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There are some who fear not, but I am optimistic. The students I meet are interested in defending their Constitution ...

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In prehistoric graves of children in Siberia, scientists have found the world’s oldest evidence of a plague outbreak. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago The earliest evidence for an outbreak of plague has been uncovered at late stone age ...

The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was mild. By Carl Zimmer In ancient Siberian graves, scientists have ...