By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Florida virologist John Lednicky ...

I’m adorable. And I almost became a coat because of it. If that sounds dramatic — good. It should. Because while humans have […] ...

When a Florida virologist’s cat brought home a dead shrew, no one expected it to lead to the discovery of a previously unknown virus. But that's exactly what happened. The shrew carried a new strain ...

Scientists have identified a new strain of orthoreovirus, thanks to a catch made by a professor's cat. Orthoreoviruses are ...

A cat named Pepper has once again helped scientists discover a new virus—this time a mysterious orthoreovirus found in a ...

Pepper the cat is at it again. After his hunting skills helped virologists identify the first jeilongvirus in the United ...

Pepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for ...

The governor's office announced that the state would use emergency powers to seize land in the Everglades to create an immigrant detention center.