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PROVO, Utah – Whether or not to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic has been a hot topic in Utah and in the United States. A project at Brigham Young University aims to “make sense” of the research available on whether masks make a difference and, if so, which …

IMAGE: Harvard researchers discover that extremely cold temperatures slow chemical reactions at slow speeds, giving them a glimpse of how molecules transform and insights into the quantum world. see plus Credit: Ni Lab / Harvard University In a famous parable, three blind men encounter an elephant for the first time. …

Click to enlarge UNTIL NEXT TIME At a time when some Americans are concerned about the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine, tens of thousands have already volunteered to help create it. As of Monday, more than 138,600 people had signed up to participate in the tests. “That is why we …

Credit: CC0 Public domain DNA generally forms the classic double helix shape discovered in 1953: two strands coiled together. Several other structures have been formed in test tubes, but this does not necessarily mean that they form within living cells. Quadruple helix structures, called DNA G-quadruplexes (G4s), have previously been …

The blue region represents the anomaly of the South Atlantic. Geomagnetism Division, DTU Space / ESA Earth’s magnetic field has been acting a little awkward. A region in the southern Atlantic Ocean, from Africa to South America, has experienced a severe weakening since the 1950s and in the past five …