Science writer Carl Zimmer shares the scientific fact that blows his mind. Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times and the author of "A Planet of Viruses." Produced by Alex Kuzoian and ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

An curved arrow pointing right. Antibiotics, once considered wonder drugs, are becoming increasingly ineffective against bacterial disease. Misuse of the drugs has led to bacterial resistance that ...

Carl Zimmer is the author of 12 books about biology. His newest book, Evolution: Making Sense of Life, co-authored with biologist Douglas Emlen, will be published in August. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer. Dutton, 2025 ($32) The air around us is more alive than we might care to think. What seems like an in-­between void is really ...