With more than 18 months of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, researchers have been…
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A year and a half into what the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic…
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The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny…
A new study suggests that gamma-ray bursts may reveal atomic-sized primordial black holes formed after…
Bringing back mammoths may help fight climate change by restoring Arctic ecosystems, but it raises…
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Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections are the main driver of new coronavirus variants. The…
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 is redefining space tourism with the first all-civilian, charity-focused orbital mission. On September…
Earth’s inner core grows unevenly, offering new clues to its age and the planet’s dynamic…
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections post-vaccine are milder, with cold-like symptoms, and rarely lead to severe illness.…
The problem with opioids is that they kill pain – and people. In the past…
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor.…
As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2,…
Genes linked to same-sex behavior may boost reproductive success in heterosexuals, helping explain their evolutionary…
Surveys in Mexico show giant sea bass are more plentiful than believed, challenging their critically…