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Unable to travel to international or remote sites, some researchers are losing critical data.

A new study demonstrates that some viruses can be transmitted on airborne particles other than those produced by talking, coughing, or sneezing.

Increases in the levels of three cytokines are among the features linked to poor outcomes.

In human male-female pairs with a less similar suite of genes for human leukocyte antigens, sperm fare better when exposed to cervical mucus.

In a small study of patients hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers report distinct early differences between the antibody responses of patients who recovered and those who died, possibly paving the way for a tool to predict disease prognosis.

Race has been used to segment humanity and, by extension, establish and enforce a hierarchy in science. Individual and institutional commitments to racial justice in the sciences must involve political activity.

Studies on SARS-CoV-2’s milder cousins hint that our immune systems are quick to forget the viruses, but it’s unclear whether the same is true for the agent that causes COVID-19.

Following a string of outbreaks, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will move to an online-only semester.

The deadline is this Friday to submit your new product and have a chance at being selected for a coveted spot in The Scientist’s 2020 competition.

These rapid tests could allow people to find out quickly and easily if they have the disease—if they get regulatory approval for the consumer market.

SalivaDirect, an open-source protocol, avoids many of the supply bottlenecks of other tools and could be offered for as little as $10 a test.

A handful of factors tip the scales in making a virus more likely to trigger a disruptive global outbreak. Right now, scientists tend to rank influenza, coronaviruses, and Nipah virus as the biggest threats.