New Species Found in the Hottest Place on Earth
A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known as the hottest place on Earth. The newly…
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Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims….
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NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. It’s tiny rover, named Sojourner after abolitionist Sojourner Truth, spent 83 days…
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Study Warns: Vitamin D Deficiency May Raise Risk of Getting COVID-19
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the…
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Lopsided “David and Goliath” Black Hole Merger With an Oddball Origin Story
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Completed – Field of View 100 Times Greater Than Hubble
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Unexpected Electrical Current Discovered That Could Stabilize Fusion Reactions – Bringing the Fusion Energy That Drives the Sun to Earth
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Surprise on Mars – Unexpected Reaction to Solar Eclipses From Martian Moon Phobos
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Finally Revealed: Gargantuan True Size of Legendary Prehistoric Mega-Shark Megalodon
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Small Neutralizing Antibody Identified That May Prevent COVID-19 Infection
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Massive “Bang” in LIGO and Virgo Gravitational-Wave Detectors: Fabric of Space-Time Shaken by Binary Black Hole Merger
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