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Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England

DNA analysis of remains found at medieval sites has identified closely related strains of leprosy-causing bacteria in the bones of humans and a red squirrel

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Eruption of Strokkur Geysir in Iceland

Life

Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers

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Life

Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination

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Space

China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

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path of fast radio burst FRB 181112

Space

Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet

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Life

Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

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Environment

Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust

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FGDCKA Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) adult female queen and workers, in nest, Powys, Wales, July

Life

Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

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Life

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant

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Health

MMR vaccines may not always give lifelong immunity against measles

The level of protection against measles provided by the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine falls by a small amount every year, but remains high overall, according to mathematical modelling

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Technology

Politicians can use social media ads to buy votes for €4 per person

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Environment

Is climate change accelerating after a record year of heat?

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Environment

Corals that recover from bleaching still struggle to breed

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Chemistry

We now know exactly how thick the boundary between water and air is

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