Scientists Revive SCARY 48,000 Year Old Zombie Virus??

Thousands of undead dig themselves out of their graves and start stumbling down the streets, attacking and eating the living as they go. Thousands turn to millions. Society breaks down, governments fail, food supplies dwindle. Rival clans emerge and fight for resources.Show more

Sure, it’s pretty much the plot of the Walking Dead and a bunch of other zombie apocalypse stories. But what if instead of zombie humans terrorizing the planet, it was a zombie virus? Recent discoveries could make that possibility less far-fetched than it may seem.

Welcome back to Factnomenal. Today, we’re taking a look at zombie viruses – ancient pathogens that are being revived after tens of thousands of years as Arctic permafrost thaws and reveal a once-frozen past.