The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla to receive a ...

The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...

XEC’s prevalence is lower in the US and Canada and reached a high of 5.96% in European cases on 19 August. Slovenia had high ...

The XEC variant is a hybrid of the earlier omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, which is currently dominant in Europe. But ...

The latest strain of COVID originated in June in Germany, but has already spread across Europe, Asia and North America. Here's what to know.

The contagious nature of the new XEC COVID-19 variant is drawing attention. It has been found in China, Europe, and the ...

The research was published online ahead of print on 24 August by the journal Science. The partners say this could one day eliminate the need for repeated seasonal flu vaccinations.

The research points to the Wuhan "wet market" as the starting point of the pandemic, with genetic samples taken from animals ...

With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that ...

The latest global coronavirus mutation is swiftly spreading in Europe. Will it drive a wave of illness in the U.S.? And do ...

XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.

Renowned biologist and professor Jeffrey I. Gordon will be recognized as the recipient of the 2024 Nierenberg Prize for ...