A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician
The pandemic challenges a young critical care doctor in ways he could never have imagined
"The Coronavirus Outbreak"
COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Search for Antibodies That ‘First Do No Harm’
Biotechs and pharma want to protect patients without triggering immune system havoc
How Anti-Science Attitudes Have Impacted the Coronavirus Pandemic in Brazil
A leading Brazilian scientist discusses the challenges faced by the country, which has the world’s third-highest number of COVID-19 cases
Precision Mobile Testing Is Key to Opening the Economy Safely
Fighting COVID-19 with our antiquated paradigm of centralized health care delivery is like fighting World War III with a musket
A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks
A global natural experiment examines the time warp of life under quarantine
One Key Factor in whether COVID-19 Will Wane This Summer
Seasonal respite from the pandemic will depend on what happens indoors, not just outdoors
New Design Helps N95 Mask Wearers Breathe Easier
The device prevents oxygen deprivation in coronavirus-blocking respirators
Will the Earth ‘Remember’ the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Tree rings, ice cores and sediment deposits could record changes in pollution during the global shutdown
Coronavirus Roundup: May 16–May 22
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
Grief in the Time of COVID-19
We can’t visit the dying in hospitals, and we can’t gather for funerals—but technology can lessen the pain
Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens to Derail Polio Eradication—but There’s a Silver Lining
COVID-19 has stifled the world’s largest immunization program. Yet polio’s vast workforce is also helping in the fight against the new disease
Online COVID-19 Dashboard Calculates How Risky Reopenings and Gatherings Can Be
A new tool gauges the danger that someone may be infected with COVID-19 in groups of different sizes
Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Delivered Their First Results—but Their Promise Is Still Unclear
Scientists urge caution over hints of success emerging from small human and animal studies
COVID-19 Threatens Endangered Species in Southeast Asia
The coronavirus has created a survival crisis for rural communities and, consequently, for wildlife
How the Coronavirus Has Changed Animals’ Landscape of Fear
The pandemic lockdowns are providing a window into how a wariness of humans uniquely shapes other species’ behavior
Global CO2 Emissions Saw Record Drop During Pandemic Lockdown
The decline shows how far there is to go to curtail greenhouse gases over the long term
Human Viruses Can Jump into Animals, Too—Sowing the Seeds of Future Epidemics
“Reverse zoonosis” may foster the right conditions for the next COVID-19
Why History Urges Caution on Coronavirus Immunity Testing
Snorting powdered smallpox scabs and jumping into the beds of those freshly dead from yellow fever. Humanity has gone to extreme lengths in search of immunity before.
Addressing the Coronavirus’s Outsized Toll on People of Color
U.S. scientists say that better data, testing and hospital preparedness are key to tackling the significant racial disparities
COVID-19 Could Permanently Transform Transportation
The drop in CO2 emissions we’re seeing is temporary—but it shows us what might be possible
