The virus winter season has struck—and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how it spreads through the air we breathe. Research from ...

The measles virus doesn’t need direct contact to infect you—it can hang in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has coughed or sneezed. As summer travel ramps up, this highly ...

This researcher at Virginia Tech uses a waterproof bag to capture air, in the development of a COVID air sampling device. (Courtesy Virginia Tech) Researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a device ...

After four years of fighting about it, the World Health Organization has finally proclaimed that viruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID, can be spread through the air. The operative ...

Despite pleas from health officials to limit indoor gatherings, family and friend get-togethers continue pushing the state’s daily coronavirus case totals to record highs. In addition to the ...

In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes The bird flu virus that has beset ...