‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly
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"‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Phys.org, New Scientist, AP News and Reuters. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 2h ago.
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Why is "‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly" trending?
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Coverage (6)
- 500-year-old Inca mummies prove that European colonists brought devastating smallpox to the Americas Live Science · 5h ago
- Ancient smallpox genomes reveal how European colonization brought the disease to the Americas Phys.org · 5h ago
- Smallpox DNA in ancient Inca mummies shows virus came from Europe New Scientist · 5h ago
- Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas AP News · 5h ago
- Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies Reuters · 5h ago
- ‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly The New York Times · 5h ago
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