25 August 2021
Clearer skies from restrictions on traffic during the covid-19 pandemic seem to have brought forward China’s spring by around eight days, resulting in so much vegetation growth that the country was almost a fifth "greener"
28 May 2021
The debate over covid-19's origins rumbles on. What is the evidence for and against a lab leak? And what evidence will finally prove it one way or another?
2 April 2020
China’s ban on eating and trading wildlife due to the coronavirus crisis could become law within the next three months, according to conservationists
6 February 2020
As governments evacuate foreign nationals from China, New Scientist speaks to a British man about life in Wuhan and why some people are choosing to stay
5 February 2020
The Wuhan coronavirus has exploded in China. There are three likely scenarios for what will happen next – and the bad news is that a pandemic looks difficult to avoid
3 February 2020
The economic shock waves of the coronavirus outbreak may eclipse those caused by the 2003 SARS pandemic, as analysts downgrade forecasts for China's growth
29 January 2020
The new coronavirus is spreading faster than SARS - and it may be because it can be passed on before a person shows any sign of symptoms
29 January 2020
As the new virus that emerged in China spreads rapidly around the world, the reaction of national and international health agencies will be key to stopping it
