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Infectious diseases spread exponentially, yes, but only in the beginning. Thank God.

The president promises a return to work “sooner than people think.” But public health experts say we need months of social distancing...

Researchers found that the cephalopod is the only creature that can edit its RNA outside the nucleus. It's a tool that may one day...

Utilities and grid operators are well-prepared to handle the pandemic, but a second wave of the virus later this year could be disastrous.

Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom are policing Twitter feeds, Medium posts, and other sources of bad data and misleading charts.

A 100-year-old way to beat disease could help researchers figure out how to harness the antibodies from earlier patients to help the...

New studies suggest that while children still fare better than adults, babies, toddlers and kids with other conditions remain at risk.

We've been led to believe that robots and AI are replacing humans en masse. But this economic catastrophe is blowing up that myth.

The low-tech site run by health experts collects reports of new diseases in real time. They've got a shoestring budget—and a stunning...

4 million years ago, a burst of hot rock heated the planet, causing ocean acidification, massive storms, and extinctions. What can...