7 out of 10 American voters think COVID-19 came from a lab

When asked what theory they support, 69% of American voters said SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab, while only 31% said it emerged naturally, according to the latest Deseret News/HarrisX poll. Read More

US COVID-origins hearing puts scientific journals in the hot seat

Politicians spar over whether academic publishers colluded with government scientists to suppress the lab-leak hypothesis. Read More

Covid-19 origin in more probability unnatural than natural, lab leak potential source: New study

NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic in more probability had an unnatural origin than a natural one with a potential source being a lab accident or leak, according to new research that employed a ... Read More

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Schools around the world have closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving parents and teachers scrambling to figure out how kids can learn at home. We can help! Science News Explores and the ... Read More

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Quantum computers, systems that process and store information leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, could eventually outperform classical computers on numerous tasks. Among other things, these ... Read More

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Anthony Fauci

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Fauci was a leading figure on both Trump and Biden's coronavirus response teams. Fauci was a regular guest on cable news ... to speak about science without ... Read More

7 out of 10 Americans think COVID-19 came from a lab

Four years after COVID-19 swept the globe ... according to the latest Deseret News/HarrisX poll. “The lab leak theory is the most widely believed origin story for the pandemic among voters across the ... Read More

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A study by The University of Western Australia has unearthed a new species of subterranean ant that shares some traits with a well-known Harry Potter villain. A study by The University of Western ... Read More

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Apr. 17, 2024 — The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform ... Read More

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The technology could make clouds reflect more sunlight, cooling the Earth below. But even the scientists leading the study say letting go of fossil fuels is a much-preferred response to climate ... Read More