Two years into pandemic, the origin of Covid tormenting the world still remains a mysteryMost scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorise i...
11 Dec, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal originsLast month, Worobey published a COVID-19 timeline linking the first known human case to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China...
11 Dec, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal originsNow, with the global COVID-19 death toll surpassing 5.2 million on the second anniversary of the earliest human cases, a growing chorus of ...
10 Dec, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
Dogs or cats catching Covid is low but not impossible, so why don’t we have a vaccine for pets yet?Although the evidence so far suggests that the virus is not a major threat to pets, there is a lot left to learn.
16 Nov, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalledIn a commentary published in the journal Nature, the WHO-recruited experts said the origins investigation is at "a critical juncture" requi...
25 Aug, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
What the world wants China to disclose in Wuhan lab leak probeThe Group of Seven leaders this weekend are set to call for a fresh, transparent, World Health Organization-convened study into the origins...
11 Jun, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
After cats and dogs, gorillas test positive for Covid-19The gorillas are believed to have contracted the virus from an asymptomatic staff member.
12 Jan, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
China is making it harder to solve the mystery of how Covid beganChina has effectively snuffed out Covid-19, thanks to stringent border curbs, mass testing and a surveillance network that allows infected ...
31 Dec, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?Viruses naturally evolve as they move through the population, some more than others. It's one reason we need a fresh flu shot each year. Ne...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
View: Covid-19 puts a question mark on the future of world’s mink farmsWhile some researchers downplay the risks, others say the chances of an emerging non-human Sars-CoV-2 reservoir and mutant strains endanger...
28 Nov, 2020, 12.16 AM IST
With second wave looming, President-elect Biden vows immediate, science-based action on virusBiden's pledge, in his first national address since defeating Trump, followed three days of record infections in the United States and came...
08 Nov, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
President-elect Biden vows virus action on 'day one' as Europe suffers under second waveGlobal infections have surged past 49 million and Europe has become the new pandemic epicentre in recent weeks with more than 300,000 death...
08 Nov, 2020, 02.13 AM IST
Joe Biden vows virus action on 'day one' as Europe suffers under second waveGlobal infections have surged past 49 million and Europe has become the new pandemic epicentre in recent weeks with more than 300,000 death...
07 Nov, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
The ultimate holiday guide for 2018: Choose from Fiji, Vietnam, Antarctica or GreenlandNow that you've welcomed the New Year, you can start creating a bucket list to challenge your limits.
10 Jan, 2018, 04.57 PM IST