Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. pandoravirus Scientists have just discovered hundreds of new giant viruses, in a comprehensive study covering oceans across the ...

Researchers at the Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyväskylä have made a notable breakthrough by isolating a giant virus—Finland's first. They've named it Jyvaskylavirus, and its discovery ...

In a quiet freshwater pond in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, researchers have pulled from the water a microscopic giant that ...

Giant viruses might not be visible to the naked eye, but their presence in oceans could shape the future of marine ecosystems—and even human health. In a groundbreaking new study published in Nature ...

Researchers have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than researchers have thought. It also illustrates ...

Scientists have uncovered over 200 new giant viruses lurking in ocean waters that not only help shape marine ecosystems but also manipulate photosynthesis in algae. These massive viruses once nearly ...

Giant viruses lurking in the soils of a New England forest sport traits never seen in other viruses of similar heft — from star-like outer shells to bizarre, tubular appendages, according to a ...

Study reveals new insights into giant viruses and their role in marine ecosystems. Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, ...