Even before people understood how germs spread disease, they tried to isolate the sick to keep them from infecting others.
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The novel coronavirus spreading outward from Wuhan, China, will get an assist from a subset of infected people who transmit…
Brain organoids are tiny models that neuroscientists use to learn more about how the brain grows and works. But new research…
Researchers are puzzled by a fungus that is killing millions of bats.
Astronomy and astrology do not agree on the dates of the zodiac constellations.
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Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment.
The Iranian military operates cyber espionage and sabotage through a network of dozens of contractors, allowing the state…
A swarm of honeybees can provide valuable lessons about how a group of many individuals can work together to accomplish…
Why isn't there an endless variety of planets in the universe? An astrophysicist explains why planets only come in two…
Evidence shows Native Americans in New England lived lightly on the land for thousands of years. It wasn't until Europeans…
Schistosome worms infect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Researchers have discovered how to use inexpensive drones…
Most of us spend hours each day glued to some type of screen for work or play. But is that a bad thing? Has anyone got the…
The long tusk of the male narwhal earned these whales their fanciful nickname. But there's more to these Arctic mammals…
The solids from wastewater plants are usually dumped into landfills because they are contaminated with heavy metals. Now…
A quirk of psychology that affects the way people learn from others may have helped unlock the complicated technologies…
The Babylonians' calendar was passed down from civilization to civilization.
Less overt than conventional military actions, cyber attacks can have dangerous consequences – especially when they target…