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Health & Medicine

Getting a flu ‘shot’ could soon be as easy as sticking on a Band-Aid

Microneedle patches may make home-based vaccination a reality.

Life

Chronic flu patients could be an early warning system for future outbreaks

Cancer patients’ long-term flu infections may preview future viruses.

Earth

Battering storms caused Antarctic sea ice to shrink at record pace

Unusually intense storms could explain why Antarctic sea ice shrank to its smallest observed extent this year.

Archaeology

Sound-reflecting shelters inspired ancient rock artists

Ancient Europeans sought rock art sites where sounds carried.