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“Pope Francis has damaged my faith,” she told me. I held my tongue, reminding myself of my useless past attempts to respond to her antipathy towards our pope. “I told my father today, and he says that Pope Francis has hurt his faith, too,” she added. One last dig. Advertisement …

Most of us think of tears as a human phenomenon, part of the complex fabric of human emotion. But they are not just for crying: All vertebrates, even reptiles and birds, have tears, which are critical for maintaining a healthy face. Now, a new study, published this week in the …

The successful signal was received after multiple attempts in recent decades, and the results of the study could complement future laser experiments used to study space. A laser station in Grasse, France, sent the laser beams toward the NASA orbiter, some 240,000 miles away. The beams had to travel this …

Another study examined COVID risks to outpatient care of residents. 13 August 2020, 8:01 p.m. 6 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article At a time when nursing homes continue to be among the institutions hardest hit in the coronavirus pandemic, new studies are beginning to provide insight …

Left and right false colors show microscopic images of the same region on the specimen. But the image on the right is super-resolved with the new method of processing Dr. Yu Ding. Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Since the early 1930s, electron microscopy has provided an unusual access …