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Distrust in science and facts has always been around. Whether it was the debate about evolution or the age of the Earth, when science and belief are in conflict, people tend to lean into discrediting ...

A red panda at Smithsonian's National Zoo. Katie Fancher, Smithsonian Science Education Center Red pandas use sounds to communicate, but the sounds are generally very quiet. Sounds they use for ...

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Despite their size, whale sharks pose no threat to humans, as they feed by filtering plankton and small fish from the water. Despite their size, whale sharks swim at a leisurely pace of around 3 ...

it is not uncommon for today’s “facts” to be revised in the future as more data are accumulated. I teach a graduate course in ...

It will be an interesting experiment to see how well these ... the Netherlands “How Well Do Facts Travel? provides an usual perspective on science and its communication by dealing with the ‘lives of ...