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[ad_1] A fascinating oddity of the Universe is that shapes and patterns can be found in extremely different contexts: the Golden Spiral can be seen in the human cochlea and in the shape of a spiral galaxy; the fractal geometry of the veins echoed in the ramifications of lightning. In …

[ad_1] Strict quarantine is a better approach than just getting a Covid-19 test, as questions remain about the effectiveness of some often used tests, experts say. Benjamin says the PCR test, which can tell you if you are currently sick, is the most reliable, plus of the newer quick response …

[ad_1] It is the most beautiful time of the year! Yes, the holidays (and gifts) could be around the corner but we’re talking about the Glossier Black Friday sales (aka the bigger and only sale of the year.) Mark your calendars because the brand has just announced its highly anticipated …

[ad_1] After that domestication event, some things seem to have remained constant. According to the team’s findings, after dogs separated from wolves over 11,000 years ago, wolves never made a major re-entry into dog populations (until, perhaps, the contemporary wolf dog craze). Given that dogs and wolves belong to the …

[ad_2][ad_1] There are many websites that use the hardware of your phones and computers to mine cryptocurrency, which in turn could be very damaging to your devices. The worst part here is that there is no easy way to find out which website is malicious and which is not, as …

[ad_1] Thanks for join us for this short piece of election counter-planning that may or may not make you feel better, depending on how you feel about parasitic wasps. Because, sure, we’re all stressed to death, but at least one wasp didn’t inject you with an egg that hatches into …

[ad_1] This was a record week for global hurricanes as powerful storms hit both the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean basins, leaving scientists wondering if they are harbingers of a more destructive climate-warmed future or if they are outliers that put limits to the test, but they remain within the realm …

[ad_2][ad_1] “Nobody knows anything,” screenwriter William Goldman of Hollywood once said, but it’s hard to think of a truer account of this political moment. Within days of the elections, the nation’s fate is all too dramatically at hand. On some level he has felt this way since Donald Trump stepped …

[ad_1] The theory behind network science predated the internet, but the rise of social media was a major cultural innovation that begged for a science of how people are connected. And while there are a plethora of fun and interesting questions about how people interact, few have been more relevant …