In a lab far from the Arctic, a virus that had been locked in ice for tens of thousands of years was coaxed back into activity, proving that some ancient pathogens can endure almost unimaginable ...

Using a reverse-image search via Google Lens (archive), Snopes determined that Pixels, a photography and art hosting website, published the original photograph. Titled, "Polarized light micrograph of ...

Old Giant Pandoravirus yedoma holds the record as the oldest virus ever revived from permafrost, having remained frozen for 48,500 years before scientists successfully brought it back to life in ...