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Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS–CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients

12.4k points 646 comments

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During a press conference, astronaut Jim Lovell was asked if he would go on another flight after an explosion almost took down Apollo 13 on its way to the Moon. He was about to say yes, then he saw a hand shoot up from the audience and slowly give the thumbs-down sign. It was his wife, Marilyn.

7.98k points 94 comments

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13h

I am a research professor who studies risky travel-related decisions and how a tourist destination responds to a crisis. AMA!

2.84k points 237 comments

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9h

More religious individuals are less likely to have pets — especially cats. Scientific evidence has emerged suggesting that religion has a significant influence on pet ownership. Specifically, those who practice religion are less likely to own pets and especially less likely to own a cat.

4.79k points 361 comments

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14h

NASA unveils plan for Artemis 'base camp' on the moon beyond 2024

15k points 656 comments

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15h

Hundreds of researchers attempted to predict children’s and families’ outcomes, using 15 years of data. None were able to do so with meaningful accuracy.

35.6k points 1.18k comments

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1d

A tiger has tested positive for COVID-19. Is this coronavirus particularly good at species jumping relative to other coronaviruses? Have house cats become infected yet by this virus?

8.75k points 527 comments

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14h

Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset for 30 consecutive days is associated with anticancer proteomic signature and upregulates key regulatory proteins of glucose and lipid metabolism, circadian clock, DNA repair, cytoskeleton remodeling, immune system and cognitive function in healthy subjects

3.23k points 487 comments

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5h

A group of scientists found a probable correlation between air pollution & coronavirus mortality in two of the worst affected regions in northern Italy. The mortality rate is up to 12% in the northern part of Italy & only approx. 4.5% in the rest of the country.

390 points 39 comments

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11h

If one recovers from COVID 19, does the body become immune to the virus? Or is there a possibility of contracting the disease again?

55 points 53 comments

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7h

How does the threat and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic compare with the H3N2 flu pandemic of 1968 and the H2N2 flu pandemic of 1956? (Death toll of H3N2: 1,000,000 people worldwide. Death toll of H2N2: 2,000,000 people worldwide)

26 points 12 comments

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1d

How does “even if this flu shot isn’t an exact match, if you do get the flu it won’t be as bad” work?

8.65k points 441 comments

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7h

Do people that have had pneumonia as a kid have a worse prognosis for COVID-19?

13 points 7 comments

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1d

Is it possible there have been virus outbreaks in the past that have infected millions but were never detected because they never caused any symptoms?

548 points 72 comments

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2h

An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in mice

47 points 6 comments

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12h

Stanford researchers have created a proof-of-concept smart toilet that monitors stools based on the Bristol stool scale, analyzes urine flow and chemical composition, and can recognize the user by "analprint".

228 points 64 comments

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1d

My first big homemade telescope, a 16" f/4.7. Janky but I wouldn't have or know what I do today without it.

20.5k points 461 comments

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2h

Why are coronaviruses NOT classified as a retrovirus, even though it has single stranded RNA rather than DNA for the nucleic acids?

3 points 3 comments

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1d

Visualization of all publicly registered satellites in orbit.

71.7k points 2.5k comments

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8h

The brain science behind inaccurate information. Feeling ostracized helps people believe in conspiracy theories. The more intensely they feel the need to quickly identify potential risks and dangers, the more likely they may be to endorse them

95 points 12 comments

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6h

Boeing Will Conduct a 2nd Orbital Flight Test for Starliner

43 points 19 comments

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9h

If fever is one of the body’s immune response to fighting viruses and other disease-causing organisms, should one take acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen to relieve the fever or should one let the fever run through?

6 points 6 comments

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10h

Once a vaccine is found for Covid-19, going forward will it be used like MMR vaccines where you only need it once, or like the flu shot, where you must get it yearly?

7 points 12 comments

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21h

How can ancient structures that aligned with the sun at the equinox thousands of years ago still line up, given the movement of the land eg plate tectonics?

57 points 10 comments

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8h

What is the difference between fur and hair?

4 points 7 comments