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What is COVID-19 and what we can do to prevent its spread?

Posted on March 27, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Since December, 2019 a virus which causes the COVID-19 disease has been spreading, resulting in a global pandemic. While some questions…

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    What the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz can teach us about conservation

    Posted on January 15, 2019June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists use advanced lab techniques to examine every detail of the ruby slippers to understand what they are made of, the age of the…

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      Ancient Egyptian ink may help us literally piece together history

      Posted on December 21, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Modern pen and paper has an ancient ancestor – ink and papyrus. Around 5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians invented arguably one of the…

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