pandemics

When we read the history of worldwide disease outbreaks, the flu pandemic of 1918 stands out as something unusual. Many people believe it mainly affected healthy adults in the prime of their lives rather than just those who were...

Scientists have uncovered more than 900 unknown species of microbes living inside glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau which could spark a wave of new pandemics if released. Analysis of the microbes' genomes revealed that some have the potential to spawn...

By Andrew Preston The world has been worried about pandemic diseases for many years. Before COVID-19, attention was focused on influenza viruses as the most likely cause. A recent paper reminds us that the threat from flu remains very real....