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 ...

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Biological risk consultants forecast the impacts and opportunities of epidemics.

Scientists remain divided on the origins of the COVID-19 virus, with limited data and no consensus reached after years of ...

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to ...

All hypotheses on how the Covid-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said yesterday, following an ...