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The cost of food that gets trashed anywhere between the farm and your plate is hundreds of billions of dollars a year in…
The research community is taking a closer look at the lab-leak hypothesis for the origin of COVID-19, prompting discussion…
Astronomers know a lot about what's in outer space – and think it's possible it never ends.
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Various companies use different ingredients and different delivery systems in their COVID-19 vaccines. Researchers are investigating…
Two tongue tips are better than one – an evolutionary biologist explains why snakes have forked tongues.
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According to a veterinarian, the behavior some people call 'kneading the dough' or 'making biscuits' is…
When emergency alerts are hard to distinguish from text messages and when they announce the availability of vaccines rather…
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Bots flooding social media with fake news about politics is bad enough. Muddying the waters in such fields as cybersecurity…
Developers with disabilities are in the best position to build accessible technology, but they face a Catch-22 – most…
Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally. But toxic wastewater and inefficiency hamper current techniques.…
Left turns are dangerous and slow down traffic. One solution? Get rid of them. New research shows that limiting left turns…