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Giant crack frees a massive iceberg in AntarcticaThis dramatic breakup comes after a major crack formed on the shelf in November 2020 and continued to grow.
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70,000 never-before-seen viruses found in the human gutHundreds of thousands of viruses can lurk in our guts — but how they impact our bodies is a mystery.
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Ancient Egypt's Mona Lisa? An elaborately drawn extinct goose, of courseNearly five millennia ago, an artist inked an incredibly detailed painting of geese in the tomb of an Egyptian vizier and his wife.
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Lengthy clinical trials to test vaccines modified for variants won't be necessary, FDA saysThe testing process for modified vaccines will likely be similar to that of the annual flu shot, FDA says.
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Hidden 'madman' message on 'The Scream' traced back to Munch himselfExperts have long debated the identity of the inscriber, with some suggesting a dissatisfied vandalizer is the author, while others pointed fingers at the Norwegian painter himself.
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There's a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can't quite explain itBlack-and-white tuxedos may be the conventional dress code in the penguin world, but one dashing individual is breaking the status quo with an à la mode yellow coat.
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Entire Brazilian city will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in giant experimentScientists will vaccinate all the adults in a single city to see whether a COVID-19 vaccine will reduce cases.
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LSD alters consciousness by breaking down barriers in the brainBrain scans reveal that LSD may free the brain from its own natural barriers.
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Incredibly detailed video shows DNA twisting into weird shapes to squeeze into cellsScientists recently captured a high-resolution video of DNA shimmying into weird shapes in order to squeeze inside cells.
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Prior infection with common cold viruses won't protect against COVID-19For months, scientists have wondered whether past exposure to seasonal coronaviruses that cause common colds might prevent people from getting a severe case COVID-19.
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Is there a limit to how much the coronavirus can mutate?The number of possible genetic mutations is greater than all the atoms in the visible universe,
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Europe's oldest person survives COVID-19Sister André has recovered from COVID-19 in time for her 117th birthday this week.
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Fast-spreading coronavirus variant is doubling every 10 days in the USThe variant is rapidly spreading in the U.S. as it has in the U.K. and elsewhere around the world.
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Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eatThese carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects.
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Is it OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? Oxford researchers begin trial.Amid a shortage of vaccine supplies and the threat of emerging coronavirus variants, such an approach might provide an answer for both.
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Greek gods and ancient mortals 'resurrected' in terracotta figurines discovered in TurkeyThe terracotta figurines opened up a window into life of ancient Myra.
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may cut spread of virusThis is the first time that a coronavirus vaccine has shown it may reduce the spread of the virus.
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Johnson and Johnson's vaccine is 66% effective against moderate to severe COVID-19The vaccine's efficacy was highest in the U.S. and the lowest in South Africa, where a new variant is infecting people.
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The Atlantic Ocean is widening. Here’s why.Sizzling-hot rocks are rising up and pushing on the plates on either side of the Atlantic.
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Schizophrenia is 2nd highest risk factor for dying of COVID-19, after agePeople who have schizophrenia may be two to three times more likely to die from COVID-19, study suggests.
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Ritual monument discovered in Scotland dates to the time of StonehengeA massive "cursus" monument, a site for ancient rituals has been discovered on the Scottish Isle of Arran.
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Allergic reactions to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare, report findsThere's about a 2.5 per 1 million chance of developing a severe allergic reaction to Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.
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'Spooky action at a distance' could create a nearly perfect clockQuantum entanglement could in theory lead to extremely precise clocks that can hunt for subtle disturbances in space-time.
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1st COVID-19 case in US reported a year agoThe U.S. has now tallied more than 24.2 million cases and more than 400,000 deaths.
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