Loss of smell, or anosmia, is one of the earliest and most commonly reported symptoms of COVID-19. A new study identifies the olfactory cell types most vulnerable to infection by …read more Source:: Science
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Vikings had smallpox and may have helped spread the world’s deadliest virus
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•Scientists have discovered extinct strains of smallpox in the teeth of Viking skeletons — proving for the first time that the killer disease plagued humanity for at least 1400 years. …read more Source:: Science
COVID-19 lockdown caused 50 percent global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations
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•The lack of human activity during lockdown caused human-linked vibrations in the Earth to drop by an average of 50 percent between March and May 2020. …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthals may have had a lower threshold for pain
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•Nerve cells have a special ion channel that has a key role in starting the electrical impulse that signals pain and is sent to the brain. New research finds that …read more Source:: Science
Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virus
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•Researchers have created a virus in the lab that infects cells and interacts with antibodies just like the COVID-19 virus, but lacks the ability to cause severe disease. This safer …read more Source:: Science
Scientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active
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•A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of the best evidence yet that Venus is still a geologically active planet. …read more Source:: Science
The hair-raising reason for goosebumps
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•Researchers have discovered that the cells that cause goosebumps are also important for regulating the stem cells that regenerate hair. In the skin, the muscle that contracts to create goosebumps …read more Source:: Science
MRI scans of the brains of 130 mammals, including humans, indicate equal connectivity
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•Researchers conducted a first-of-its-kind study designed to investigate brain connectivity in 130 mammalian species. The intriguing results, contradicting widespread conjectures, revealed that brain connectivity levels are equal in all mammals, …read more Source:: Science
Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun
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•The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed ‘campfires’, near the surface of our closest star. …read more Source:: Science
New research of oldest light confirms age of the universe
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•New research suggest the universe is about 13.8 billion years old, according to researchers using observations from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile. …read more Source:: Science