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The coronavirus outbreak is rocking the rideshare industry across the globe from China, with both drivers and passengers feeling the effects.

Coronavirus Outbreak Has Rideshare Industry in Turmoil

By Kristin Houser

Americans who recently returned from China are putting themselves under a voluntary quarantine for coronavirus. Some are facing dangerous rumors.

Here’s What It’s Like to Live Under Coronavirus Quarantine

By Dan Robitzski

Health experts recently warned that the coronavirus 2019-nCoV is more contagious than they originally predicted, and they still don't know how much so.

Scientists: The Coronavirus May Be More Contagious Than Thought

By Dan Robitzski

Li Wenliang, a doctor in Wuhan, China, was censored after he warned med school classmates about the coronavirus. Now he's sick in the hospital.

After China Censored This Wuhan Doctor, He Caught the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists believe they've identified a case where someone infected another person with the coronavirus 2019-nCoV before ever displaying symptoms.

New Research: People Without Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus [UPDATED]

By Dan Robitzski

In a grim milestone, the coronavirus has now taken more American lives than Al Qaeda did on the September 11 terror attack in 2001.

Scientists Warn: You Can Catch Coronavirus More Than Once

By Dan Robitzski

As of Monday, the death toll for the 2019-nCoV coronavirus is now higher than that of the 2002 SARS outbreak, though its fatality rate is much smaller.

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People in China Than SARS Did

By Dan Robitzski

The Wuhan coronavirus is now "basically...a pandemic," the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group recently told CNBC.

Mayo Clinic Doctor: Coronavirus Is “Basically at a Pandemic Now”

By Kristin Houser

Doctors in Bangkok have been treating coronavirus patients with a mix of HIV and flu drugs, potentially giving health officials a new tool for the outbreak.

Doctors Are Treating Coronavirus With Cocktail of HIV, Flu Drugs

By Dan Robitzski

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers

By Foster Kamer

A bizarre video shows how Chinese police have started using drones to scream at people who go outside without a safety mask about the coronavirus.

In China, Drones Are Yelling at People About Coronavirus [UPDATED]

By Dan Robitzski

The World Health Organization reversed its previous decision and declared the coronavirus outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern."

WHO Declares The Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

By Dan Robitzski

China is threatening to send people to jail for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, but it seems more likely it's just trying to control the narrative.

China Is Arresting People for Writing About Coronavirus Online

By Kristin Houser

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus in the United States.

CDC Confirms First US Person-to-Person Coronavirus Transmission

By Victor Tangermann

A cruise ship was stranded off the coast of Italy as officials investigated — and eventually dismissed — a potential case of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

A Cruise Ship Was Stranded at Sea Due to Coronavirus Risk

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. government fast-tracked the development of a vaccine for 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus that emerged from China last month. But it could take a year.

Scientists Are Desperately Working on a Coronavirus Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A breakdown of who is getting sick and dying from the coronavirus outbreak shows that elderly people and those who were already sick are getting hit harder.

The Coronavirus Outbreak is Most Dangerous for the Elderly

By Dan Robitzski

Ndemic Creations saw a huge uptick in "Plague Inc." players recently, a situation the game studio attributes to the current coronavirus epidemic in China.

Makers of “Plague Inc.” Game: Get Your Coronavirus Info Elsewhere

By Kristin Houser

Tesla has notified owners in China that they'll be able to charge their vehicles for free for the duration of the nation's coronavirus epidemic.

Tesla Offers Free Charging in China During Coronavirus Outbreak

By Kristin Houser

An October 2019 simulation exercise found that a coronavirus pandemic could cause 65 million deaths and trigger a global financial crisis.

In a Recent Simulation, a Coronavirus Killed 65 Million People

By Kristin Houser

To cut down on risky human contact, doctors in Washington State are using robots and video conferences to monitor their coronavirus patient.

American Doctors Are Treating a Coronavirus Patient With a Robot

By Dan Robitzski

Australia now has five confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV, meaning the virus has officially spread from China to a fourth continent.

Reports of Coronavirus Outbreak Hit Every Inhabited Continent

By Dan Robitzski

The city of Wuhan, China, wants to build an entire 1,000 bed hospital on a 25,000 square meter plot in just six days to treat coronavirus epidemic patients.

China Is Building a 1,000-Bed Hospital Specifically to Treat Mystery Epidemic

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers discovered 28 never-before-seen ancient viruses in 15,000-year-old ice sourced from a Tibetan glacier.

Scientists Discover Ancient Viruses Inside Glacier

By Kristin Houser

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

By Victor Tangermann

Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's biggest pharmaceuticals, is set to begin human trials of an HIV vaccine in the U.S. and Europe.

This Pharma Company Is Set to Begin HIV Vaccine Trials

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese artist Guo O Dong is selling a laptop infected with the six most dangeous viruses in history for $1.2 million dollars.

This Dude Is Selling a Virus-Infested Laptop For $1.2 Million

By Natalie Coleman

In order to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists are gene-hacking viruses to target the bacteria and kill them from the inside.

Scientists Gene-Hack Viruses to Hunt and Kill Super-Strong Bacteria

By Dan Robitzski

A new HIV immunotherapy developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh not only kicks latent HIV cells out of hiding, but also kills them.

First-of-Its-Kind HIV Therapy Draws out the Virus, Then Kills It

By Kristin Houser

AI Helps Scientists Discover New Viruses — Here’s Why That Matters

AI Helps Scientists Discover New Viruses — Here’s Why That Matters

By Lou Del Bello

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A Pond-Dwelling Virus Just Cured a Man’s Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Scientists Successfully Repair Liver Damage Using A Modified Virus

Scientists Successfully Repair Liver Damage Using A Modified Virus

By Adeel Shaffi

Researchers Want to Hunt Unknown Viruses Before They Cause the Next Pandemic

Researchers Want to Hunt Unknown Viruses Before They Cause the Next Pandemic

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New Pill Kills the Flu Virus in 24 Hours

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

By Chelsea Gohd

Artificial Intelligence Can Support Killer Viruses in the War Against Superbugs

Artificial Intelligence Can Support Killer Viruses in the War Against Superbugs

Nanoscopic Hyperlensing Made of Natural Crystal Allows Us to See Viruses on the Surface of Cells

Nanoscopic Hyperlensing Made of Natural Crystal Allows Us to See Viruses on the Surface of Cells

By Patrick Caughill

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

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Scientists Are Creating a Peptides Pill That Can Neutralize the Flu Virus

Scientists Modify Viruses with CRISPR to Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Scientists Modify Viruses with CRISPR to Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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An Experimental Gene Therapy Uses Viruses to Stop Age-Related Blindness

This Frog Oozes Mucus That Causes Flu Virus Particles to Explode

IBM Is Working on a Molecule That Could Eradicate Viruses

IBM Is Working on a Molecule That Could Eradicate Viruses

By Science Alert

This Tech Cleans Smells, Pollen, and Viruses From the Air Using Light

This Tech Cleans Smells, Pollen, and Viruses From the Air Using Light

By June Javelosa

New Biosensor Rapidly Detects Multiple Viruses, and is 80% Cheaper Than Current Methods

New Biosensor Rapidly Detects Multiple Viruses, and is 80% Cheaper Than Current Methods

By Todd Jaquith

This new test can detect ALL possible viruses in people and animals

This new test can detect ALL possible viruses in people and animals

Code cracked for infections by major group of viruses including common cold and polio

By MolecularMatt

Radical Vaccine Design Effective Against Herpes Viruses

This blood test can tell you every virus you’ve ever had

By Jason Hudson