COVID

Scientists have identified more than 30 different pathogens that they fear could cause the next big pandemic in humans

Researchers are still working to understand the complicated and debilitating condition dubbed long COVID

A combination of human behavior and immunity, the environment, and SARS-CoV-2 itself explains why the virus surges during both hotter and colder months

During the lockdown phase of the COVID pandemic, we indulged our toddler son. Years later, we wonder if his current behavior is normal or a result of that early isolation 

When scientists exposed people to the virus that causes COVID, only a subset got sick. Studying them could offer clues to immunity

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune protection even more than single-target shots

Amid the pandemic, the Pentagon ran a conspiracy campaign to discredit vaccines—just so it could score points against China. The revelation is a worst-case scenario for global public health

We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our heads in the sand and why we need to pull them out, fast

COVID numbers are low, but some evidence suggests they could be rising. Here’s how to protect yourself this summer, according to experts

Attacks on Anthony Fauci over guidance on masking and social distancing issued during the COVID pandemic ignore the science on viral spread

Congressional representatives grilled Anthony Fauci, former head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about the government’s early response to the COVID pandemic

Anthony Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases early in the COVID pandemic, is facing a congressional committee about questionable e-mails from agency officials