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Why waiters give Black customers poor service
When Black diners get poorer service from wait staff and bartenders than white customers, it’s more…
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-smasher – and it's raising more concerns about climate change
It was clear before the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season started that it was going to be…
An Earth-like stellar wind for Proxima Centauri c
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun, and its planet, Proxima Cen b (“Proxima…
Rollercoaster research landed, next flight: Moon and Mars
It was a difficult campaign to organize, but the scientific results are some of the best…
One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI
The advance is expected to accelerate research into a host of human diseases, including Covid-19. …
Small molecules control bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine by providing effective treatments for infectious diseases such as cholera. But the…
Simulations open a new way to reverse cell aging
Research findings provide insight into the complex mechanism of cellular senescence and present a potential therapeutic…
Jaguars robust to climate extremes but lack of food threatens species
Researchers lead a world-first investigation into the chances of wild jaguars surviving climate extremes with six…
Earth faster, closer to black hole, in new map of galaxy
Earth ‘just got’ 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole…