Scientists revived a 48,500-year-old "zombie" virus from permafrost and found it to be infectious. The virus was tested on amoebas but could indicate more dangerous viruses are lurking in permafrost.

Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region's permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and potentially stirring viruses that, after lying dormant for tens of thousands of ...

Scientists have revived a "zombie" virus they say spent nearly 50,000 years frozen in permafrost, part of a new batch of research that identifies several newly discovered viruses that have been frozen ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. From a horror-movie plot to real life: Scientists have revived ancient "zombie" viruses from ...