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This systematic review uses data from cohort studies to examine the frequency, variety, and severity of persistent symptoms among individuals with previous COVID-19 infection. | Continue reading
While it is widely accepted that climate change drove the evolution of our species in Africa, the exact character of that climate change and its impacts are not well understood. Glacial-interglacial cycles strongly impact patterns of climate change in many parts of the world, and … | Continue reading
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to it. In the article published today, Ben Lyons, assistant professor of communication at the Un … | Continue reading
Very high atmospheric CO2 levels can explain the high temperatures on the still young Earth three to four billion years ago. At the time, our Sun shone with only 70 to 80 percent of its present intensity. Nevertheless, the climate on the young Earth was apparently quite warm beca … | Continue reading
Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen. Meanwhile, farmers worldwide are coming to terms with a dwindling reserve of phosphate fertilizers that feed half the world's … | Continue reading
Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, "We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords ... ." But a new study of duetting songbirds from Ecuador, the plain-tail wren (Pheugopedius euophrys), has offered another tune explaining the myst … | Continue reading
Researchers have developed a new concept to explain the phenomenon known as Green Sahara. They demonstrate that a permanent vegetation cover in the Sahara was only possible under two overlapping rainy seasons. Dr. Enno Schefuß of MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences of … | Continue reading
Three groups recently reported a reference sequence for the supernumerary B chromosome in maize in a study published online in PNAS. Dr. James Birchler's group from University of Missouri, Dr. Jan Barto's group from Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Science … | Continue reading
As anyone who has ever procrastinated knows, remembering that you need to do something and acting on that knowledge are two different things. To understand how learning changes nerve cells and leads to different behaviors, researchers studied the much simpler nervous system of wo … | Continue reading
Detailed and extensive genome sequencing of a subspecies of rat-infecting malaria parasites should instruct human malaria research. | Continue reading
Scientists have shown that the population of the Yakushima sika deer has declined due to natural factors, suggesting that the population can be regulated without culling. | Continue reading
A deep dive into how we build, test, and deploy Legends of Runeterra. | Continue reading
President Joe Biden declared a day of remembrance Sunday 100 years after the massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “I call upon... | Continue reading
The modern web is funded by advertisements. Advertisements pay for all those “free” services you love, as well as many of the products you use on a dai | Continue reading
Right-wing voices set out powerful but misleading arguments to justify inaction by the Trump administration during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study of the rhetoric used by high-level government officials and influential commentators in the US during the first half … | Continue reading
After an unprecedented borrowing spree in response to COVID-19, what does government debt look like around the world? | Continue reading
Not so long ago, a wave of long-form entreaties rolled through social media insisting that we stop building rock cairns. Like many who scrolled past them, I couldn't quite imagine the offending structures they meant, let alone recall constructing one myself. | Continue reading
A genetic study of 840,000 people found that shifting sleep time earlier by just an hour decreases risk of major depression by 23 percent. | Continue reading
Two collections of sweet and heartwarming illustrations featuring little moments of ordinary love. | Continue reading
Here’s an article in Ha’aretz describing concerns about Israeli national security and foreign policy officials about the extent of damage... | Continue reading
After months of eating a restrictive and not super flavorful diet, I’ve finally come up with a meal that gets my taste buds excited. This is now one of my favorite recipes that I make on my l… | Continue reading
Calculate how much you can earn for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube sponsored posts based on over 10,000 real influencer rates using our influencer money calculator. Use our money calculator to estimate how much you can earn as an influencer | Continue reading
Telling the time with a faulty digital clock and constraint propagation | Continue reading
A fast radio burst, one of the most perplexing phenomena seen by astronomers, has been detected among a nearby population of ancient stars. | Continue reading
The CTO role varies enormously from company to company. In this series, John speaks with CTOs from across the industry to understand their role and how they end... | Continue reading
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Several European nations want Denmark to explain why its foreign secret service allegedly helped the United States spy on European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, more than seven years ago. | Continue reading
Corresponding author: Federico Parietti (parietti at mit.edu) Introduction The Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRL) is a wearable robot which provides a human user with two additional robotic arms. The SRL is being used to assist wearers in complex tasks, to compensate for their wei … | Continue reading
QUIC and HTTP/3 are open standards that have been under development in the IETF for almost exactly 4 years. On October 21, 2020, following two rounds of Working Group Last Call, draft 32 of the family of documents that describe QUIC and HTTP/3 were put into IETF Last Call. | Continue reading
The funny font from vintage Microsoft Word has an unbelievable past and great influence on today’s culture | Continue reading
All cells on Earth are made of phospholipid membranes. Now astronomers have found the component molecules in interstellar space. | Continue reading
Some time ago I found myself in the middle of a discussion about race relations and minority experiences. When it was my chance to speak, I mentioned some statistical data that appeared to challeng… | Continue reading
The Swedish Public Health Agency has shut down SmiNet, the country's infectious diseases database, on Thursday after it was targeted in several hacking attempts. | Continue reading