Aylin Woodward

The coronavirus’ origin remains a mystery. So the idea that it was accidentally released from a lab remains viable, according to 18 scientists.

Studies indicate that T cells, an immune-system component, react to coronavirus variants almost as well as they do to earlier versions of the virus.

Coronavirus-specific T cells and B cells last longer than antibodies, and analyses of them suggest immunity to the virus could last years.

Even if greenhouse-gas emissions stop now, global warming will continue for centuries, a study shows. The solution: removing carbon from the air.

If your image of Tyrannosaurus rex is based on the ferocious creature in “Jurassic Park,” you’ve gotten quite a few things wrong about the “king of the dinosaurs.“In recent years, paleontologists have been

Sean Conley, DO, just delivered a report that raised more questions than it answered about Trump’s COVID-19 illness. Here’s what to know about Conley.

Some COVID-19 precautions, like wearing masks, are essential. But others — quarantining your mail, for instance — aren’t necessary, experts say.

People who’ve had coronaviruses that cause common colds may have a head start in mounting a defense against the new coronavirus.

29-year-old Danielle Elsener, winner of the first Activate Movement Program, designed a zero-waste system called “A020.”

A woman infected her downstairs neighbor even though the two never came into close contact. Transmission likely occurred in the elevator.

We are officially six months into the coronavirus pandemic. More than 10.5 million people have been infected, a quarter of whom are in the US. The death toll stands at a staggering 512,000.

Riding an elevator can be risky since the coronavirus jumps between people in close contact. But there are ways to minimize your risk.

Body cams and bias trainings don’t work well. Strict policies around use of force, as well as federal oversight and police union contracts, do.

The mutation rate of the new coronavirus suggests a one-time vaccine would be sufficient to confer long-term immunity, according to experts.

Anthropologists have discovered new species of human ancestors and revealed that humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans interbred.

Greta Thunberg has met with world leaders, led climate strikes, sailed the Atlantic, and been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She just turned 17.

A full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex weighed up to 10 tons and was 43 feet long. Much of its growth happened during its teenage years.

Bee populations are in decline. Without them, food like nuts, fruits, and vegetables would become more expensive and rare.

Mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend have once again put America’s gun violence problem in the spotlight.

Giant squids are elusive animals that inhabit the deep ocean worldwide. Scientists are rarely able to capture them on camera. Now they have.