If you ever wrote a lab report in high school, you already know how to write a data report. It's usually divided into four sections: an introduction, a body, a conclusion and an appendix.

The Energy Department’s judgment that a lab mishap was behind the COVID-19 outbreak was based on “new intelligence” and further study, according to the Journal’s reporting.

Declassified portions of a report presented to President Biden revealed divisions among federal agencies over whether the virus came from a lab leak or emerged more naturally.

Here’s what to know about Energy’s new conclusion, as reported by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times: ‘New intelligence’ contributed to conclusion The Energy Department’s ...