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  1. Health & Medicine

    U.S. fentanyl deaths are rising fastest among African-Americans

    New statistics on fentanyl-related overdoses show troubling increases in deaths among African-Americans, Hispanics and men.

    By Cori Vanchieri
  2. Archaeology

    The oldest known astrolabe was used on one of Vasco da Gama’s ships

    A navigational device for taking altitudes at sea was found in a Portuguese shipwreck in the Arabian Sea and dates back to 1496.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Paleontology

    Newfound fossils in China highlight a dizzying diversity of Cambrian life

    A new treasure trove of Cambrian fossils in China dating to 518 million years ago could rival Canada’s Burgess Shale.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Health & Medicine

    Saving monkey testicle tissue before puberty hints at a new way to preserve fertility

    Frozen testicle tissue samples from prepubescent monkeys transplanted back onto those monkeys once they matured produced sperm.