Privileged researchers are over-represented in open access literature
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Domestic cats fall for the same visual illusions as we do
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The Human Pangenome
Watch now →When the human genome was announced as completed, it wasn’t. The “finished” genome was filled with gaps, and was not representative of humanity’s genetic diversity. Now, the job is being finished and the end is in sight.
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The Eclipse that made Einstein Famous
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This mysterious substance is accelerating the expansion of our Universe
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Naked mole rats and ant colonies have more in common than you think
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Meet Grete Hermann, the philosopher of quantum physics
Watch now →She changed how we thought about truth not only in science, but in politics and ethics, too