What caused the coronavirus? A skeptical take on the theories about the outbreak’s Chinese...
Of all the mysteries about the novel coronavirus, its origin excites the most fervent debate. At the outbreak’s beginning, there were conspiracy theories that...
No matter how you crunch the numbers, this pandemic is only just getting started...
People are understandably looking for good news. But the truth is, we’re nowhere near controlling coronavirus.
There...
Scientists tracked COVID-19 mutation and the results are terrifying (Daily Beast)
Researchers discovered three distinct strains of SARS-CoV-2 to analyze, each with its own unique behaviors. That was before countless mutations as...
How 20 seconds of soap kills the coronavirus (Vox)
This is a great video from Vox on how soap (or, perhaps not quite as well, hand sanitizer) kills the coronavirus --...
As humans stay indoors, wild animals take back what was once theirs (WaPo)
It's not easy being a baby sea turtle, hatching into a human's world. Curious children, leashless dogs, oblivious joggers: The dangers are...
Coronavirus destroys lungs, but doctors are finding its damage in kidneys, hearts and elsewhere...
The new coronavirus kills by inflaming and clogging the tiny air sacs in the lungs, choking off the body’s oxygen supply until it shuts...
Wellness influencers are spreading QAnon conspiracies about the coronavirus (Mother Jones)
An unfounded far-right fever dream meets unfounded far-out fever treatments.
Wellness influencers have been having a field...
Stay 6 feet apart, we’re told, but how far can air carry coronavirus? (NYT)
Most of the big droplets travel a mere six feet. The role of tiny aerosols is the 'trillion-dollar question.'
Chaotic search for treatments reveals another shortcoming in pandemic preparation (WaPo)
Federal officials say they are devising plans for a wide-ranging partnership to organize research.
In a desperate...
Coronavirus vaccine? Two pharmaceutical giants collaborating to develop one (NPR)
Two of the world's largest vaccine manufacturers are joining forces to develop a new vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
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