Learn how the new Cicada COVID-19 variant’s spike protein mutations may help it partially evade existing immunity and drive new infections.
Category: 9. Sci/Tech
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New Cicada COVID Variant (BA.3.2) Shows Unusual Ability to Evade Immune Defenses
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Sperm Loses Its Ability to Navigate in Zero Gravity — A Biological Hurdle for Long‑Term Off‑Earth Settlement
Learn how microgravity could affect sperm, fertilization, and embryonic development in space.
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Human Anatomy Textbooks Hide an Uncomfortable Truth About Bodies : ScienceAlert
Leaf through a textbook, watch a wellness influencer, or listen in at the gym, and it can feel as though the human body has already been mapped to exhaustion. Every muscle named, every nerve traced. Everything understood and readily…
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Was Spinosaurus Really a 'Hell Heron'? Digging Into the Star of Netflix’s 'The Dinosaurs'
With an incredible sail and heavy bones that might have acted as ballast, Spinosaurus seems primed for snatching fish. The creature has long captivated the public, from its early mysteries to the recent discovery of a new species
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Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant
Galen Buckwalter didn’t hesitate to get a craniotomy in 2024 as part of a brain implant study at Caltech. The 69-year-old research psychologist wanted to contribute to cutting-edge science that could help other people with paralysis.
Buckwalter…
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Mysterious Ancient Culture Forged a Weapon From a Fallen Star : ScienceAlert
A strange chunk of metal that lay hidden in the soil for thousands of years may shed new light on one of the most mysterious cultures in ancient China.
The approximately 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui artifact appears to be an axe-like object made…
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Brain Activity Reveals Why Basketball Players Hit or Miss Shots : ScienceAlert
Every March Madness it happens. A player steps to the line, takes the shot and misses. And just like that, there goes your perfect bracket.
These are elite players. The player has made that shot thousands of times before. So what went wrong…
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