Brazil’s Covid-19 Crisis Shows What Will Happen if the U.S. Relaxes All Social Distancing Standards

Making Sense of the Latest Coronavirus Vaccine News

A status update on 5 vaccines under investigation

What’s the Deal With Coronavirus and Surface Spread?

Updated guidance from the CDC provides new details about the virus’ transmission patterns

What’s Safer, a Grocery Store or a Farmer’s Market?

Here’s what the experts say

Covid-19 Is Pummeling Black Americans, and Parents Are Not Alright: 5 Important New Findings

A roundup of the coronavirus research we’re following

• Black people get it worse: In April, I reported in…

A Vaccine May Not Help the Elderly

Even though that group is the most at-risk for the coronavirus

The first successful vaccine against the coronavirus may well fail the people who need it most — 50 million people over 65, writes Brendan…

Nobel Laureates Blast the NIH

77 Nobel Prize-winning scientists write that a grant to study bat coronaviruses should not have been canceled

Church Arson, Summer Camp, and a Seed Vault for the End of the World

A roundup of stories we’re reading about the coronavirus today

• Congregants of First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Mississippi, gathered at…

The Latest: A vaccine update

Dear Reader,

It’s the first official holiday weekend during the pandemic, and if you’re like me, you might feel a little weird about it. I’m thrilled for the day off of work, but at least where I am, many big parks and beaches are closed to prevent…

View Pandemic Technology With Skepticism

What you should know about thermal imaging

The public is being misled about pandemic technology. In an op-ed for OneZero, Evan Selinger, a professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology…

Can I Rent A House?

Here’s how to rent safely this summer

How to safely rent a house this summer. In a new story for Elemental, experts say renting a vacation spot is possible, with precautions.

Eleanor Murray, ScD, assistant professor…