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  1. Animals

    40,000-year-old woolly mammoth RNA offers a peek into its last moments

    Ancient RNA from Yuka, a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth preserved in permafrost, can offer new biological insights into the Ice Age animal’s life.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Health & Medicine

    A new cholesterol-lowering pill shows promise in clinical trials

    The drug enlicitide reduced cholesterol for adults with high levels due to an inherited disorder and may also work for a broader population.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Oceans

    Deep-sea mining might feed plankton a diet of junk food

    An analysis of mining plumes in the Pacific Ocean reveals they kick up particles sized similarly to the more nutritious tidbits that plankton eat.