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Posted onJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021Ask Science

Why do pandemics come in waves?

by Shreya Ghosh3 Comments on Why do pandemics come in waves?

The ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India has been devastating in its reach and impact. Among my friends, family, and acquaintances, I doubt there is a single person who hasn’t been affected directly. Some had the disease themselves; others saw a loved one suffer from it, and…

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Why do some birds mimic human speech?

by Shreya Ghosh6 Comments on Why do some birds mimic human speech?

Einstein is an African Grey parrot who can imitate a spaceship, a laser, and a chimp at will, besides uttering sage words of wisdom upon receiving a cue (and a peanut) from her trainer, Stephanie White. Einstein has a working vocabulary of over 200 words, an impressive number, but nowhere…

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