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October 21, 2022

Astronomy The Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded Rattled Earth's Atmosphere The death of a massive star far across the universe affected lightning on our planet and could teach us about the Milky Way By Phil Plait

Anthropology First Known Neandertal Family Discovered in Siberian Cave Ancient DNA from closely related individuals offers fresh insight into Neanderthals' lives and social structures By Ewen Callaway,Nature magazine

Neurology John Fetterman Shows How Well the Brain Recovers after Stroke Following a stroke, the brain's own repair processes can lead to a strong recovery in people such as Senate candidate John Fetterman By Helen Santoro

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Endangered Species Wildfires Spurred Risky Behavior in Los Angeles Mountain Lions Already threatened mountain lions in the Los Angeles area crossed busy roads more often and exhibited other risky behaviors after the 2018 Woolsey Fire By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Animals These Hawks Have Figured Out How to See the Bat in the Swarm New research shows that birds of prey attempting to grab a bat from a roiling mass of the flying mammals have developed a way to cope with the confusion. By Karen Hopkin | 04:13

Neuroscience Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Actually Be Conscious Brain scans reveal that some people who can't speak or move are aware of the world around them By Jan Claassen,Brian L. Edlow

Genetics Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer Elephants use 20 copies of a key cancer-fighting gene—and humans just have one By Rachel Nuwer

Reproduction A Black Mother's Loss Explains Why U.S. Maternal Health Care Is Broken The U.S. has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates among developed countries. Researchers from North Carolina to the West Coast are working with parents like Vu-An Foster to understand why. By Meghan McDonough

Politics Experts Grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on Readiness to Handle Election Misinformation Social media experts evaluate TikTok, Twitter and other platforms on their ability to handle the danger of misinformation about the coming 2022 elections By Dam Hee Kim,Anjana Susarla,Scott Shackelford,The Conversation US

Animals Heaviest Bony Fish Ever Measured Is a Wheel-Shaped Behemoth A sunfish found near the Azores breaks the 26-year-old record for the heftiest bony fish ever measured By Stephanie Pappas

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