Scientific Discovery

According to Nature, scientists have discovered through genetic analysis of ancient hunter-gatherer remains from the Lake Baikal region in Siberia that lethal plague outbreaks existed in the area as early as 5,500 years ago. Research shows that early variants of Yersinia pestis were already spreading among populations at that time, significantly pushing back the history of human struggle with plague. Archaeological evidence shows that some burial sites contain multiple people buried simultaneously, suggesting large-scale public health crises may have occurred. ...

Astronomers identify approximately 10,000 previously unknown exoplanet candidates using novel data analysis methods, many in regions where traditional theory says planets shouldn’t form, potentially nearly tripling the known count.