Pristine alien material from the object 2I/Borisov is being exposed to space for the first time—but the coronavirus pandemic is stopping astronomers from watching it
We don’t know for sure, but if we can, it probably won’t be easy, cheap or fast
Johns Hopkins health security expert Tom Inglesby discusses the need for widespread testing, protective equipment and face coverings
Up to one in five hospitalized patients have signs of heart injury. Cardiologists are trying to learn whether the virus attacks the organ
As fear of mortality rises, so does tribalism and support for authoritarian leaders, according to terror-management theory...
The author of book on the 2009 flu outbreak explains how a lack of effective tests crippled U.S. attempts to contain the coronavirus...
They’re not full-fledged physicians, but they’ve been learning important skills that can take the pressure off credentialed M.D.s
Coronavirus research requires high-containment labs. Journalist Elisabeth Eaves talks with Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs about her article “The Risks of Building Too Many Bio Labs,” a joint project of the New Yorker and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...
Wastewater testing could also be used as an early-warning sign if the virus returns
The disease spreads so fast and is so poorly understood that doctors and researchers are sharing their findings on Twitter and Facebook, not medical journals
Scientists across the globe have been cut off from sites and experimental resources—or stranded abroad
Groups of scientists tasked with identifying pandemic-prone microbes were stretched too far and thin
Originally published in June 1968
By adjusting for population, researchers have identified rural areas in several states that could be disproportionally affected by COVID-19
A study on isolation’s neural underpinnings implies many may feel literally “starved” for contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Scientists say it is unclear whether felines can spread the virus to people
Secondary bacterial infections are part of the problem, and we need to ramp up research on new drugs to fight them
Other countries on lockdown will be watching for a resurgence of infections in Hubei province now that travel restrictions are lifting
A reduction in seismic noise because of changes in human activity is a boon for geoscientists
The risky disorder often follows a different pattern in women that may get overlooked
