Popularly hailed as a hero, Pasteur was also vilified by some hostile doctors, who considered him an uneducated interloper in medicine. https://t.co/TzvoK23pwK

The remains of a 1,700-year-old monkey found in the ancient city of Teotihuacan outside modern-day Mexico City suggest the primate was a diplomatic gift from the Maya.
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These next-generation whiz palaces keep your feet dry.
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Numerous shark species are at risk of extinction, largely due to human activities. This device may help sharks recover. https://t.co/qiSERVmr5k

Pollution “is an ongoing and growing threat to the health and livelihood of the world’s population.”  https://t.co/74e1gMECa2

One doctor saw a patient who came in with a symptom she had never seen. Ten days after testing positive for COVID-19, the patient’s tongue began to swell, eventually erupting in white-ringed lesions.  https://t.co/NPXib8kdgL

The physics of fluids inspires urinal designs with no splash back, for cleaner restrooms and dryer pants.
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By emitting a pulse of electricity every two seconds, a SharkGuard device deters sharks from a baited hook, probably by overwhelming their sensory systems. https://t.co/qiSERVmYUS

Unearthed in 2018 at the base of a pyramid in Teotihuacan, the monkey’s skeleton lay beside the corpses of other animals in an area of the city where visiting Maya elites may have resided.
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“The greatest derangement of the mind,” Pasteur declared, “is to believe in something because one wishes it to be so.”
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This research may help shed light on how brains evolved to perceive rhythm
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The clock is ticking for these ancient engravings as their host trees succumb to the ravages of time and growing pressure from livestock and possibly climate change. https://t.co/LHLo9dpwyD

Doctors have seen some bizarre COVID symptoms. Patchy tongues, puffy digits, hair loss — such issues can be worrisome for patients. But the outlook doesn’t have to be. That’s because such symptoms can end up going away on their own.
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For the first time, astronomers have observed how certain supermassive black holes launch jets of high-energy particles into space and the process is shocking.
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“If the [lymph nodes] build up with so much material, then they can’t do their job.”   https://t.co/74e1gMECa2

Generally considered loners, the pouched animals have a wide diversity of social relationships that have gone unrecognized.
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“To know that we have a rich cultural heritage and to have our own museum in the bush is something we will treasure forever.” https://t.co/LHLo9d7VH5

Royal art and writing at Tamarindito and other Classic Maya sites misleadingly suggest that kings wielded absolute power, one researcher argues. Instead, commoners may have played a significant role. https://t.co/DDRSsvbOht

Pasteur saw that the idea of vaccination for smallpox could be generalized to other diseases.
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