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  1. Astronomy

    The sun is less magnetically active than similar stars, and we don’t know why

    Why our star seems so different from its stellar kin is a mystery.

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  2. Anthropology

    16th century skeletons suggest the slave trade brought some diseases to Mexico

    Slaves buried in a 16th century grave in Mexico had hepatitis B and yaws, suggesting the slave trade helped spread some versions of those diseases.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Remdesivir is the first drug found to block the coronavirus

    Preliminary results suggest that an antiviral treatment speeds recovery from COVID-19.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    To end social distancing, the U.S.