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The bacteria that causes bubonic plague.
Science Source
What is the pneumonic plague?
Michaeleen Doucleff, Marc Silver
The ancient disease of plague is back in the headlines after the death this month of a Russian lab worker.
Rika Matsuda with the origami crane from her unsung hero, in 2023.
Matsuda family photo
A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message
Laura Kwerel
Researchers say a small fossil from the middle Jurassic provides some of the oldest evidence of chewing and swallowing as well as suckling — all distinctly mammalian traits.
Chang-Fu Zhou/Shandong University of Science and Technology
This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on
Ari Daniel
Tennessee Assistant Attorney General John W. Ayers, left, presents arguments during a court hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., as attorneys for Christa Pike request the Tennessee Department of Corrections to preserve all evidence related to her failed execution.
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Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved
Scott Neuman
Texas Standard
PossAble Dream aims to give Rio Grande Valley high school dropouts a chance to ‘change the story’
The charter pilot program is giving adults opportunities to earn their diplomas and receive workforce training.
‘Sirena’ found healing in water and now inspires others
A new 650-acre Texas state park near Lake Palestine plans on opening to the public
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Stan Biderman talks religious fundamentalism, calls for a secular resistance in his new book
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