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A poultry farm.

Once ‘defanged,’ H5N1 bird flu is gaining teeth again

By Lynn C. Klotz | Biosecurity

The real horrors of ‘The Last of Us’ may already be here

By Erik English | Biosecurity

An illustrated history of the world’s deadliest epidemics, from ancient Rome to Covid-19

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Multimedia

This 3D illustration shows a large virus hovering over the entire population of the world in a representation of the threat pandemics posed to everyone. illustration

Investing in pandemic prevention is essential to defend against future outbreaks

By Bridget Williams, Will MacAskill | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

Is the next pandemic brewing on the Netherlands’ poultry farms?

By Paul Tullis | Biosecurity, Investigative Reporting, Multimedia

Extraterrestial Highway. Credit: Rachel. Accessed via Pixabay. Pixabay License. Free for commercial use.

Survey: Americans love conspiracy theories, and that’s dangerous for everyone

By Matthew A. Baum, Katherine Ognyanova | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

DeepMind’s David Silver speaks to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about games, beauty, and AI’s potential to avert human-made disasters. Photo provided by David Silver and used with permission.

DeepMind’s David Silver on games, beauty, and AI’s potential to avert human-made disasters

By Susan D’Agostino | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

B-2 Stealth Bomber

Best of the 2021 Bulletin magazine

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change

A ferret.

The grave risk of lab-created potentially pandemic pathogens

By Lynn Klotz | Biosecurity

A bus carrying a team of experts from the World Health Organization departs an airport in Wuhan on Jan. 14, 2021, after arriving in the Chinese city to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. That investigation is widely seen as having been obstructed by Chinese authorities. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)

How COVID-19’s origins were obscured, by the East and the West

By Nicholas Wade | Analysis, Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

Atomic Bomb Dome in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Credit: Michael Helmer. Public domain image accessed via Wikimedia Commons.

In an era of climate change and COVID, Hiroshima reminds us of another existential threat.

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

who covid-19 coronavirus origins china report

WHO’s “exciting adventure” to find the origins of COVID-19 runs into trouble

By Thomas Gaulkin, Matt Field | Biosecurity