The genetic variation of the novel coronavirus that dominates the world today infects human cells more readily than the original that emerged in China, according to a new study published in the journal Cell on Thursday.

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There's a new exotic subatomic particle on the atom smasher. Physicists working with CERN's Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) collaboration have found a new form of the elusive four-quark particle called a tetraquark that they have never seen bef

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As countries ease their lockdowns, authorities need to recognize the coronavirus can spread through the air far beyond the two meters (six feet) urged in social distancing guidelines, an international group of 239 scientists said Monday.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the UN body of its top funding source over its response to the coronavirus.

Population-wide immunity to the novel coronavirus could be "unachievable" with antibodies to the virus disappearing after just a few weeks in some patients, according to a major new Spanish study.

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The coronavirus doesn't just target our lungs.

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It's fair to say we humans haven't done a great job of looking after our home planet, and now NASA has published updated guidelines to try and ensure that we don't end up having a negative impact on the celestial bodies we visit next.

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Top officials with the World Health Organisation said that further lockdowns are possible across the world as some regions track surges in coronavirus cases after relaxing quarantine measures.