Matthew Hutson

COVID, monkeypox, Ebola, and SARS all originated in animals. Some researchers think we can predict what’s next, while others believe it’s an impossible task. By Matthew Hutson The natural world is a reservoir of plagues. At any moment, untold numbers of viruses...

A “universal” flu vaccine could bring one of the world’s longest pandemics to an end. By Matthew Hutson n 2009, global health officials started tracking a new kind of flu. It appeared first in Mexico, in March, and quickly infected thousands. Influenza tends to kill...