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DNA analysis from a genetic database finds nearly 42,000 living descendants of 27 African American furnace workers from the 18th and 19th century. Plus, efforts to replicate claims of a room-temperature superconductor fall short, and how to get the most out of remote conferences.
Researchers and legal specialists explain what the historic Henrietta Lacks settlement could mean for the scientific community. Plus, JWST finds a treasure trove of black holes and why sexism in science isn't resolved yet.
Holistic approaches to water and land management practised by Indigenous communities worldwide hold the key to a more sustainable future, say co-organizers of the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change.
Professional pride and personal tragedy stymied ideas about how infections spread in the nineteenth century, suggests a show about maverick Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis.
