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How Was Sociology Invented?

Q&A / A conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah about the religious origins of social theory and his recent book Captive Gods. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins The philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah’s latest ...
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Microbes that hitched a ride into orbit are not just surviving in space, they are changing in ways that give them startling ...
"I probably spent over $60,000 trying to get better." Health officials sound alarm as US region sees surge in dangerous ...
Lab-grown life has taken a dramatic leap forward after scientists used artificial intelligence to create a virus that has ...
Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...
A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...
The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do ...
The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.
By Hugo Francisco de Souza Inside the rigorous, step-by-step process the CDC uses to create pandemic-ready flu vaccine ...
Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...
Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...