The most difficult thing for an epidemiological model to predict: human behavior. One of the greatest challenges of the coronavirus pandemic is that all levels of policy makers need to make decisions ...

What plants can teach us about surviving a pandemic. Before all the lockdowns, I bought some fresh basil from Trader Joe’s, trimmed off all but the top leaves, clipped the stem at its midpoint, and pu ...

“The infection enigma,” explained. Part of The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis In the worst cases of Covid-19, the virus not only attacks and destroys tissue in the lungs but also trigg ...

Universal vote-by-mail is the only way to ensure free and fair elections in November. The political climate in the US is tumultuous. The Covid-19 pandemic hangs over everything even as a dozen other i ...

Is reinfection possible? WIll it be seasonal? How prevalent is it really? These are some of the top questions on researchers’ minds. It’s easy to forget that just a few months ago, the virus that is c ...

The vernal equinox is upon us: On Thursday, March 19, both the Northern and Southern hemispheres will experience roughly an equal amount of daylight. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it mar ...