A mythical creature born of a misinterpreted fossil?
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People tell tales to explain what they see – centuries later, scientists try to map handed-down myths onto real geological events.
History is better taught to young, impressionable minds from an early age.
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Nigeria should stop showing contempt for history as a subject, profession or topic of discussion.
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COVID vaccines don’t contain any live virus to shed. Here’s the science to put the myth of viral shedding after the COVID vaccine to bed.
‘Onkel Toms Hütte’ – or Uncle Tom’s Cabin – is the name of a subway station in Berlin.
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Why did Confederate flags start appearing in the country’s anti-lockdown protests?
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Even if you’re vaccinated, you still need to come forward for COVID testing, even if you have the mildest symptoms.
Like the best myths, the tale of Igbo Landing and the flying African seems to transcend boundaries of time and space.
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The myth has become a symbol of the traumatizing legacy of trans-Atlantic slavery. It also serves as a form of resistance and healing.
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Perhaps you’ve heard mRNA vaccines cause autoimmune disease, or connect you to the internet. Now the Pfizer vaccine has been approved in Australia, it’s important we iron out these misconceptions.
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Cultures around the world call the Pleiades constellation ‘seven sisters’, even though we can only see six stars today. But things looked quite different 100,000 years ago
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Every time you pop an aspirin, thank the German chemist Hoffmann and not Hippocrates.
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The pandemic has exposed many of us to new statistical concepts, on the news, in everyday conversations and on social media. But how many are you getting wrong?
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We can’t expect young men to access reliable COVID-19 messages from people they don’t know, through media they don’t use.
The purveyors of these myths aren’t doing the country any favors.
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The purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft peddling the impact of the coronavirus, aren’t doing the country any favors.
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It's important for people to seek proper information about the coronavirus and not believe everything they see and hear on social media.
Nude in Bathtub (Grand nu à la Baignoire ), 1940-1946, is part of a series of paintings Bonnard made of his wife, Marthe, bathing.
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An art historian uncovers the truth about Marthe Bonnard, for decades labelled as a jealous recluse with a neurotic need to bathe.
Somali women on a coronavirus awareness campaign.
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Some of the false claims about coronavirus may be harmless. But others can be potentially dangerous.
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According to Google Trends, the top globally trending topic this week is ‘orthohantavirus’, as spurious sites claim it’s next pandemic on the horizon. The claim is baseless.
Understandings of truth may be found in the Muses’ words.
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Is making sense of a story more important than getting at its truth? Looking at the treatment of myth in ancient Greece may help us navigate what is true, and whether that matters.
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What’s the best way to tackle coronavirus myths and misinformation if they come up in everyday conversation?
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Poor communication and misinformation is yet another way an epidemic can cause harm. So it’s important health authorities get their messaging right.
The U.S. House of Representatives brought 11 articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson.
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Falsehoods about Andrew Johnson have become a staple of Republican arguments opposing the impeachment of Trump.