spanish flu pandemic Archives

By Eleanor Cummins Oct 04, 2018

A century ago the Spanish flu killed 50 million—and then we forgot about it

Here's what we can learn.

By Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, and Lone Simonsen/The Conversation Mar 05, 2018

Historical disease detectives are solving mysteries of the 1918 flu.

By Steven Kotler Jul 20, 2009

A new drug could foil any outbreak

By Stuart Fox Aug 19, 2008

Scientists have succeed in replicating flu pandemic antibodies from 90 year old survivors

By Laura Allen. Illustrations Michael Koelsch Feb 01, 2007

Undead viruses! Killer foxes! Soldiers who never sleep! This is no horror movie--it's today's scientists at their most daring