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The Dangers of Excluding Women From HIV Prevention Drug Tests

Women were well-represented in studies of Truvada for PrEP. (The drug had been in use since 2004 as a form of treatment for people who…

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Across the Globe, Scientists Are Striking for Black Lives

Since the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many researchers out of their labs and field sites and most students from their classrooms and dorms, the process…

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Astronomers Discover Star And Planet Strikingly Similar to The Sun And Earth

Scientists have found a potentially habitable exoplanet and its star that are more similar to the Earth and our Sun than any other known planet-star…

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First US Woman to Walk in Space Is Now Also The First to Reach Ocean’s Deepest Point

Sunday marked the second time Kathy Sullivan made history. Nearly 25 years after she became the first US woman to walk in space, Sullivan became…

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Vast Roman Town Abandoned Centuries Ago Revealed by Ground-Penetrating Radar

Once upon a time, Falerii Novi was a thriving community. For hundreds of years, generations of people strode its streets, lived out their lives under…

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Researchers Are Calling For a STEM Shutdown Today to Fight Systemic Racial Inequality

With the Black Lives Matter movement dominating headlines in the last week, systemic racial inequality in academia has also been brought to the forefront, with…

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A Mysterious Bone Discovered in The Hearts of Some Chimpanzees Raises Big Questions

Some chimpanzees might be growing hard-hearted with age. A curious little bone has been found forming in the heart tissue of several chimpanzees, according to…

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China Finally Removes The Pangolin From Its Traditional Medicine List

China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported Tuesday, days after increasing legal protections on the endangered animal….

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What if The Lockdown Never Happened? New Study Examines a Terrible Alternative

Suppose the world had never instituted lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic: There’s a strong chance that hundreds of millions more people would have…

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Four gaming monitors for showing off your skills

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