Science
New Zealand Is Celebrating A Bunch Of Good News About The Coronavirus
New Zealand has had no new cases of COVID-19 for five consecutive days.
David Mack
Hundreds Of Kids In The US Have Been Hospitalized For The Mysterious Coronavirus-Related Syndrome
“Nobody saw this coming,” said one health expert.
Zahra Hirji
These Charts And Maps Show Where The Coronavirus Is Surging Across The US — And Where It Is In Decline
While some states and counties are slowly recovering from the ravages of COVID-19, others face a growing number of new cases.
Peter Aldhous
The Coronavirus Has A Mysterious “Loop” That Lets It Quickly Attack Human Lungs. Here’s How It Works.
How does a relatively common type of virus turn into one so deadly it could spur a pandemic? The answer may lie in its microscopic spikes.
Dan Vergano
A New Study Says The Malaria Drug Touted (And Taken) By Trump Looks Deadly For Coronavirus Patients
“If there was ever hope for this drug, this is the death of it.”
Dan Vergano
These Are The Fake Experts Pushing Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus Pandemic
A guide to the spin doctors and conspiracy theorists clogging up your social media feed.
Jane Lytvynenko
Scientists Studying The Coronavirus Say Some States Are Censoring Them
State officials in Florida, Arizona, and Georgia have reportedly been censoring scientists or providing questionable COVID-19 case data while pushing for early reopenings.
Dan Vergano
The Coronavirus Has Tanked Carbon Emissions. It’s Not Nearly Enough To Prevent Climate Disaster.
Choosing whether to embrace green policies to lead the economic recovery will be a make-or-break moment for the climate crisis, experts say.
Zahra Hirji
Trump Said He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Try To Prevent COVID-19 In Spite Of An FDA Warning
“I happen to be taking it," said the president to a stunned audience on Monday.
Amber Jamieson
JetBlue’s Founder Helped Fund A Stanford Study That Said The Coronavirus Wasn’t That Deadly
A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientists’ concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.
Stephanie M. Lee
Anthony Fauci And Rand Paul Had A Tense Exchange During A Coronavirus Hearing
Fauci also warned Paul not be "cavalier" in thinking children are "completely immune" from the harmful effects of the coronavirus.
Tasneem Nashrulla
These Pictures Show What The Brand-New Distanced World Looks Like
As countries around the world start to cautiously reopen, many are reshaping their public spaces to encourage social distancing.
Kate Bubacz
Wuhan Plans To Test All 11 Million Residents After Six New Coronavirus Cases Were Reported
The new coronavirus cases are the first reported in the city, where the virus emerged, since April 3.
Megha Rajagopalan
Dr. Anthony Fauci Said Reopening The Country Early Could Lead To Avoidable "Suffering And Death"
The nation's top infectious disease official warned lawmakers that if states proceed with reopening their economies early, "There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control."
Dan Vergano
Here’s What Public Health Experts Think Our Pandemic Summer Will Look Like
As fights over lockdowns reach a fever pitch, public health experts say loosening restrictions will lead to more deaths by summer.
Dan Vergano
Trump’s Health Secretary Says Workers’ Home Lives, Not Working Conditions, Are Responsible For Coronavirus Outbreaks In Meatpacking Plants
Alex Azar’s comments echo those from the meatpacking industry, who say outbreaks in their plants are not their fault.
Kadia Goba
The "Plandemic" Video Has Exploded Online — And It Is Filled With Falsehoods
The slickly produced video has been viewed by millions, despite platforms' attempts to limit its spread.
Jane Lytvynenko
These ZIP Code-Level Maps Show The Places Hit Hardest By COVID-19
An analysis of five major cities by BuzzFeed News found that ZIP codes with more cases per person tended to be lower income, have more elderly residents, and be communities of color.
John Templon
A Very Close Look At Some Of The World's Most Feared Viruses
This might be the nerdiest photo post ever.
Kate Bubacz
This Is What We Know About The Wuhan Lab That Trump Blames For COVID-19
The Wuhan Institute of Virology previously conducted controversial experiments to test what could make coronaviruses more dangerous to humans, but scientists have ruled out that SARS-CoV-2 is a product of genetic engineering.
Peter Aldhous
The Coronavirus Is Keeping Addiction Counselors From Their Patients. So The Industry Has Transformed.
"Our experience is this works. We are not waiting for this COVID thing to pass over. We are doing the work."
Paul McLeod
This Couple Are Urging Fellow Anti-Vaxxers To Pay To Have Their Name And Address Added To Form Letters
One of Australia’s newest and most active anti-vaxxer groups is rallying campaigners against the new rules about flu vaccines and aged care facilities — and asking them to donate to a get-out-of-debt business run by a “sovereign citizen”.
Cameron Wilson
15 Children In New York City Were Hospitalized With A Mysterious Inflammatory Disease Potentially Linked To COVID-19
The New York City Health Department issued an alert about a "pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome” that has also been reported in the UK.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Is It OK To Go To A Park Or Beach? We Asked Seven Experts.
Images of people in New York crowding a park and not wearing masks went viral this weekend. Here’s what coronavirus experts say about parks and beach trips.
David Mack
Black Americans Don’t Trust Medicine Because Of Racism. That’s Bad In A Pandemic.
A legacy of racism has left a dangerous divide between the medical establishment and black Americans, who are now dying at high rates in the coronavirus pandemic.
Dan Vergano
The FDA Is Tightening Its Regulations On Coronavirus Antibody Tests
The agency had previously relaxed its rules for verifying manufacturers’ accuracy data, leading more than 165 unauthorized tests to flood the US market.
Stephanie M. Lee
The Mental Health Crisis For Frontline Workers Has Already Begun
The economic ramifications of the coronavirus are bleak enough, but the mental health crisis that frontline workers are about to face may be even worse.
Scaachi Koul
No, The CDC Did Not Revise Down The Number Of COVID-19 Deaths
Several tweets went viral that falsely claimed the CDC had drastically revised down the number of deaths in the US from the coronavirus — but it seems some people didn't read to the end of the page.
Brianna Sacks
This Doctor Is Suggesting COVID-19 Lockdowns Are A Conspiracy To Take Away Your Freedom
A viral video in which Dr. Annie Bukacek questions the severity of COVID-19 has given anti-lockdown activists across the country a sense of validation.
Anne Helen Petersen
UK Scientists Are Urgently Investigating The Link Between Obesity And The Coronavirus
New data seen by ministers and government scientists shows the proportion of severely obese people in ICUs is twice the proportion in the general population.
Alex Wickham
