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An antibody produced by llamas seems particularly effective at neutralizing a key protein of the novel coronavirus.
Non-avian dinosaurs were thought terrestrially bound, but newly unearthed fossils suggest they conquered prehistoric waters, too.
Visiting even one friend can undo all the good work that social distancing has accomplished. Over the past few months, people all over the world have come to realize just […]
Flow Research Collective COO Rian Doris explains how to harness the power of your nervous system to find your flow during a pandemic.
One woman’s viral roadmap from fear to learning to growth.
A thorough understanding of anxious personality traits could lead to targeted therapies.
It’s likely the most complete skeleton that’s ever been discovered of the strange Gondwanatheria mammal group, which roamed the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana alongside dinosaurs.
Young people could even end up less anxiety-ridden, thanks to newfound confidence
The Space Force will soon launch its X-37B spacecraft on a classified mission.
A new study finds evidence of an important neural speech pathway in macaques.
Over the past 30 years, we’ve revolutionized what we know about the Universe. But we couldn’t have done it without these lessons. On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope rocketed […]
Ultrarunners scored significantly higher on the resilience questionnaire than non-runners.
Sheltering at home is anti-instinctual behavior. Yet doing so saves lives.
In order to gain more from spending time alone, it is important to be open to the benefits that solitude can bring.
U.S. Army maps show how Western and Eastern Fronts met by May 1, 1945.
Despite being raised in a screen-lit world, today’s children make and maintain friendships as well as past generations.
The dream of an ‘Earth-like’ planet showcases our astrobiological ignorance. Over the past decade, our understanding of what planets exist around stars other than our own has exploded. The number […]
Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely.
How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect relationships? One study aims to find out. If you have 20 minutes, take the survey!
Some purveyors of “wellness” sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.
A study finds that while musical newbies exercise the brain’s so-called creative hemisphere, pros have moved on.
Many of the bathrooms uncovered at Pompeii and elsewhere were communal.
The coronavirus pandemic offers online education companies a chance to prove themselves.
USGS’s ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’ is the definitive blueprint of the lunar surface.
The Sahara is a harsh environment today. It used to be much, much, worse.
It’s one way to interpret recent X-ray data, but it conflicts with much, much better data we already have. Earlier this month, a new study came out claiming something shocking: perhaps […]
Johns Hopkins University professor Susan Carnell explains the neuroscience behind eating out of boredom (and how to stop).
Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.
Europe’s border closures due to coronavirus go against a fundamental freedom enshrined in the Schengen Agreement.