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Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
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8 Spacecraft That Have Been Rescued, Resurrected and Repurposed
In celebration of the Philae lander waking up from its long slumber, we take a look back at other spacecraft that have experienced resurrections
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Exclusive: Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio and Others Debate Christof Koch on the Nature of Consciousness
A few neurologists and brain scientists are proposing that the secret underlying all conscious activity must lie with the way cells respond to stimuli they receive from their environment...
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The Sneaky Ways 2 Frogs Are Beating a Killer Fungus
Two Australian tree frog species are still dying from the chytrid fungus, but they have advantages that are helping them to survive in the long run
Symbiartic
It's Pollinators Week!
Did you know it's Pollinators Week? Find out what you can do to help our wonderful pollinators.
Food Matters
Ain't Nobody Got Tine For That! The Invention and Evolution of the Fork
At one point in time, there was a fork in the road and some people decided to eat with it. Okay, that may be oversimplifying things a bit too much.
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Africa Is Way Bigger Than You Think
Africa is bigger than China, India, the contiguous U.S. and most of Europe—combined!
Frontiers for Young Minds
Trying for Fun, and Ending Up with a Textbook Instead
In the process of trying to design an article that did not feel like a textbook, we created an article that reminded kids of just that. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that knowing about your audience is the same as knowing what they actually like...
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Furor over Tim Hunt Must Lead to Systemic Change
Condeming one man's sexist comments is not enough; we also need to affect broader change for women in science
Voices
Why Tim Hunt's Sexist Comments Were No "Joke"
The British Nobel Prize-winner has complained that he's been treated unfairly, but it is the women he insulted that deserve sympathy and support
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Archeologists Revive Alcoholic Beverage from the Earliest Years of the Neolithic Era (In Spanish)
A craft brewer makes Mesoamerican fermented beverages based on ancient indigenous recipes
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