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Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

12 juin 2025 à 05:02
A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the bloodsucking insects, it’s been the perfect 13,000-year-long marriage.

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A DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead

3 juin 2025 à 10:58
Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for years. Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades-old chapters of their pasts.

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Wayne Springer, a former investigator for Medina County, at the site in Hondo, Texas, where a deceased newborn was found.
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