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Social psychologists investigated why Facebook users post profile pics of themselves with a romantic partner and how those…
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In the real world, new diseases emerge from complex environments. To learn more about how, scientists set up whole artificial…
Viruses are small enough to pass through filters, including face masks. Disabling viruses with electrically charged gases…
Epidemiologists want to quickly identify any emerging disease's potential to spread far and wide. Dependent on a number…
Even before people understood how germs spread disease, they tried to isolate the sick to keep them from infecting others.
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Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its…