With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that ...

Scientists have identified racoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as potential animals that may have spread COVID-19 to ...

In the early afternoon on Aug. 20, Globe photographer Pat Greenhouse was driving north on Interstate 93 in Boston when she saw a surprising sight before her: a rat scampering across the highway.

After an in-depth analysis of the genetic material from hundreds of swabs taken from the walls, floors, machines and drains ...

A new peer-reviewed paper presents evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic started in a seafood market in Wuhan, China, where ...

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to ...

While raccoons and cats can sometimes coexist peacefully, there are risks associated with their interactions. According to Critter Stop, raccoons are opportunistic omnivores and may pose a threat to ...

Genetic tracing at the Huanan Seafood Market supports hypothesis that the COVID pandemic spread from animals there.

It was thought to be a gas leak Wednesday. After the Fire Department said that wasn't the case, the stench puzzled, lingered.

A recent study published in the journal Cell provides compelling evidence supporting the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic ...

A new international collaborative study provides a list of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, ...

A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus ...