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People who lost the ability to smell due to COVID-19 describe surreal experiences, like tasting nothing but ketchup for weeks. They also describe the jarring impact of not being able to rely on what scientists call a "primal sense."

People who lost the ability to smell due to COVID-19 describe surreal experiences, like tasting nothing but ketchup for weeks. They also describe the jarring impact of not being able to rely on what scientists call a "primal sense."

As part of a two-year statewide effort to track ticks, scientists from A.T. Still University in Kirksville and the Missouri Department of Conservation are asking residents to mail in samples of the tiny parasites. The team plans to map the distribution of tick species on a county-by-county basis, along with their bacterial pathogens.

The Freedom Affair is a nine-piece band known for getting crowds dancing. But they haven't had a live show since February 2020, and fans have had to make do with headphones instead of dance floors. That's about to change.

The Freedom Affair is a nine-piece band known for getting crowds dancing. But they haven't had a live show since February 2020, and fans have had to make do with headphones instead of dance floors. That's about to change.

Life in space is all about the details, but as Bob Behnken can attest, when the hatch opens for a spacewalk, "All that meticulousness can go a little bit out the window because of the excitement of looking down at our earth."

As Bob Behnken can attest, when the hatch opens for a spacewalk, "All that meticulousness can go a little bit out the window because of the excitement of looking down at our earth."

While tornados can't be stopped, better technology means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration can see weather patterns favorable for their formation days ahead of time.

While tornados can't be stopped, better technology means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration can see weather patterns favorable for their formation days instead of hours ahead of time.

The earthquakes that have shaken south-central Kansas in recent years look to be natural, but a deeper dive is underway to see if they're related to oil and gas drilling in the region.

Why one Black woman from the Kansas City area plans to leave upon graduating, a University of Kansas professor's research follows a possible path to disrupting the coronavirus, and how Kansas City's largest art museum will welcome visitors once again.

Researchers around the world are exposing items to a particular kind of ultraviolet light to kill the coronavirus.