Accusations that epidemics or pandemics are “biological warfare” are not new. Humans rightly have an innate fear of disease. “This plague is a deliberate attack” is a trope that is ...

Q: Would a chemical or biological attack be more deadly? A: If cultured well, a biological weapon would have a more devastating impact since people infected with some biological agents can spread ...

Is the Defense Department still preparing to fight biological warfare as if it’s 1970? When preparing for biological warfare, most nations picture scenarios in which an enemy openly sprays traditional ...

What is the main difference between biological and chemical warfare? Biological warfare ithe use of living organisms--pathogens and germs--which are alive and dangerous.

The novel coronavirus is not an ideal biological warfare agent, experts say, because its impact on the United States and adversaries alike cannot be controlled. But China refuses to help the world ...

Early Biological Warfare. Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed that an ancient set of human remains known as the Well Man were intended to make the locals unwell.

According to new research, an oft-told tale of early biological warfare—a medieval siege involving the catapulting of victims of the Black Death—probably never happened.

Archaeologists were recently able to confirm an 800-year-old tale of medieval biological warfare. The Norwegian historical chronicle Sverris saga tells the story of an attack that involved a ...

Police in Germany have raided the home of a teenage boy suspected of making and storing ricin, a highly toxic and deadly biological warfare agent.

Accusations that epidemics or pandemics are "biological warfare" are not new. Humans rightly have an innate fear of disease. "This plague is a deliberate attack" is a trope that is thousands of ...

Q: Would a chemical or biological attack be more deadly? A: If cultured well, a biological weapon would have a more devastating impact since people infected with a biological agent can spread the ...