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  1. Archaeology

    Iron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children

    A land dispute may have led to the massacre 3,000 years ago, suggesting Europe’s transition to farming wasn’t always peaceful.

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  2. Genetics

    Wanderlust may be written in our DNA

    A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    This itch-triggering protein also sends signals to stop scratching

    The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatments

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  4. Finding the story

    Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses how our reporters find unique stories, from vaccine beer to a particle collider’s retirement to the rise of AI scientists.