Here's why you might not want to trust the next virus warning pop-up that appears on your phone. If your iPhone gets a virus, you’ll certainly want to know as soon as possible. But in a world of ...

so when they see an e-mail from their friend warning of a virus, they believe it more than the software." Confusion about which warnings are hoaxes and which are real could mount in the future as ...

so I believe this is real.” Fraudulent virus alerts abound, preying on panic and ignorance. Even when we’re savvy enough to question a warning’s veracity, we often forward it on, nudged by ...

Like that previous variant, The "Trump suffering from a stroke" messages do not reference any real virus or malware threat and should be ignored as hoaxes. (NOTE: The picture displayed above was ...

Over 250 million trees have died already as a result of infection by this virus. "This virus is a real threat to the global supply of chocolate," study co-author Benito Chen-Charpentier ...

Science Photo Library/Getty A warning has been issued to travelers over the spread of three diseases, including the Marburg virus. It’s a close cousin of Ebola that’s been dubbed the ...

the idea of a second pandemic feels far too real. And now, a new global warning from leading virologists is putting that fear back in the spotlight. Experts from the Global Virus Network (GVN ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just issued a warning for the tropical hot spot as dengue fever cases spike across the Western Pacific. Dengue, a potentially deadly virus spread by ...

A historically wet winter and, now, hotter summer are leading to “pretty big” warning signs for West Nile virus in the Western US, public health and mosquito control experts say, suggesting ...

To be clear: The virus isn’t real (nor are zombies), but is it even plausible? (Spoilers ahead for Resident Evil (2002).) Reel Science is an Inverse series that reveals the real (and fake ...

In mid-February, multiple news reports claimed an elderly man recently died after being infected with a virus called Alaskapox, marking the first known fatal case of the virus. According to Alaska ...