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Bacterial DNA recovered from a Scandinavian woman buried in this mass grave around 5,000 years ago could yield clues to the origins of the plague.

A 5,000-year-old mass grave harbors the oldest plague bacteria ever found DNA from an ancient strain of the plague-causing bacterium could help uncover the origins of the deadly disease.

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Update: ’s InSight spacecraft survived its descent through the thin atmosphere of and successfully landed on the planet’s surface today. Although hurdles remain to achieve operating status, the lander is well positioned to begin to take Mars’s heartbeat in the next few months.

NASA lander survives harrowing descent to surface of Mars InSight mission will listen for “marsquakes”