[ad_1] When the first cases of monkeypox were detected in early May, European health officials were stunned. The virus was not known to spread easily among humans, let alone infectingRead More
Tag: Origins
China’s impressive pressure and the origins of covid
[ad_1] No one had predicted how quickly three of China’s strongest influences would fall. On June 3, 30-year-old Austin Li, who has more than 60 million followers, abruptly cut theRead More
Google search results elevate China’s narrative about the origins of COVID,
[ad_1] According to a new study by the Brookings Institution and the Alliance to Secure Democracy, results from Google search engines increase China’s preferred narratives about the origins of COVID-19Read More
Newly Discovered Bat Viruses Offer Clues to Covid’s Origins
[ad_1] In the summer of 2020, six months into the coronavirus pandemic, scientists traveled to the forests of northern Laos to catch bats that may harbor close cousins of theRead More
New Shepard: Blue Origin’s Tourist Rocket and Where It’s Flying
[ad_1] New Shepard is the flagship rocket of Blue Origin’s space tourism business. At the bottom sits a booster rocket, six stories high, and at the top sits a capsuleRead More
WHO to Announce New Team to Examine Origins of Coronavirus
[ad_1] The new committee, known as the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of New Pathogens, will differ in several respects from the team that WHO sent to China. SinceRead More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s William Shatner spaceflight delayed
[ad_1] The predicted high winds, not the rapidly proliferating “Tribbles” of a famous “Star Trek” episode, will delay 90-year-old actor William Shatner’s first real-life space flight by one day, accordingRead More
Intelligence Review Doesn’t Make Conclusive About the Origins of the Virus
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — American intelligence agencies have been unable to determine whether the coronavirus pandemic was the result of an accidental leak from a laboratory or whether it emerged moreRead More
“The Window Is Closing Quickly” to Gather Key Evidence on the Origins of the Virus,
[ad_1] Experts studying the origins of the coronavirus for the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the investigation “has stalled” and further delays could make it impossible to find keyRead More
Caught in the Crossfire on the Origins of Covid
[ad_1] In the early days of the pandemic, scientists reported a reassuring feature in the novel coronavirus: It seemed very stable. The virus didn’t mutate very quickly, making it anRead More