One year earlier, Chen Ing-hau of Taiwan was arrested for writing the "Chernobyl" virus, but was released because nobody filed an official complaint about damage. He has since been rearrested.

On a local level, heavy metal and chemical pollution from unmaintained factories and infrastructure will exert pressures on ...

The virus, the source of which is not yet known ... were among the first to report issues. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has also had to monitor radiation levels manually after its Windows ...

The next phase of the project has begun to study which parts of the shelter built rapidly around Chernobyl's unit 4 after the 1986 accident need immediate dismantling and which bits need stabilisation ...

Humans may be unable to return to the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster for 20,000 years because radiation exposure can lead to cancer. So a team of international researchers wondered how ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is normally associated with cold sores – they can be annoying and unsightly, but for otherwise healthy adults they’re not normally a serious threat.

The 21st Century's 'Chernobyl moment' The most eye-catching ... assertion that the world wasted time in February 2020 while the virus took hold. The panel calls for better processes and structures ...

Ebola virus disease is a rare but often deadly condition that causes fever, body aches, diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. It's caused by viruses commonly called Ebola ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly ...

Some evidence suggests that the flu virus may live on fabric for about eight hours. Adults have an average of two to three colds per year, and children get even more. You can get a cold or the flu ...

The story of Chernobyl is told through a discovered hoard of dramatic footage filmed at the nuclear plant during the disaster and deeply personal interviews of those who were there.