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OceansThe largest seaweed bloom ever detected spanned the Atlantic in 2018
Nutrient-rich water from the Amazon River may be helping massive seaweed mats to flourish each summer in the Atlantic Ocean.
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AnthropologyAncient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines
A mysterious Biblical-era population may have fled Bronze Age calamities.
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EcosystemsWhy some insect eggs are spherical while others look like hot dogs
Analyzing a new database of insect eggs’ sizes and shapes suggests that where eggs are laid helps explain some of their diversity of forms.
By Yao-Hua Law -
Health & MedicineRogue immune cells can infiltrate old brains
Killer T cells get into older brains where they may make mischief, a study in mice and postmortem human brain tissue finds.