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Commuters arrive at Boston South Station on Tuesday. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe / Getty Images Science shows that face masks work both to protect the user and to protect others from the coronavirus, and everyone should wear one when they are around other people in public, the …

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How a velvet ant (which is a wasp) got its white fuzz

At the foot of certain bushes in the Mojave Desert, fluffy white specks glide like weeds in the sand. Some are fruits: harmless and fuzzy orbs dropped by the creosote bush. Others are non-white wasps of the Dasymutilla gloriosa species, which have painful stingers and luxurious, silky hair. The fruit …

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The best way to see the NEOWISE comet in the night sky

Comet NEOWISE is hosting a spectacular fireball show in the night sky. I never heard it? The beauty of the bright tail has captivated kite watchers worldwide this week. Comets don’t come along our path as often, at least not the ones you can see with the naked eye. Newsletter …

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