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SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France — Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling's biggest race after another mass crash marred…
Here’s where a 21st century reboot of chivalry could make a difference. Think of it as a form of gendered realpolitik. #MeToo and its various spinoffs – #ChurchToo, #MeTooSTEM, #MeTooMilitary, #AidToo – have identified a common theme:…
For over a century, researchers have thought that the patterns of brain activity that define our experiences, hopes and dreams are determined by how different brain regions communicate with each other through a complex web of trillions of…
When inspectors from Ofsted, England’s education watchdog, descended on Flora Cooper’s Berkshire primary school this week, there was a small but poignant crowd of protesters waiting at the gates.“I don’t know what I’m doing,” the…
Cara Murez
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One might expect identical twins to have the same health outcomes.But it’s not just genetics that makes a notable difference in their weight and in…
My mother has never done what other people wanted her to. Now that she is 91, her refusal to behave as others think old ladies should is as strong as ever.Sometimes she has regretted her natural contrariness. Her headmistress pooh-poohed…
Since 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a global increase in the number of people wearing masks to limit the spread of illness. Now, new research co-authored by MIT scholars suggests that, in China at least, wearing masks also…
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In his book on filmmaker Martin Scorsese, Richard Schickel wrote that the latter was his “favourite talking head because his knowledge was so boundless and expressed with such riveting passion.”…
An international research group has investigated the mechanisms of cell migration and the impact of tissue rigidity on cell positioning and steering. The research sheds light on e.g. cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for…
A new study reports that immune cell responses to bacteria affect the intrinsic excitability of rat neuronal subtypes differently. The findings have implications for neural network control, including irregularities that lead to neurological…