Researchers have identified a previously unknown giant virus that may offer new insight into how complex life first evolved.

Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas. These viruses, around three-quarters of which were previously unknown to science, were ...

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