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

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 ...

A team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Shubham Kanodia has discovered an unusual planetary system in which a large gas giant planet orbits a small red dwarf star ... the ARCTIC camera on the ...

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The stellar wreckage left by the death throes of a giant red star takes the appearance of an overflowing cosmic jug in a stunning new image. The observation made by the Gemini South telescope ...

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 ...

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.