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Daily briefing: What’s causing a pneumonia surge in China

A spike in respiratory illnesses in children is the result of common winter infections — not a novel pathogen. Plus, how to stop waves in their tracks and why we might embrace the feeling of uncertainty.

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What’s behind China’s mysterious wave of childhood pneumonia?

A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim

These volunteers want to be infected with disease to aid research — will their altruism help?

Aligning climate scenarios to emissions inventories shifts global benchmarks

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These volunteers want to be infected with disease to aid research — will their altruism help?

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