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Life sciences professors and other staff make contingency plans for more coronavirus-related disruptions in the coming school year.

Modelers try a new approach to gauge the true number of COVID-19 cases in the US by using surveillance data for flu-like illnesses.

SARS-CoV-2 causes cells to put out projections that spread the virus, a study finds.

Researchers have been forced to reckon with restrictions on lab access. Now is the time to figure out how to make science portable and widely accessible.

An influenza virus identified in pigs in China has a concerning mix of genes, but experts say there is no way to know if it will evolve to be transmissible between humans.

A survey of hospitalized patients finds some suffer fatigue, ischemic stroke, delirium, and other symptoms.

The open access publication will use AI to identify the most pressing manuscripts in need of peer review.

Three studies identify unintended consequences of gene editing in human embryos, including large deletions and reshuffling of DNA.

Experts identify childcare, which tends to fall to women, as one likely cause for the relative decrease in women’s scientific productivity compared with men’s.

The possibly record-breaking temps follow the warmest winter on record in the region.

The cell conversion strategy restores neurons and motor functions lost as a result of an induced Parkinson’s-like illness in the animals.

The executive order introduces new measures to curb international competition for US jobs, including highly skilled positions in research and academia.