He’s Teaching Others to Run, Because He Can’t Do It Anymore

Never one to waste a spare moment, Matt Fitzgerald clambered into the second row of his Mazda CX-90 on a recent weekday morning and cracked open his MacBook so that he could work on another book. Mr. Fitzgerald, 52, is many things — writer, public speaker, coach — but mostly he is prolific.

How life for animals changed when humans stayed home during the pandemic

Washington Post

A massive study of GPS tracking data on land animals during covid lockdowns showed they roamed farther and acted more relaxed without humans around to bother them.

Is This the End of the Cannonball Run?

Atlas Obscura

On a May day in 2020, a nondescript sedan set out from the Red Ball Garage in Manhattan, its driver determined to take back a piece of history. Departing shortly before 6 p.m., the silver Audi S6 should have encountered rush hour—but the world had closed down due to COVID-19.

We Study Virus Evolution. Here’s Where We Think the Coronavirus Is Going.

Dr. Cobey studies the interaction of immunity, virus evolution and transmission at the University of Chicago. Dr. Bloom and Dr. Starr study virus evolution at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Mr. Lash is a graphics editor for Opinion.