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The video fragment only shows increase in COVID-19 cases, reversing the video's original message to induce panic.
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As the new coronavirus epidemic spreads, more and more people are wearing surgical masks—despite their questionable effectiveness. An anthropologist explores the reasons why.
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
If all forms of energy experience gravitation, then why does dark energy make the expansion accelerate instead of slow down? Of all the revolutionary discoveries that we’ve made about the Universe, […]
People who score highly on the dark triad are vain, callous, and manipulative.
It's the first time scientists have discovered an animal that doesn't perform aerobic respiration.
Preventable deaths for all five leading mortality causes are "consistently higher" in rural communities.
Sure, cosmic inflation has its detractors. But it also has something no alternative possesses: predictions and tests. Perhaps the most compelling part of any remarkable story is its origin: how it […]
How reframing your emotions and changing your daily behavior can help you save money.
A new batch of papers reveals some of Mars' subterranean secrets.
Our social emotions are now being hijacked by robots.
A study reveals these brains exhibit less cortical surface area and gray matter.
"Too many teenagers are ignoring or are unaware of new types of jobs that are emerging."
Despite its changing shape and its unprecedented dimming, a supernova this year, decade, or even century is highly unlikely. For months, skywatchers have enjoyed a view of the night sky […]
A deeper look at what happens in the first 2 years after experiencing sexual trauma.
Your pooch needs to be trained with love and compassion.