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An infectious disease expert explains what germs can lurk in pools — and how to avoid them
Most pool-related illnesses won’t kill you, but no one wants to spend their vacation or a week of beautiful summer days in the bathroom.
How the battle between viruses and bacteria could help us beat superbugs
The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.
This obscure, 80-year-old machine might be the key to unlocking the full potential of AI today
Opinion Leading American engineer and scientist Vannevar Bush thought that the memex was the answer to information nightmare of the 1940s.
Earth appears to be developing new never-before-seen human-made seasons, study finds
Seasons are more than just divisions of time — they are our connection with nature.
Why is heart cancer so rare?
Studying why heart cells are less likely to become cancerous can provide clues to improving heart regeneration and treatments for heart disease.
Gain-of-function research is not the 'purview of mad scientists.' It's fundamental to biology.
Gain-of-function experiments can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect people in the wild. But they're also used for many other areas of study within biology.
Romans loved to wear socks and sandals — could that be the reason for the massive shoes found at Magna fort?
Archaeologists aren't "baffled" by giant shoes but see them as a way to test different theories about how Roman soldiers coped with new environments along Hadrian's Wall.
Only 64% of Americans accept the idea of evolution — here's one reason why
Fundamentalists don't necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must be false and work backwards.
