The frozen layers of Earth’s permafrost have long been a mystery, hiding secrets from thousands of years ago. Climate change, ...

As global temperatures rise and climate change accelerates glaciers and permafrost are melting at unprecedented rates. While ...

Scientists have been able to revive 33 types of ancient viruses, which are thought to have been frozen in the ice of the Guliya ice cap in the Tibetan Plateau 15,000 years ago. Of those ...

The role of HERVs in human health and disease The fact that thousands of pieces of ancient viruses still exist in the human genome and can even create protein has drawn a considerable amount of ...

Fragments of ancient viruses buried in the genomes of mammals and other vertebrates typically lay dormant but can awaken in immune-compromised mice and may cause cancers, according to a new study ...

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy ...

Pandemics over the course of evolution have led to the integration of viruses into our genome. Westend61via Getty Images ...

A 6,000-year-old forest emerged from melting ice in Wyoming, revealing ancient climate shifts while warning of modern global ...

He referred to a scientific report published a few years ago, which warned that the melting of ice and permafrost in the tundra could unleash hundreds of ancient viruses, some of which could be ...

"In this genetic conflict, either the host is winning or the virus is winning," Malik said, pointing to the roughly 8 percent of the human genome that is made up of old retroviruses that we carry ...

DNA from ancient viruses may be important for growth of embryo in womb, study suggests Cell plasticity refers to how cells can change their identity and function in response to changes in environment.

The fact that thousands of pieces of ancient viruses still exist in the human genome and can even create protein has drawn a considerable amount of attention from researchers, particularly since ...