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Biology·Nature·Health·June 28, 2026
Wolbachia: the bacterium that bends sex and kills males
Wolbachia infects half the world's insects and hijacks their reproduction: it feminizes males, kills them off, and is now used to stop dengue.
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History·Historical Curiosities·Nature·June 13, 2026
When the Amazon Was the Richest Place on Earth
The rubber boom raised an opera house in the jungle and delirious fortunes in Manaus and Iquitos. Then 70,000 seeds wiped it off the map.
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