Data on 20 million LinkedIn users put a 50-year-old social science theory to the test The key to landing your
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The virus could spread further in communities with low polio vaccination rates A particular kind of poliovirus is spreading in
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Evidence of charred dung may push the onset of animal husbandry back about 2,000 years Hunter-gatherer groups living in southwest
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An experiment provides the most precise confirmation yet of a key tenet of general relativity Gravity doesn’t discriminate. An experiment
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Many forms of disguise are beneficial, but some work better than others From crabs to caterpillars, a wide range of
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Excerpt from the September 16, 1972 issue of Science News An experiment … at the CERN Laboratory in Geneva …
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Our planet’s journey through the galaxy syncs up with the rhythm of long-ago crust formation Earth’s journey through the Milky
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Weighing down or wedging the trash bin lid closed deters the pesky parrots but they may adapt Human trash can
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Being stuck in a specific perspective of time isn’t healthy, scientists say Time hasn’t made much sense since spring 2020
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Silvery, spangly, straw-colored poufs of hair are a sign of uncombable hair syndrome The flurry of frizzy-hair e-mails began in
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