Wed. 06/15 - Is This the Origin of the Black Death?

A new lead on the origin of the Black Death. Plus, monkeypox will soon––thankfully––be getting a new name. And Internet Explorer is being put to rest today. RIP.

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Links:

• The Most Likely Origin of The Black Death Was Finally Revealed in an Unexpected Place (ScienceAlert)
• Scientists Reveal the Black Death’s Origin Story (Discover)
• Origins of the Black Death identified: Multidisciplinary team studied ancient plague genomes (ScienceDaily)
• Where Did the Black Death Begin? DNA Detectives Find a Key Clue. (NY Times)
• Monkeypox Is Getting a New Name, WHO Announces (Gizmodo)
• Monkeypox Outbreak Poses ‘Real Threat’ to Public Health, W.H.O. Official Says (NY Times)
• Internet Explorer Is Dead—It's the End of an Era (Gizmodo) 
• Internet Explorer dies todayInternet Explorer Is Dead—It's the End of an Era, but its spirit lives on in Microsoft Edge (PC World)
• Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26 (The Verge)
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