The increase in mosquito-borne virus infections is a growing public health concern. Diseases traditionally confined to tropical or subtropical regions, like dengue or West Nile virus, are expanding ...

An ongoing malware campaign is targeting WhatsApp users in multiple countries with deceptive messages that push VBScript ...

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Hikers along Southern California's Pacific Crest Trail have been smacked with fast-spreading cases of a "winter vomiting disease" – and they aren't the only ones. At least two dozen hikers have fallen ...

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Minecraft Virus Enables New Hackers Since the virus is offered as a service, hackers looking to infect PCs and steal information can actively purchase it from providers. McAfee claims that the virus ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way they do on Earth. In microgravity, infections still occurred, but both ...

After days landscaping around his Shirley home in May 2021, Michael Larkin noticed two ticks on his thigh. Then came the punishing headaches, rash, high fevers, and night sweats, followed by a ...

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The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. By Carl Zimmer This month, a pair of ...