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Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan on January 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two new studies document positive samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold.

Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point

The studies offer the strongest evidence to date of a link between the animals at the seafood market and the spread of SARS-CoV-2. A top virus sleuth gives the details.

A 3D-generated image of the variant of concern known as omicron. The little bumps are spike proteins (see definition below).

Coronavirus FAQ: Help me with omicron vocab. What's immune evasion? Epistasis?

The emergence of this new variant of concern has brought a new vocabulary into daily news reports. We asked experts to help define the terms you're being bombarded with.

Kelsey Plum, of the United States, shoots during a women's 3-on-3 basketball game against China at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Poway Resident Kelsey Plum Leads US To 21-19 Victory Over China In Olympic 3X3 Basketball

The U.S. is scheduled to conclude pool-round play by facing Japan in a game set to begin at 9:30 p.m. Monday, California time.

Geminid meteors in the skies above Julian are pictured in this undated photo.

Julian Named California's Second Dark Sky Community

After a lengthy preparation, including enacting new outdoor lighting ordinances, Julian received the designation from the International Dark Sky Association.

'SNL' just wrapped its 47th season: It's time to cruelly rank its musical guests

A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.

A bald eagle perches on a tree at Sunset Park in Rock Island, Ill., in March. A new study says that many species of birds increasingly moved into urban areas as human activity waned during the pandemic.

Birds Thrived Where Humans Feared To Tread During The Pandemic, Scientists Say

A new study shows that as people mostly remained indoors during lockdowns last year, many bird species found less noisy and polluted cities more inviting.

A Writer Lost His Singing Voice, Then Discovered The 'Gymnastics' Of Speech

New Yorker writer John Colapinto developed a vocal polyp when he began "wailing" with a rock group without proper warmup. His new book explores the human voice's physicality, frailty and feats .

Disneyland Park and California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif., will reopen on April 30, after having been closed since last March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Disneyland Theme Parks Will Reopen To California Residents In April

Disneyland Park and Disneyland California Adventure Park will reopen on April 30. Reservations will be required and limited to state residents only.

A close-up of Mars taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. New research suggests that the red planet may be too small to have ever had large amounts of surface water.

Mars Had Liquid Water On Its Surface. Here's Why Scientists Think It Vanished

A new study indicates that the relatively low mass of Mars allowed most of its water to be lost to space billions of years ago, rather than retained on its surface.

A photo of Tony Tsantinis hanging in a collage of other photos set up for a celebration of his life on the final day Athens Pizza in Brimfield was opened for business.

17 hospitals had no room for this COVID patient. He later died waiting for dialysis

A beloved pizzeria owner in Brimfield, Mass., had COVID-19 and needed dialysis, but it wasn't available at the hospital where he died. The health system is "breaking down," a hospital CEO says.

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