Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

Some viruses mutate more rapidly than others. Learn more about why that is and what that means for your health.

Disinfectant sprays? Bleach? Find out what techniques and products really work to kill viruses on the surfaces in your home, according to experts.

Fortunately, there's an excellent online tool called VirusTotal that can help. It's a website that scans and analyzes ...

New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's the heat itself that makes the difference.

How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled ...

The first place to start is with the various anti-virus vendors Web sites. To a degree they’ll give you information on how the various viruses/worms work and how to spot them. Look at subscribing to ...

The flu illness is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter the body through droplets and then infect cells. Researchers ...

This work represents the first published simulations demonstrating how a virus as large as a soccer ball, or an even larger one like hepatitis B (T=4), can assemble step by step, shedding light on ...

A type of virus thought to be a 'mere curiosity' is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a research team has found. The discovery improves understanding of how viruses work and could ...

BOZEMAN – Matthew Taylor likened his recently published work alongside doctoral student Gary Dunn to kicking over a rock. Once the discovery was made, it was time to see what lay beneath. Taylor, an ...

Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas. These viruses, around three-quarters of which were previously unknown to science, were ...