In a laboratory in Florida, a house cat named Pepper has again been involved in the unanticipated discovery of a new virus as a result of its habit of bringing home dead mammals. This time, it was a ...

Dead shrew he carted home to his virologist owner had previously unidentified virus strain A year ago, he made news after a mouse he killed had first jeilongvirus found in U.S. THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 ...

The Christmas Island shrew, the only shrew species native to Australia, has been officially declared extinct. This small mammal, once endemic to the isolated Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, has ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists identify a new orthoreovirus strain in a shrew caught by a cat in Florida, raising questions about cross-species virus ...