Here's a coronavirus infographic just for kids, showing the anatomy of the virus, how it infects people and what can be done to slow the spread of the disease it causes COVID-19.

Zika virus, which has caused thousands of infants in Brazil alone to be born with abnormally small heads and neurological problems during the past year and a half, joins a suite of emerging and ...

Bill Gates posted the graphic below to his blog on April 25. It shows how many people are killed by different species of animal every year. The big red block at the bottom might surprise you: "The ...

On April 25, he posted an infographic on his blog, Gates Notes, showing that the animal that kills the most humans each year is one that we've all encountered, and likely squashed. It's the mosquito.

THE SCIENTIST STAFF. A frican swine fever virus is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros to common warthogs (Phacochoerus spp.) when they feed on the wild animals’ blood. Domestic pigs (Sus ...

Scientists think viral reservoirs in wild animals could create fertile ground for future strains of SARS-CoV-2.

There have been several epidemics stemming from animal sources in recent history. Below, we take a look at some of the most serious outbreaks, their source, when they first emerged, and how deadly ...

The escape of 50 exotic animals near Zanesville, Ohio, last month brought into the spotlight the complex issues, as well as dangers, of keeping wild animals as domestic pets.

Scientists have found SARS-CoV-2 spreads like, well, a virus among white-tailed deer and other wild animals in the US.

The COVID-19 pandemic is receding fast into our collective memory. But the virus that caused it lives on in our sewers, our backyards and maybe even curled up in a sunny spot on the living room floor.