Fatalities from COVID-19 are reducing Americans’ support for Republicans at every level of federal office

New research suggests a link between a deficiency in gut microbes and autism spectrum disorder

States and local areas with higher levels of COVID-19 fatalities are less likely to support President Trump and Republican candidates for House and Senate

Social connections with counties with a less educated population, higher Trump vote share, and higher fraction of climate change deniers are associated with less adherence to mobility restrictions during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study finds that the amount of plastic waste generated in the United States estimated to enter the coastal environment in 2016 was up to five times larger than that estimated for 2010, rendering the United States’ contribution among the highest in the world.

The gut microbiome defines social group membership in honey bee colonies

Antibodies in serum samples from patients infected during the 2003 SARS-CoV outbreak effectively neutralized SARS-CoV-2 infection in cultured cells, according to a new study.

The fastest possible speed of sound (vᵤ) in condensed matter has been derived from fundamental physical constants

Radiation levels on the surface of the moon are 2.6 times greater than those measured on the International Space Station, according to a new study.

A study conducted at 19 universities found a brief social belonging exercise, administered online before students arrive on campus, boosts the performance and persistence of students in STEM disciplines - science, technology, engineering and math - who speak English as a second language.

Male chimpanzees who lose their mother early in life are less competitive and have fewer offspring than sons who continue to live with their mothers

Researchers at UC San Diego show that by controlling the printing temperature of liquid crystal elastomer they can control the material’s degree of stiffness and ability to contract

Study shows that mask alternatives, such as neck gaiters or bandanas, offer very little protection and has less face mask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech compared to N95 and surgical masks

Macro- and microstructural changes in cosmonauts’ brains after long-duration spaceflight

Human population size is able to predict past extinctions with 96% accuracy

Antibody-like proteins called monobodies efficiently captured SARS-CoV-2 particles from the nasal swab samples of patients and exhibited a high neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 infection, a neutralizing protein against a virus responsible for an ongoing…

A general ink formulation of 2D crystals for wafer-scale inkjet printing

The narrative arc: Revealing core narrative structures through text analysis

Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets

Chinese scientists have come up with a new estimate for the incubation period of Covid-19, which is around 7.76 days, longer than previous estimates of 4 to 5 days.

Voltage-induced ferromagnetism in a diamagnet. For the first time, researchers electrically transform material from non-magnetic to magnetic.

Human sperm uses asymmetric and anisotropic flagellar controls to regulate swimming symmetry and cell steering

Researchers report an injectable clotting agent that reduced blood loss by 97 percent in mice models

New 3D depigmentation technique enables high-res imaging of intact organisms

A research team led by Princeton University has developed a technique for tracking online foreign misinformation campaigns in real time, which could help mitigate outside interference in the 2020 American election.

Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfaory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia

Boosting gut microbes protects against Alzheimer’s disease: Mice treated with probiotic "R13" were less likely to accumulate a protein called beta-amyloid in their guts

Illegal squid fishing vessels from China harvested >164,000 metric tons worth >$440 million in 2017 and 2018 alone in violation of UN sanctions

A Centuries-old Mystery of the Stonehenge’s Origins Has Finally Been Solved: Detailed testing of the chemical signatures show that 50 of the 52 extant sarsens at Stonehenge came from the West Woods site in the English county of Wiltshire…

Paleoindians journeyed deep into the pitch-black depths of three now-submerged cave systems beneath Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico to mine red ochre, a natural clay earth pigment used as paint for thousands of years worldwide.

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