Sara Goudarzi
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Is climate change dampening our ability to fight the coronavirus and other diseases?
Scientists have long known that the rise in average global temperatures is expanding the geographical presence of vector-borne diseases such ...

Are first-borns really more assertive? How birth order affects personality
In spite of sharing genes and environments, siblings are often not as similar in nature as one might think. But ...

Are people with ADHD really more creative than the rest of us?
Those affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are clinically thought of as inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive. However, people with ...

Do we really seek partners who look like our parents?
Time and again, we’ve heard the assertion that we’re attracted to partners who look like our parents. … An example ...