Science & Health
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Why Scientists Should Use Magic to Study Animal Intelligence
Scientists should use magic tricks to better understand animal intelligence and perception, argue a team of researchers in a new paper. The idea makes sense, particularly when humans and animals can be fooled by the same illusion.
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Lab-Made Antibodies Show Promise for Treating Covid-19
A lab-made antibody treatment has shown encouraging results in preventing hospitalizations from covid-19, at least in some preliminary data. On Tuesday, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced that its experimental antibody treatment was found to reduce the rate of hospitalizations among people with covid-19 treated in an outpatient setting, compared to a placebo control group.…
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Ice Age Cave Bear Found Exquisitely Preserved in Siberian Permafrost
Reindeer herders working on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island in arctic Russia have stumbled upon an incredibly well-preserved cave bear, in what scientists say is a discovery of “world importance.”
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Should a Covid-19 Vaccine Be Mandatory for Kids? Health Experts Are Trying to Decide
As the race to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that causes covid-19 continues, a crucial question is on the horizon: Should a successful vaccine be made mandatory for children entering school? In a new paper out Monday, a group of experts argue that it’s still too early to answer the question definitively, but they…