Will Creationism Continue to Flourish in Brazil?
Under former president Jair Bolsonaro, scientific misinformation ran rampant through Brazil. And even with new leadership, it will be difficult to stop
Under former president Jair Bolsonaro, scientific misinformation ran rampant through Brazil. And even with new leadership, it will be difficult to stop
Physicists have put the largest-ever object into a quantum superposition
Adverse early childhood experience leaves persisting traces in brain structure, highlighting the importance of preventive measures for healthy brain development
Brain fog is such a nebulous term in long COVID that it delegitimizes efforts to get disability accommodations and medical leave
The newest SARS-CoV-2 strain may cause red, watery eyes. But the symptom can have other causes, too
Laser-based optical frequency combs, originally developed to time atomic clocks, can also perform fast, noninvasive tests for COVID—and potentially other diseases as well
Parrot nestlings spend time stringing together jumbled mixtures of sound—a rehearsal for more adult conversations
An mRNA vaccine prevented tumor recurrence after surgery in eight of 16 patients, but the therapy still needs to be validated in larger trials
A new way to gauge the universe’s expansion rate has delivered a confusing result that may conflict with previous related measurements
Scalloped hammerhead sharks take dramatic dives to hunt for food in cold, deep waters—and new evidence suggests they hold their breath to keep warm while they do so
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