On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency. Over the past two years, the world has intently watched the emergence of a new disease and its variants. Every news channel came with a new update on the respiratory disease and the victims it carried. Even popular shows and […]
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By May 2022, over 1 million people had died due to COVID-19 in the United States. The COVID-19 illness, which refers to the set of symptoms people experience, is caused by the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The pandemic has not only affected the United States but the entire world as well. This respiratory
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Imagine if science was scrapped and rewritten in an instant. The behavior of phenomena associated with quantum physics, gravity, and black holes has historically challenged our very perception of the universe. The scientific world potentially stands on the verge of enormous advancement through the reconciliation of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity (in part macroscopic gravitational
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Everyone has experienced the unmistakable first drop of a rainstorm that no one expected in the middle of a bright and sunny day. While the weather app mentions nothing but clear skies, people suddenly find themselves running to find cover before the downpour ensues. The truth is that hour-to-hour weather is notoriously difficult to predict,
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Nuclear fusion power promises to revolutionize the world’s energy production infrastructure and combat climate change head-on. In the 1970s, physics researchers confidently proclaimed that nuclear fusion power was “30 years away.” The phrase has been parroted time and time again, reverberating through popular science, but as time moved forward, the 30-year estimate remained constant —
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Popular culture has birthed an archetype of the crazy cat lady: a middle-aged woman with more cats than people in her life, unable to properly care for them and her home. Seen as both offensive and humorously affectionate, this often disheveled or reclusive image has brought into question the legitimacy of these behavioral patterns. As
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If, like 75 percent of the population, you were blessed with less than perfect vision, you are likely well aware of the inconvenience presented by glasses or contact lenses. For this reason, many choose to undergo Lasik eye surgery, the best known and most popular procedure to correct one’s vision. For eyes with normal vision,
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The Bajau people of Southeast Asia spend 60 percent of their workday underwater. Commonly known as the Sea Nomads, the Bajau population has survived for over 1,000 years collecting and hunting food through underwater diving. Their extraordinary breath-holding capabilities seem almost humanly impossible. When the brain experiences hypoxia — the deficiency of oxygen in bodily
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Imagine water seeping up from the solid ground beneath our feet. Then imagine water falling from the sky — not as rain, but as a giant rock crashing into Earth. Both seem like ridiculous scenarios, but they closely relate to real theories about what may have happened billions of years ago. The origins of water
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