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Thorne-Żytkow Objects: When a Supergiant Star Swallows a Dead Star
Source: DiscoveryOne of the universe’s strangest stars is thought to form when a neutron star gets sucked into a red supergiant. But despite 45 years of searching, ast... Read More
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How Showing Special Kindness To Some Can Have Moral Consequences
Source: NPRA type of discrimination is overlooked because it's rooted, not in hate, but in love. Our Hidden Brain team asks why good deeds, those we do for spous... Read More
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Typhoid Mary Was a Real, Asymptomatic Carrier Who Caused Multiple Outbreaks
Source: DiscoveryIn the early 1900s, Mary Mallon worked as a cook — and spread typhoid fever to the families she worked for.... Read More
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What Would Happen If We Didn’t Have Vaccines?
Source: DiscoveryImmunizations are intended to stop diseases like the coronavirus. But there are a range of other long-term societal benefits from vaccines.... Read More
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Do IQ Tests Actually Measure Intelligence?
Source: DiscoveryThe assessments have been around for over 100 years. Experts say they’ve been plagued by bias, but still have some merit.... Read More
BREAKING
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The Expedition to Heaven on Earth
Source: DiscoveryAt the top of Everest, where the ground juts up toward space, the highest-altitude weather stations are now taking stock of our changing planet.... Read More
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Pregnant During the Pandemic: How Does COVID-19 Affect Expecting Women and Their Babies?
Source: DiscoverySeveral research groups are still trying to tease out the long-term consequences.... Read More
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The U.S. Isn’t in a Second Wave of Coronavirus — The First Wave Never Ended
Source: DiscoveryThe U.S. as a whole is facing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, but the differences between states like New York and Florida are striking.... Read More
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Vibrators Had a Long History as Medical Quackery Before Feminists Rebranded Them as Sex Toys
Source: DiscoveryIn the 1930s, a vibrator was just another household appliance.... Read More
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The Strange Case of the Homeopathic Sex Enhancer
Source: DiscoveryA retracted paper points to a strange story of homeopathy rebranded.... Read More
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What Is Dexamethasone? About the Life-Saving Drug Repurposed for Coronavirus
Source: DiscoveryPreliminary results of a study show dexamethasone improves survival more effectively than remdesivir among severely ill COVID-19 patients.... Read More
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How Enceladus Got Its Stripes
Source: DiscoverySaturn's moon Enceladus has a pole covered in stripes. Why are they only found in the South Pole and what does that mean for the potential liquid wate... Read More
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