Why do bats spread so many diseases? They’re evolutionary marvels.

Among bats, these pathogens spread even more because many species live in highly social colonies. Taken together, this means ...

Haunting prediction of where next pandemic will strike... and how 'The Big One' will kill more than SEVEN MILLION: 'Like a biological bomb'

The next pandemic will begin with the death of a single baby in Africa – and go on to kill more than seven million Americans, ...

Batty pathogens: Why do bats spread so many diseases?

Let's face it—bats get a bad rap. Their links to disease outbreaks and their spooky association with vampires influence their ...

With frozen food clampdown, China points overseas as source of coronavirus

As global COVID-19 infections surge, China is pushing a narrative via state media that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered late last year in the central city of Wuhan, where it was ...

Coronavirus kills 15,000 U.S. mink, as Denmark prepares for nationwide cull

More than 15,000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, state ...