Now, a new preprint paper published last week revealed the strange and alien shapes of those giant virus ... “turtle,” “gorgon,” “supernova,” and “Christmas star.” ...

Arctic ice is shrinking by 13 per cent a decade, but newly discovered giant viruses could help slow some of the decline. It sounds like something from a sci-fi blockbuster: giant viruses are ...

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 ...

While giant viruses have been found in the ocean, this is the first time they've been seen on surface ice and snow with microalgae. Each spring, algae blooms on Arctic ice, causing it to darken.

Giant viruses have been discovered infecting microscopic algae in a rare lake in the Arctic Ocean, a new study finds. The Milne Fiord epishelf lake is a body of fresh water that sits on top of ...