Why Epstein-Barr Virus Is Called the 'Everything Virus'
Nearly everyone is infected, but a small number develop lifelong illness.
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Amara Okafor
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To nap or not to nap? Science is still waking up to the question
Sleep strategies need to be tailored to individuals, studies suggest
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How the body adapts to extreme heat
New methods could help vulnerable people acclimate to higher temperatures
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Drought may have helped unleash Brazil’s first urban yellow fever outbreak in decades
Mosquitoes thrive after rain, but drought can also alter animal and mosquito behavior and raise disease risk, simulations of Brazil’s 2016–2019 outbreak suggest.
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Could a whale swallow a person whole? Technically, a sperm whale could, but it’s highly unlikely
Technically, yes, if it were a sperm whale. But that scenario is highly unlikely. Other large whales have throats too narrow, and sperm whales do not normally prey on people.
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AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
OpenAI announced a breakdown in the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe how fluids flow
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