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 ...

A scientist's cat shot to fame last year for his role in the discovery of the United States' first-known jeilongvirus. Now, the feline has replicated his success by fetching yet another animal ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A cat that aided scientists in a virus discovery last year recently put his hunting skills back on display, leading to ...

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 ...