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Five questions about the mutations in the coronavirus in Danish mink | tellerreport.com

Denmark has discovered a new mutant strain of the coronavirus derived from mink farms in the north of the country. The Danish authorities fear that this mutated virus could make a future corona vaccine less effective for humans. As a … Continue reading

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What Would We Experience If Earth Spontaneously Turned Into A Black Hole?

If a black hole were to appear between the Earth and an observer, the Earth would appear gravitationally lensed in a fashion similar to this, dependent on the Earth’s position relative to the black hole and the observer. If a … Continue reading

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The End of the World —

…as we know it. The End of the World —

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Fire, Lightning, and Crystals in Space: 20 Years on the ISS

2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they’ve been keeping busy.

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Obama’s Secret Weapon In The South: Small, Dead, But Still Kickin’

October 10, 201212:49 PM ET ROBERT KRULWICH Look at this map, and notice that deep, deep in the Republican South, there’s a thin blue band stretching from the Carolinas through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. These are the counties that went … Continue reading

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Why Do Humans Like to Get High?

We’ve told you before that there really isn’t any evidence that animals consume mind-altering substances because they feel good to them. This makes it appear that the fondness for psychoactive drugs is, pretty…human. What is it about our species that … Continue reading

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Study Finds 5 Distinct Dog Types From 11,000 Years Ago – ScienceBlog.com

An international team of researchers that includes a Texas A&M University professor has studied the lineage of dogs and found that there were at least five different types of dogs as far back as 11,000 years ago. Anna Linderholm, director of … Continue reading

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I built an acoustic LEVITATOR! Making liquid float on air

Ultrasonic levitation, IN YOUR HOME! Learn how an acoustic levitator works and how to make one. You can learn more about your personal DNA story by going to https://23andMe.com/physicsgirl If you liked this video check out these: Strange Sand Acts … Continue reading

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What Covid-19 therapies are there?

There is no approved drug against COVID19, but more than 600 interventional clinical trials are ongoing as of beginning of May 2020. Recently the malaria drug chloroquine received widespread attention after a briefing by the US-president Trump and some Lupus … Continue reading

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Birds that Hibernate in Lakes?!

MinuteEarth provides an energetic and entertaining view of trends in earth’s environment — in just a few minutes! References Preuss, N.O. 2001. Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen: aspects of his life and of the history of bird ringing . Ardea 89(special … Continue reading

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