The idea that Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas and returned home with others has been widely accepted. But…
Scientific research done through international collaboration has boomed in the past 30 years. But recently, powerful countries…
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A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits…
Many approved drugs work on the body in ways that researchers still aren’t entirely clear about. Seeing this as an opportunity…
A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due…
It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even…
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual…
Cookie notifications remind people that they are being tracked, which affects how people behave online.
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Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives…
Three scientists explain the biology and physics of what goes into one of the world’s most grueling races, the Tour de…
For more than a decade, the Russian government has been putting teeth into its doctrine of ‘digital sovereignty’ by…
Riders in the 2022 Tour de France will ride more than 2,100 miles (3,400 km) over the 21 flat and mountainous stages of…
To achieve perceptual expertise, you may need more than smarts and hard work. Research suggests there’s a general ability…
While pills are more practical than injections or infusions, digestion in the stomach prevents many drugs from being taken…
Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so. A pair of cognitive…