Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been…
By Carl Zimmer
About a year ago, genetic sequences from more than 200 virus samples from early cases of COVID-19…
Saudi operatives who killed Khashoggi received…
By Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes and Michael Laforgia
WASHINGTON — Four Saudis who participated in the 2018…
Coronaviruses identified in two species of Sri Lankan…
By Lakshmi Supriya
Bats are an important reservoir of viruses. They can fly long distances and have sociable…
Rescuing chicks in distress with a little bit of digital…
By Malaka Rodrigo
COLOMBO — Folklore has it that babies were delivered by storks, who carried them in slings from…
UN says Great Barrier Reef is ‘in danger’, Australia…
By Livia Albeck Ripka
The United Nations has recommended that the Great Barrier Reef be placed on a list of World…
COVID surge in Africa raises fears of a calamity like…
By Abdi Latif Dahir
KISUMU, Kenya — Before Kenya’s president and other leaders arrived in late May to mark a major…
They relied on Chinese vaccines, now they’re battling…
By Sui Lee Wee
Mongolia promised its people a “COVID-free summer”. Bahrain said there would be a “return to…
First they lace up their skates, then they fight…
By Saiyna Bashir, Zia Ur Rehman and Mike Ives
KARACHI — Syeda Aiman has learned to shoot while she skates. She…
From Nobel hero to driver of war, Ethiopia’s leader…
By Declan Walsh
ADDIS ABABA — As war raged in northern Ethiopia and the region barrelled toward its worst famine…
Fight over COVID’s origins renews debate on risks of lab…
By Carl Zimmer and James Gorman
At a Senate hearing on efforts to combat COVID-19 last month, Sen. Rand Paul of…