Science fiction builds mental resiliency in young readers
Fantasy fiction provides more than escapism for young readers.
May 11, 2020
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Technology
What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months
Vaccine development is usually a long process. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing researchers to innovate and test potential…
May 8, 2020
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Mothers behind bars nurture relationships with visitors in this unusual prison garden
About half of incarcerated women in the United States are mothers to children under age 18. Natural spaces within a prison…
May 8, 2020
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Touching the asteroid Ryugu revealed secrets of its surface and changing orbit
It is a pretty spectacular achievement to not only rendezvous with an asteroid as it is whizzing around the Sun but also…
May 7, 2020
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Lasers could speed up coronavirus diagnostics
A team of physicists, virologists and computer scientists are seeking to develop a rapid coronavirus diagnostic tool that…
May 7, 2020
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Maybe coronavirus's aggressiveness could be changed by adding or subtracting sugar molecules from it
Do mutations that alter the addition of sugars to the coat of the virus affect the severity of the disease?
May 7, 2020
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Why do kids call their parents 'Mom' and 'Dad'?
One anthropologist found 1,072 similar words for 'mom' and 'dad' in the world's languages. It turns…
May 6, 2020
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Remdesivir explained – what makes this drug work against viruses?
Gilead's drug Remdesivir showed preliminary positive results in clinical trials. But what is this drug and how, exactly,…
May 6, 2020
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Coronavirus tests are pretty accurate, but far from perfect
Expanding coronavirus testing is one of the most important tasks public health officials are tackling right now. But questions…
May 6, 2020
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How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?
A fetus needs oxygen long before its lungs work and it's exposed to the air. Some ingenious biochemistry explains how…
May 5, 2020
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Your genes could determine whether the coronavirus puts you in the hospital – and we're starting to
Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University found that variations in genes that code for parts of the cellular…
May 5, 2020
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Exercise may help reduce risk of deadly COVID-19 complication: ARDS
The health benefits of exercise for our mind and body are well documented. But did you know that exercise could lower the…
May 5, 2020
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How people react to the threat of disease could mean COVID-19 is reshaping personalities
Human psychology has evolved to avoid situations that could lead to infection. Behavioral choices now could have long-term…
May 4, 2020
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Will we ever be able to shrink and grow stuff?
The movies make it seem like someday we'll be able to make people and objects grow really big or shrink really small.…
May 4, 2020
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The 'first scientist's' 800-year-old tonic for what ails us: The truth
Roger Bacon believed people should test their beliefs rather than accepting what they're told. To rise to the challenge…
May 1, 2020
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Spring signals female bees to lay the next generation of pollinators
One bee may lay thousands of offspring in late spring. Give her room to build a nest and manage her reproductive duties.
May 1, 2020
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We found and tested 47 old drugs that might treat the coronavirus: Results show promising leads and
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, identified nine existing drugs that show promise to treat COVID-19.…
April 30, 2020
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Infected with the coronavirus but not showing symptoms? A physician answers 5 questions about asympt
Your body can be infected and fight off SARS-CoV-2 without your ever noticing.
April 30, 2020
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How Apple and Google will let your phone warn you if you've been exposed to the coronavirus
Bluetooth wireless communication makes it possible for people to get alerts on their phones when they've been exposed…
April 30, 2020
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How could an explosive Big Bang be the birth of our universe?
The term 'Big Bang' might make you think of a massive explosion. Put the thought out of your head. Rather than an…
April 30, 2020
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