A flip-flop of the Earth's magnetic poles is between 42,000 and 41,000 years ago, but it has drastically reduced the strength of the magnetic field…
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In a few weeks, dozens of young and healthy volunteers in the UK will be intentionally exposed to the coronavirus as part of the world’s…
Life expectancy in the United States fell in the first half of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred. A preliminary estimate of U.S. global life…
The oldest DNA recovered from an animal is adding new chapters to the life history of mammoths, dating back more than 1 million years. The…
Some genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals may protect against the development of severe COVID-19. A new study looked at a stretch of DNA on chromosome…
All eyes are on Mars, and so are all ears. When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches the Red Planet on February 18, the landing will be…
Cotton plants native to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico may look the same: untidy, untamed shrubs with flowers that go from pale yellow to violet…
It was a cold, overcast Saturday morning in Salem, Oregon, when Jesse Laney set off to glimpse a painted bunting. I had heard earlier in…
Middle Eastern hunter-gatherers changed their relationship with the dead almost 20,000 years ago. The clues to that spiritual change come from the discovery of a…
In recent months, journalists and public health experts have been quoting the term “pandemic fatigue”. Although not clearly defined, the general idea is that people…