"I watched fifteen hours of COVID origins arguments so you don't have to" ~health Article 12 171 words 14 votes
The uncharted world of emerging pathogens – In their quest to detect early outbreaks, virus hunters are sampling environmental DNA in water, dirt, and air ~science biology Article 3381 words, published Feb 14 2024 8 votes
Scientists in Sweden have succeeded in extracting and sequencing RNA molecules from an extinct species, a century old Tasmanian tiger known as a thylacine ~science biology Article 321 words 16 votes
Finland, Europe's leading producer of fox fur, has begun slaughtering 120,000 foxes and mink to stem an outbreak of avian flu that has hit fur farms ~enviro Article 290 words 8 votes
New simulation based study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’ in thawing Arctic permafrost ~enviro climate change Article 11 votes
Are cures for some of the world’s deadliest diseases hiding in our sewers? ~health medicine Article 2304 words, published Dec 16 2022 7 votes
“What If?” Eleven serious answers to slightly crazy science questions ~science physics astronomy biology Link 3 votes
How often can you be infected with the Coronavirus? The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling answer: repeatedly, sometimes within months ~health medicine Article 1068 words 10 votes
Strong new evidence suggests a virus triggers multiple sclerosis ~science biology medicine Article 1295 words 12 votes
Psychiatrists are uncovering connections between mental health and viruses ~health.mental Article 2821 words, published Dec 1 2021 7 votes
Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into cave bats eighteen months before outbreak ~health Article 319 words 7 votes
Why many scientists say it’s unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a “lab leak” ~health Link 15 votes
Where did the coronavirus come from? What we already know is troubling. ~health Article 5669 words 10 votes
What we know and don't know about the coronavirus "variants of concern" ~health Article 1833 words 8 votes
Scientists stuck as China keeps foiling WHO investigation on virus origin ~health Article 532 words 16 votes
The lab-leak hypothesis—for decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …? ~health Article 2597 words, published Jan 4 2021 18 votes
The mutated coronavirus is a ticking time bomb ~health Article 2867 words, published Dec 31 2020 10 votes
How Iceland hammered COVID with science – the tiny island nation brought huge scientific heft to its attempts to contain and study the coronavirus ~health Article 2897 words 9 votes
The human genome is full of viruses ~science biology Article 1208 words, published May 22 2020 8 votes
Bradykinin storms are the hottest new hypothesis for why Covid-19 can wreak havoc on the body ~health medicine Article 2460 words 12 votes
Euronews travelled to Iceland to see how researchers are hunting down viruses – and exploring their potential uses as part of a project called Virus-X ~science biology.molecular Video 4:00 4 votes
University of North Carolina researchers were potentially exposed to lab-created coronaviruses in several incidents since 2015, highlighting the risks even in respected research facilities ~health Article 2674 words 8 votes
Headaches top symptom for coronavirus, but only one third have any sign of illness ~health medicine Article 446 words 6 votes
A plasma shot could prevent coronavirus. But feds and makers won’t act, scientists say ~health medicine Article 1738 words 15 votes
A highly contagious, often lethal rabbit virus arrives in the United States ~science biology Article 4828 words 9 votes
World's first inactivated COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies ~health medicine Article 597 words 12 votes
Immunity to COVID-19 may wane just two to three months after infection, study suggests ~health Article 748 words 13 votes
HIV drugs have transformed the lives of people in rich nations. In Papua New Guinea, the virus is mutating ~health medicine Article 1643 words 8 votes
WHO says new virus outbreak in China needs further testing after 'hypothesis' on cause ~health Article 471 words 5 votes
Coronaviruses are extremely widespread in wild animals bred for food in Vietnam, with the wildlife supply chain quickly spreading those viruses to uninfected animals, preliminary research shows ~science biology Article 503 words 6 votes
Coronavirus may be a blood vessel disease, which explains everything ~health medicine Article 54 words 26 votes
What we know about your chances of catching the virus outdoors: Pandemic life is safer outdoors, in part, because even a light wind will quickly dilute the virus ~health Article 216 words 8 votes
Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates: Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications ~health medicine Article 754 words 12 votes
Erin Bromage, PHD examines the risks of coronavirus exposure in different environments and settings ~health Article 3097 words, published May 6 2020 6 votes