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Written by: David Mikkelson
March 8, 2020
"Fool's errand: A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensica ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 6, 2020
The World Health Organization has advised people to “wash their hands after handling banknotes.”
Written by: The Conversation
March 6, 2020
Social media has been flooded with images from across the world of shopping carts lined up at ch ...
Written by: The Conversation
March 5, 2020
The group went to court in their lawsuit against the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, for religious ...
Written by: The Conversation
March 5, 2020
Proper hand-washing is the best thing you can do to protect yourself from a number of diseases ...
Written by: The Conversation
March 4, 2020
Corvids – birds such as ravens, crows, and magpies – and parrots are considered to be special am ...
Written by: The Conversation
March 3, 2020
Many successful branches of the tree of life have stayed simple, such as bacteria, or have reduc ...
Written by: The Conversation
March 3, 2020
Washing your hands decreases the number of microbes on your hands and helps prevent the spread o ...
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 28, 2020
Conspiracy theories that claim powerful actors are plotting something sinister to do with the vi ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 27, 2020
The CDC had previously stated its intent to block anyone who tested positive for the disease cau ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 27, 2020
Responses to Snopes’ two-year investigation into links between deceptive dating websites and the ...
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 26, 2020
Even the most well-intentioned news consumers can find today’s avalanche of political informatio ...
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 25, 2020
Ash Wednesday is the traditional start of the Christian season of Lent.
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 25, 2020
The study of business history reveals that people everywhere have always had a sweet tooth for t ...
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 25, 2020
Digital responses would be cheaper to collect but would also likely carry significant risks.
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 25, 2020
And what the reporting on polls doesn’t reveal is anything substantive about a candidate’s position.
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 21, 2020
Bee-washing is a form of greenwashing, a description conceived by environmentalists to define a ...
Written by: The Conversation
Feb. 20, 2020
Lies spread through social media have helped demonize one of the safest and most effective inter ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 18, 2020
A People's Daily video claiming to show "full-front disinfection work" in Wuhan included footage ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 17, 2020
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the target of at least two high-profile incidents.
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