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Trevor Bedford, a computational virologist, has been named a MacArthur Fellow for his work on SARS-CoV-2. His early reaction: "Scary."

Trevor Bedford: Two Astounding Awards For Virologist Who Raised Early COVID Alarms

He's had quite a September. Bedford has just been named a MacArthur Fellow and was also awarded a $9 million, 7-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for his work on the pandemic.

Yolanda López, at left in 1978 as part of her "Tableaux Vivant" series by photographer Susan Mogul, and at right in an undated photo by photographer Alexa "LexMex" Treviño.

'Always in her youthfulness and in her hunger': Yolanda López at MCASD

"Yolanda López: Portrait of the Artist" opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego this weekend.

How social media has changed migration to the United States

For migrants traveling north to the U.S.-Mexico border from countries like Chile and Brazil, the trip has become virtually impossible without two things — a smuggler and social media.

The waiting area of a pop-up vaccination site at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City sits empty as the rush for vaccinations winds down on June 27, 2021.

Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the requests.

Smoke shrouds parts of Lake Tahoe visible from Ski Run Marina in downtown South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. Officials lifted the evacuation order on Sunday after firefighters successfully stalled the Caldor Fire from entering the resort town but warned residents that wildfires continued to cloak the city in smoke.

Responders Are Gaining On The Caldor Fire, But Now They've Got New Blazes To Battle

More containment on the fire near Lake Tahoe means that some residents have been able to return, but a rash of new "suspicious" fires erupted over Labor Day weekend, officials say.

A Spirit Airlines jet seen approaching Philadelphia International Airport earlier this year.

Spirit And American Airlines Canceled Hundreds Of Flights, Frustrating Passengers

The airlines cited weather and staffing challenges. The industry has had trouble meeting the demand as people are ready to travel again.

People line up in their cars to get tested for COVID-19 at a pop-up testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney on June 25. Parts of Sydney will go into lockdown late Friday after a coronavirus outbreak in Australia's largest city continued to grow.

New COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Driving Some Places Back Under Lockdown And Behind Masks

Health officials around the world have announced renewed restrictions this week as they see clusters of outbreaks from the delta variant of the coronavirus.

Family members gather outside the window of a COVID-19 patient at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Mo., on Monday.

The CDC Says The Delta Variant Has Changed The War Against COVID-19

The CDC information dated Thursday gives new details on this variant of the coronavirus and says the agency should "acknowledge that the war has changed." It was first reported by The Washington Post.

The Cover of Scientific African's first issue.

African Researchers Say They Face Bias In The World Of Science. Here's One Solution

The new journal Scientific African was launched to provide a prejudice-free platform for research from African scientists. And it's already winning awards.

Georgian chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili plays at the International Chess Congress in London on Dec. 30, 1964. She is suing Netflix for defamation and invasion of privacy over its series The Queen's Gambit.

A Chess Trailblazer Is Suing Netflix Over Her Portrayal In 'The Queen's Gambit'

Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for defamation. At issue is a line in the show's final episode that falsely says she hadn't played against male opponents.

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