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November 7—This week, early relationships affect our adult attachment style, astronomers are racing to study comet 3i/ATLAS, and COVID is starting to surge globally. All that and more below! —Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor Tell us what you think about this newsletter! Email newsletters@sciam.com anytime.

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How Childhood Relationships Affect Your Adult Attachment Style, according to Large New Study A large new study reveals how early relationships with parents and friends influence how we relate to those closest to us in adulthood Rachel Nuwer

The Race to Study an Interstellar Comet from Deep Space Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth Meghan Bartels

Here's a Nuanced Look at Type 1 Diabetes Cases Worldwide This autoimmune disease impacts millions of people worldwide, with some underserved communities bearing the brunt Miriam Quick, Jen Christiansen, Jeanna Bryner

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COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally. Here's What We Know Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say Katie Kavanagh, Nature magazine

Catch the Taurid Meteor Shower—And Learn Why Scientists Are Watching It Closely Debris from Comet Encke creates two annual meteor showers, but it might also pose a small risk to Earth. Scientists are investigating Meghan Bartels

Why We Struggle to Say No—And How to Get Better at It Why saying no is harder than it should be. Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Jeffery DelViscio

First-Ever Footage Shows Killer Whales Attacking Great White Shark Nursery An orca pod has been spotted for the first time repeatedly targeting and flipping young great white sharks onto their backs to paralyze and dismember them Ashley Balzer Vigil

It's Nearly Time to Say Goodbye to the International Space Station. What Happens Next? Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats are lining up to take its place Jonathan O'Callaghan

Astronomers Are Agog over This All-Day Gamma-Ray Burst A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it's even one at all Yvette Cendes

A New Map Just Added 60,000 Miles to Ancient Rome's Roadways New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire's road network by more than 60,000 miles Tom Metcalfe

NASA Administrator Nominee Would Shift Future of Space Exploration Ahead of Jared Isaacman's renomination for the position of NASA's administrator, a dispute between him and its acting chief Sean Duffy spilled into the open, with potentially profound consequences for the U.S. space agency Dan Vergano

COVID During Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk, Study Suggests A new study adds to the evidence that viral infections during pregnancy might contribute to a child's likelihood of having autism Tanya Lewis

Do We Live in a Haunted Galaxy? Huge eruptions from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy Phil Plait

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