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New discoveries about insect nanostructure, like a mosquito’s eye, could help design improved water-repellent coatings. Credit: Ling Wang, Penn State Researchers have theorized that a coating that mimics the unique nanostructure could enhance virus-repellent face masks. Through research on insect surfaces, Penn State researchers have detailed a previously unidentified nanostructure …

Look up at the stars this month, and you could see the brightest comet adorning the skies of the northern hemisphere in decades. In July 2020, Comet NEOWISE (short for C / 2020 F3 NEOWISE) has thrilled sky watchers in North America, Europe and space. If you don’t see the …

They are not the only ones looking for answers. So are members of Congress, cybersecurity experts and Twitter itself. The FBI is also involved: Officials said Thursday that they are investigating the incident, and police sources have told CNN that the agency is reviewing what appear to be screenshots of …

In the early years of the 20th century, tuberculosis devastated American cities, causing a particular and often fatal cost to the poor and youth. In 1907, two Rhode Island doctors, Mary Packard and Ellen Stone, had an idea to mitigate transmission among children. Following educational trends in Germany, they proposed …

1. He lived up to his name Mandela’s birth name was Rolihlahla. In its Xhosa tribe, the name means pulling on a tree branch or troublemaker. The name “Nelson” was given to him by his teacher on his first day of elementary school. It is unclear why he chose that …