The mysterious disappearance of the first SARS virus, and why we need a vaccine for the current one but didn't for the other

COVID-19 and SARS are both deadly – but different. SARS symptoms were quick to appear, making it easier to contain. Because health officials were able to contain it, the virus died off.

Marilyn J. Roossinck, Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University • conversation
May 5, 2020 • ~8 min

Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom

A new study forecasts that thousands of miles of new road construction will cut through tiger habitat across Asia by 2050. Planning can make these projects more tiger-friendly.

Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan • conversation
April 29, 2020 • ~8 min

Coronavirus: BMJ study suggests 78% don't show symptoms – here's what that could mean

Study raises hopes that we may be closer to herd immunity than previously thought.

Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Mathematical Modelling, UCL • conversation
April 7, 2020 • ~7 min

The new coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade – and may be devastating enough to end it

Wild animals and animal parts are bought and sold worldwide, often illegally. This multibillion-dollar industry is pushing species to extinction, fueling crime and spreading disease.

George Wittemyer, Associate professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University • conversation
March 31, 2020 • ~8 min

COVID-19 will slow the global shift to renewable energy, but can't stop it

The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.

Peter Fox-Penner, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University • conversation
March 31, 2020 • ~8 min

What the US can learn from other countries on COVID-19 – and its own history with pandemics

Handling the US outbreak requires a look at what's working for the rest of the world – and our own history.

Angela Clendinin, Instructional Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~9 min

How coronavirus measures have worked around the world

From China and South Korea to Italy and the US, different countries are taking very different approaches to COVID-19 – with varying degrees of success.

Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine • conversation
March 18, 2020 • ~7 min

Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue

Once a purely conservation issue, it is now also considered a threat to biosecurity, public health and the economy.

Simon Evans, Principal Lecturer in Ecotourism, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
March 17, 2020 • ~6 min

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