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DNA · FranceNear the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia in 1812. Six months later, after the army was forced to retreat, an estimated tens of thousands of his soldiers made it back to France. Now, researchers have found evidence in the DNA remains of the soldiers that there may have been multiple diseases that devastated the army, including two previously undetected types of bacteria. The study was published Friday in the journal Current Biology.See the Story
DNA From Napoleon's Ill-Fated 1812 Army Reveals What Likely Led to the Soldiers' Demise
67% Center coverage: 85 sources

Indigenous · BrazilSurvival International released a comprehensive report identifying at least 196 uncontacted indigenous groups across 10 countries, with approximately 95% living in the Amazon Basin, and warning that half could be wiped out within 10 years without urgent action.See the Story
Half of Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes Could Vanish Within a Decade
49% Center coverage: 75 sources

Science · JamaicaHurricane Melissa, one of the strongest ever recorded in the Caribbean, is set to hit Jamaica early on Tuesday after undergoing “rapid intensification” — a climate-charged phenomenon that’s increasingly sending devastating storms to the region.
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How Hurricane Melissa went from tropical storm to Category 5 in just a few days
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