Two scientists have made a brave sacrifice in the name of public health. M. C. Jeffrey...
Through our eyes, the world is revealed. But can our eyes also reveal ourselves? In...
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The senior author of a book chapter in the 2020 volume that Springer Nature has retracted for plagiarism has blamed a former grad student... Read More
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It's the stuff of nightmares, or science fiction: a parasite that wants to get inside an animal's mouth, where it attacks — and... Read More
Low lying and layered with clay, the soils of Molescroft Farm in East Yorkshire have never been the easiest to cultivate. Driven by... Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not covered itself in glory of late. On this, many agree. But how has the CDC failed? By... Read More
In August 2018, The Lancet published a curious paper, reminiscent of America’s long-forgotten Prohibition Era. The research came to a... Read More
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Although many Americans favor expanding background checks for gun purchases, gun-control measures in Congress have failed to garner enough... Read More
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Sure, you could attach two screens with a hinge and call a cell phone “foldable,” but what if you could roll it up and put it in... Read More
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Two scientists have made a brave sacrifice in the name of public health. M. C. Jeffrey...
Through our eyes, the world is revealed. But can our eyes also reveal ourselves? In...
