At first it was believed the anthrax came from a natural source. But when another worker became ill and virulent spores were discovered at their workplace, the mystery turned sinister. A few days ...

In a new study, researchers declare the presence of Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium responsible for anthrax, in soil samples collected from Unit 731’s site in northeastern China. These findings ...

The in-depth story of the Soviet Bio Weapon Anthrax Leak Incident of Sverdlovsk / Yekaterinburg in 1979. Anthrax Leak. ...A Deadly Biological Weapon Unleashed. April 2, 1979. Another chilly spring day ...

You might expect scavengers such as vultures to have a diet high in dangerous bacteria. Our study investigated what defences these animals have to help them stay healthy. On World Rabies Day ...

As the Arctic’s permafrost thaws, deadly microbes are being released, causing problems for humans and animals.

All it took was a relatively small mistake for dozens of scientists at one of the U.S. government's most secure laboratories to be exposed to a potentially deadly strain of anthrax bacteria.

The local health office earlier did medical checks on the five persons after it was discovered that the cattle they had slaughtered were infected with the often deadly anthrax bacterium ...

Saddam Hussein could be "months" away from assembling a nuclear bomb and has stockpiled possibly thousands of litres of deadly anthrax, a report on Iraq's military capabilities warned today.

A research lab in Siberia that stores dangerous viruses including smallpox, anthrax, and Ebola was hit by a gas explosion on Monday. A gas cylinder exploded in a sanitary inspection room on the ...