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The fossil is around 75 million years older than the oldest millipede we've found before.
Study showed most positive cases of COVID-19 in a cruise were asymptomatic
Seasonality of temperature-attributable mortality from respiratory diseases has shifted.
The ability to disconnect from the environment, in a reversible way, is a central feature of sleep.
Researchers ask governments to put conservation of nature in the center.
The world's largest all-electric airplane readies for its first flight.
Don't buy something just because it's discounted. Yes, even if it's *really* discounted.
Studies suggest that the coronavirus stops being infectious around 11 days after the onset of symptoms, even though PCR tests might still return a positive result.
Cute and adorable inside, monsters outside.
During an asteroid impact, angles matter.
Chinese researchers did a safety trial with a harmless virus carrying coronavirus genes.
Astronomers have used mysterious Fast Radio Bursts from distant galaxies to solve a lingering cosmological problem-- locating the Universe’s missing baryonic matter , long predicted to exist, but never before detected.
Clean transportation has the highest potential for change, study shows.
It's one of the highest distinctions you can get in science. Here's who received it this year and why.
Chlorinated water itself is probably not a risk -- but we shouldn't rush to open swimming pools.
The findings could boost interventions meant to maintain a normal body weight and promote healthy well-being.
Men are often more at risk from disease -- and COVID is no exception.
Researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign orchestrated to sow discord.
At least 50 billion years worth of unique evolutionary history is at risk, a new study found.
Still, the virus itself doesn't seem to transmit in uterus.
Clinical trials for the drug are now suspended due to risks of the drug.
There has never been a better opportunity to cut car traffic and pollution.
Armchair archaeologists are finding new (old) things using data that's freely accessible, and you could do it to.
Ireland sees no deaths from coronavirus for the first time since March.
Swedish officials stand by their approach, but so far, things don't look too good.
A US research grant funding the study of bat coronaviruses in China has recently been terminated, without a clear explanation. Now, an impressive list of Nobel laureates is asking for a reconsideration of that decision. It was a surreal story. President Trump apparently learned about the research grant from a journalist during a press conference […]
Space junk is a classic example of the Tragedy of the Commons -- now it's time to take responsability and pay up.
Understanding how genetics influences problem drinking can help us help those at risk.
The country is only behind the US in number of positive COVID-19 cases
The country surpassed Russia and is now behind the US
Half of the drivers surveyed said they would walk more instead of driving
Nearly every US state has taken some measures to open up, but most of them haven't staved off the infections.
Many things about the current pandemic crisis are unprecedented. We’ve never seen a lockdown of this magnitude in human history, we’ve never had such a massive pandemic in a globalized world, and we’ve never used smartphones to track a contagious disease. The last bit is what we’re addressing here. We have written a Special Issue […]
It's still early days and there are many uncertainties, but it could help us learn how COVID-19 could spread in shops.
Could sunlight be an ally against COVID-19? This study suggests so.
Snakes are often considered nonsocial creatures, but this isn't always the case.
Although the evidence is incomplete, it is substantial enough to warrant the widespread usage of face masks.
A long-held prejudice gets a reality-check.
A recent poll suggests that many Americans wouldn't want to return to restaurants and gyms even though they might be allowed to.
Researchers get a better understanding over the colorful bleaching
In addition to the South Korea and the Iceland, a number of countries have successfully handled the outbreak so far.
If it works, it can help keep people safe and lower pressure on the medical system.
Please stop, plastics.
Capturing 2,700 gigatons of CO2 would be enough, instead of the 10,000 previously mentioned
It has a smaller pore size than the actual mask, further enhancing protection.
The infant was too small for surgery, so doctors bought it some time.
As visitors are quarantining at home, the Death Valley national park is teeming with life. It’s far from an exception — similar reports are coming from all parts of the world. Animals in parks throughout the world are venturing into areas they’ve never been seen in before. They’re loving it. Pronghorn antelope have been seen […]
Authorities declare Wuhan a wildlife sanctuary, offering buyouts to breeders
Humidity from the breath of museum goers have gradually degraded the colors of the famous painting.
The plot thickens.
