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Here’s Who Should Get a Second COVID Booster
When physician Melanie Swift got her first COVID shot in January 2021, she felt as though the vaccines marked a…
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Darwin Was Wrong: Your Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Your Emotions
Do your facial movements broadcast your emotions to other people? If you think the answer is yes, think again. This…
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Government attacks on higher education in Nicaragua put research—and researchers—at risk
Repression of academia in Nicaragua has escalated over the past 3 months. President Daniel Ortega’s government has closed eight private…
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Covid-19 news: People hospitalised with omicron still face severe risk
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal…
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Dingo genome suggests Australian icon not descended from domestic dogs
A new analysis helps to unravel the mystery of the Australian dingo’s origins by showing that it is probably descended…
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Tiny axles and rotors made of protein could drive molecular machines
Researchers have designed proteins that self-assemble into tiny machine parts for use in molecular engines Technology 21 April 2022 By…
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Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission
The long-neglected planet Uranus might get a visitor for the first time in decades. NASA should send a flagship mission…
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NASA should explore Uranus and Enceladus, say planetary scientists
A major report on priorities for the next decade of US planetary science calls for the first dedicated Uranus probe…
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Uranus should be NASA’s top planetary target, influential report finds
After decades in the shadow of the other planets, Uranus should become NASA’s focus of exploration, a panel of planetary…
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A New Dimension to a Meaningful Life
When we think about lives filled with meaning, we often focus on people whose grand contributions benefited humanity. Abraham Lincoln,…
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