R1 suddenly outperformed many global peers, it struck a nerve. This launch ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

Rapid diagnostic technologies have played a pivotal role in enabling swift and accurate identification of pathogens, providing a significant boost to the global healthcare sector in recent years.

While spillover was the best supported theory on the evidence currently available, "until further requests for information ...

A new SARS-CoV-2 variant, Nimbus or NB.1.8.1, is drawing attention due to rising transmission in parts of Asia.

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

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

The chair of the WHO's investigative group said that most scientific data supports the hypothesis that the new coronavirus ...

A group of experts investigating Covid origins on behalf of the World Health Organization revealed they still aren't sure how ...

An expert group from the World Health Organization failed to find a definitive answer to the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in ...