coronavirus

A new study looks at what happens when you get infected with two viruses at the same time.

In ancient Greece, the Olympics were never solely about the athletes themselves.

A year of disruptions to work has contributed to mass burnout.

Many workers moved home on the promise or hope that they'd be able to keep working remotely at least some of the time after the pandemic ended.

Virtual tourism has thus far been a futuristic dream, but a world shaped by Covid-19 may be ready to accept it.

Counterintuitively, directly combating misinformation online can spread it further. A different approach is needed.

The pandemic has many people questioning whether they ever want to go back to the office.

Instead of insisting that we remain "free from" government control, we should view taking vaccines and wearing masks as a "freedom to" be a moral citizen who protects the lives of others.

What's to blame for the recent uptick in containership accidents?

People may be more willing to get vaccinated when told how popular it is.

Ultrasound might be able to damage the novel coronavirus in the same way an opera singer's voice can shatter a wine glass.

Masks are great, but what happens when we try to throw out a billion masks at once?

A psychologist and a doctor of emergency medicine explain.

Cotton mask fibers prove 33 percent more effective at blocking viruses in trials.

The vaccine will shorten the "shedding" time.

Beyond making up 70% of the world's health workers, women researchers have been at the cutting edge of coronavirus research.

Millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine could be distributed as early as this week.

Researchers analyze prehistoric viruses in animals dug out from the Siberian permafrost.

The study suggests scientists are underestimating the number of animal species that could generate the next novel coronavirus.

Pandemics have historically given way to social revolution. What will the post-COVID revolution be?

It's not the caffeine; it's the people.

Did America's collective mental health get worse (and then better) after the first COVID-19 lockdown?

Participation in community science programs has skyrocketed during COVID-19 lockdowns.

From making their own swabs to staying in constant communication across the board, Northwell Health dove headfirst into uncharted waters to take on the virus and save lives.

New research identifies 16 different COVID-19 personality types and the lessons we can learn from this global pandemic.

Lovers are parted from lovers, (grand)parents from children, families from their dead.

Northwell Health has built an elaborate data system to track and fight COVID-19. If this system goes global, it could prevent a future pandemic.

Inequality in wealth, gender, and race grew to unprecedented levels across the world, according to OxFam report.

There is no going "back to normal."

The long-term lessons America learns from the coronavirus pandemic will spell life or death.