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All that matters is the here and now.
Sexuality is fluid and it's important that people get to define it for themselves.
An overabundance of this particular protein make mice anxious and is found in human OCD patients.
The Data Atlas of the World specialises in simple yet revealing maps of the world.
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
If confirmed, that's 10 times the official number of infected New Yorkers.
We might live in a quantum Universe, but we’ll violate the principle of relativity if space is discrete. If you try and divide matter into smaller and smaller chunks, you’ll […]
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The best and worst of yesterday has created the economy of today.
Over 800 prisoners in Texas relate their experiences.
Human-challenge trials are not without risk, but they could speed up the process.
O.T. Olsen's gorgeous 'Piscatorial Atlas' (1883) describes a world now destroyed and forgotten
If a patient requires a ventilator, a new study finds they have a low chance of survival.
Men take longer to clear COVID-19 from their systems; a male-only coronavirus repository may be why.
They say that atoms are mostly 99.99999% empty space. But quantum physics says otherwise. If you were to look at what your body is made of, at smaller and more […]
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Here's how corporations can bring women out from the "leadership pipeline" and into actual leadership.
Astronomers release new data to challenge claims about the mysterious Planet Nine.
Humans are woefully unaware of their olfactory sense. That's the reality we've been sold.
A bipartisan group of economists, technology and public health experts, and ethicists developed a three-part plan to swiftly and safely reopen the American economy. Could it work?
Our live stream with Harvard literature professor Lisa New begins at 1 pm ET today.
In reality, it has no color at all. Here’s why. Every time you see an illustration of the COVID-19 coronavirus, it’s shown with a red color to it. Sometimes it’s red […]