The virus, still not fully understood, is part of a family previously thought to be harmless. However, recent links have been ...

His system of nomenclature and classification is fundamental to the study of not just evolution but of taxonomy and ...

When a Florida virologist’s cat brought home a dead shrew, no one expected it to lead to the discovery of a previously unknown virus. But that's exactly what happened. The shrew carried a new strain ...

A pet cat in Florida may have made scientific history by enabling the discovery of not one but two new strains of viruses.

Scientists have identified a new strain of orthoreovirus, thanks to a catch made by a professor's cat. Orthoreoviruses are ...

Black cats may be considered bad luck in many Western societies, however, one such sooty feline has brought good fortune to a ...

A TINY animal that looks just like a mint humbug sweet has been spotted in Britain for the first time. The creature, a pygmy ...

Scientists discover and name a colorful, new species of aquarium crayfish, Cherax pulverulentus, hiding in plain sight for decades.

Macroinvertebrates include snails and larvae of dragonflies, caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies, among others. They can be ...

A 259-million-year-old fossil skull of Yinshanosaurus angustus has been found, filling a key evolutionary gap in ...

A cat named Pepper has once again helped scientists discover a new virus—this time a mysterious orthoreovirus found in a ...

A cat that aided scientists in a virus discovery last year recently put his hunting skills back on display, leading to ...