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Can you cry underwater?

Can you cry underwater?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Can you cry underwater? – Rosie, age 17, Bedford, New Hampshire Your eyes are constantly coated by tears, made of oil, water and

Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas

Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas

(MORGANTOWN, WV) The CBS television show “It’s What’s Happening Baby” aired a music video featuring Martha and the Vandellas performing their hit song “Nowhere to Run” to kick off its national broadcast dedicated to Detroit on June 28, 1965. In the video, the Detroit-based trio sang about

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

(MORGANTOWN, WV) Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with the potential to significantly boost the immune system’s ability to fight and eliminate tumors. Since the early 2000s, there have been over 120 promising clinical trials