A frozen wolf discovered in Siberia turned out to be 44,000 years old. It's so well-preserved that scientists are checking its gut for ancient viruses.

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Locals discovered this mummified wolf in the thawing permafrost in Siberia.

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Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction

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An exhibit shows the life of a Neanderthal family in a cave at the Neanderthal Museum in Krapina, Croatia.

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Scientists Discover Vampiric Viruses That 'Bite' Other Viruses for Survival

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Viruses are somehow even weirder than we thought. In a recent study published last month, scientists say they’ve discovered two new viruses that hijack the machinery of other bacteria-infecting viruses in order to replicate themselves. One of these vampiric viruses even acts the part, appearing to “bite” and latch…

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TikTok Is An Awful Source of Monkeypox Info, Study Finds

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Anyone hoping to stay ahead of the next viral outbreak might want to avoid TikTok, new research suggests. The study, published Tuesday in BMJ Global Health, found that TikTok videos discussing the viral disease monkeypox, which spread widely around the world and infected tens of thousands of Americans last year, often…

Scientists revived a 'zombie' virus frozen for 48,500 years in ice. They learned it could still infect other cells.

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A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor.
A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor.

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11-Year-Old Girl Dies of Bird Flu as Officials Investigate Potential Spread

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An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has reportedly died after contracting H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, while her father has also tested positive for the virus. It appears to be the second confirmed human death linked to a surge in cases among birds and mammals since 2020, and this is the first documented…

WHO Warns Bird Flu Could Jump to Humans

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The World Health Organization has issued an ominous warning about bird flu.

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