How genetic science helped expose a secret coronavirus outbreak in Iowa VIEW
Workers at an Agri Star meatpacking plant in Iowa were left clueless as the coronavirus spread through their ranks. Genetic data held the answers. Here's...
Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread
Scientists in Houston have released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus, which reveals the virus's continual accumulation of mutations, one...
CDC reverses itself, says new guidelines on coronavirus transmission were posted in error
On Friday, the agency posted guidelines suggesting the virus can transmit over a distance larger than 6 feet and that indoor ventilation is key to...
Baghdad’s record heat — 125 degrees — offers glimpse of world’s climate change future VIEW
Sitting in one of the fastest warming parts of the globe, the city offers a troubling snapshot of the future that climate change might one...
Major new climate study rules out less-severe global warming scenarios
The study has a message that matters a great deal: There is basically little or no chance that we are going to get lucky and...