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Low-tech approach stifles high-risk Nipah virus
Protecting palm-tree sap from bats may limit spread of deadly disease, a study in Bangladesh shows.
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HumansVisual illusion stumps adults but not kids
Finding suggests that sensitivity to visual context develops slowly.
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EarthWhere humans go, pepper virus follows
Plant pathogen could help track waters polluted with human waste.
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EarthDeep hole spotted on moon
The feature may be a ‘skylight’ in an underground lava tube.
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Health & MedicineMalaria shows signs of resisting best drug used to fight it
The frontline malaria medicine artemisinin shows gaps in effectiveness in Southeast Asia.