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A British scientist’s quest to scientifically explain the ‘mythical powers of the Ganges’

Pranay Lal - 3 November, 2021

In 'Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses’, Pranay Lal tells the story of viruses as major actors across human civilisation.

15,000-yr-old viruses found in China & the unique shark intestines that work like a Tesla valve

Mohana Basu - 25 July, 2021

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

We found more than 54,000 viruses in people’s poop — 92% were previously unknown

Soo Jen Low - 4 July, 2021

It’s fair to say the human gut is now the most well-studied microbial ecosystem. Yet more than 70% of gut microbes have yet to be grown in a lab.

Off The Cuff with Nicholas Wade

Shivani Rawat - 8 June, 2021

People are now much more open to finding an alternate explanation for where the virus came from after WHO’s dissatisfactory visit to China in...

China reports first case of human infection with H10N3 strain of bird flu

K J M Varma - 1 June, 2021

Health authorities in China said the case was a sporadic virus transmission from poultry to humans, and the risk of causing a pandemic was extremely low.

Does going out in the cold give you a cold?

Libby Richards - 10 January, 2021

Being wet and cold doesn’t make you sick. There are other factors at play.

US alert says Taidoor computer malware is tied to Chinese govt

Alyza Sebenius - 4 August, 2020

The alert has no information about the prevalence of the malware or who has been targeted. But an official says China is leveraging Taidoor to gain intelligence.

Disease route? Bacteria and virus use ‘highways’ of the sky to travel the world

Predrag Slijepcevic - 26 July, 2020

Some scientists have speculated that even the COVID-19 virus may have been carried between countries by a jet stream through the atmosphere.

NASA needs to be wary of viruses from outer space

Adam Minter - 23 May, 2020

There's no telling when and where the next pandemic will emerge. But with a little care, NASA and its partners can try to ensure it won’t be extraterrestrial.