Biology
Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to China
A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program has been found guilty on all counts in a federal court in Boston
Pfizer confirms COVID pill's results, potency versus omicron
Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant
Uganda registers first 7 cases of omicron, says official
A health official in Uganda has announced the East African country's first seven cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus
India confirms omicron variant cases, says get the shot now
India has confirmed its first two cases of the omicron coronavirus variant
DNA matches body to Alaska man last seen alive in 1979
Alaska State Troopers say DNA and genome sequencing have identified a body found decades ago on Fire Island just west of Anchorage
South Africa's new COVID cases double in 1 day amid omicron
South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 have nearly doubled in just one day
Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant
Japan has confirmed its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a visitor who recently arrived from Namibia
World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant
The world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant that is potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled waves of infection on nearly every continent
EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant
The European Union’s executive says it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant
Study: Warmer summers worsen tick infestations for US moose
It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s broad body and sucking its lifeblood