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  1. Archaeology

    Food residues offer a taste of pottery’s diverse origins in East Asia

    Clay pots emerged in different places and for different reasons, starting at least 16,000 years ago, a study suggests.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Space

    ESA’s Solar Orbiter will be the first spacecraft to study the sun’s polar zones

    ESA's Solar Orbiter is now on its way to the sun, beginning a nearly two-year journey.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Health & Medicine

    Cases of the new coronavirus hint at the disease’s severity, symptoms and spread

    As the coronavirus outbreak continues, estimates suggest that the majority of cases are mild. New research is clarifying how more severe cases progress.