Many patients suffering from COVID-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of smell to delirium to a higher risk of stroke. Down the road, will COVID-19 survivors face a wave of cognitive issues? ...read more
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The world was waiting for Voyager's encounter with Saturn's when Discover's debut issue hit newsstands in 1980. Since then, the Voyager spacecraft have boldly gone where no probes have gone before. ...read more
Every artifact has a story to tell. What makes a discovery meaningful for archaeologists may surprise you. ...read more