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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story June 30, 2020 Morgan Hornsby for The New York Times   Elk Return to Kentucky, Bringing Economic Life After a concerted reintroduction effort two decades ago, the state is now home to the largest population of elk east of the Mississippi. The animals’ home: reclaimed coal mines. By Oliver Whang and Morgan Hornsby Jonathan Nackstrand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images   Dog Breeding in the Neolithic Age Fossils and modern DNA show the ancient roots of Arctic sled dogs. By James Gorman     The Great Wonders Beyond the Great Reef A recent expedition to the inky depths of the Coral Sea revealed an unknown world of creatures and geologic features. By William J. Broad CMEABG-UCBL-Chapon/Science Source   A ‘Cure for Heart Disease’? A Single Shot Succeeds in Monkeys A novel gene-editing experiment seems to have permanently reduced LDL and triglyceride levels in monkeys. By Gina Kolata Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we’re doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times   Matter Most People With Coronavirus Won’t Spread It. Why Do a Few Infect Many? Growing evidence shows most infected people aren’t spreading the virus. But whether you become a superspreader probably depends more on circumstance than biology. By Carl Zimmer William DeShazer for The New York Times   ‘They Want to Kill Me’: Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Delirium Paranoid hallucinations plague many coronavirus patients in I.C.U.s, an experience that can slow recovery and increase risk of depression and cognitive issues. By Pam Belluck David Ramos/Getty Images   Study Suggests Coronavirus Emerged Much Earlier Than Thought. Some Are Skeptical. Scientists not involved in the study seriously doubt the findings, which challenge the current consensus on where and when the virus originated. By Carl Zimmer and Raphael Minder Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times   Does Your Local Doctor Have a Coronavirus Test for You? Primary care physicians, to whom many anxious patients turn first when their health declines, can’t always provide tests — or answers about where to get them. By Katherine J. Wu Kyrre Lien for The New York Times   In Norway, Gymgoers Avoid Infections as Virus Recedes In an unusual experiment, researchers found no coronavirus infections among thousands of people allowed to return to their gyms. By Gina Kolata Tony Luong for The New York Times   Going Up? Not So Fast: Strict New Rules to Govern Elevator Culture Small, crowded, enclosed spaces are petri dishes for the coronavirus. But in urban office buildings, elevators are a necessity, so companies are wrestling with how to make them safer. By Matt Richtel Niaid   How the Coronavirus Short-Circuits the Immune System In a disturbing parallel to H.I.V., the coronavirus can cause a depletion of important immune cells, recent studies found. By Gina Kolata Win Mcnamee/Getty Images   Actual Coronavirus Infections Vastly Undercounted, C.D.C. Data Shows The prevalence of infections is more than 10 times higher than the counted number of cases in six regions of the United States. By Apoorva Mandavilli Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT MORE SCIENCE NEWS R. Hurt/IPAC/Caltech   Out There Two Black Holes Colliding Not Enough? Make It Three Astronomers claim to have seen a flash from the merger of two black holes within the maelstrom of a third, far bigger one. By Dennis Overbye Alex Andrix/Virgo/EGO   Out There A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers Scientists have discovered the heaviest known neutron star, or maybe the lightest known black hole: “Either way it breaks a record.” By Dennis Overbye Jake Socha   Trilobites How Do Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air? ‘It’s Hard to Believe’ As they wiggle and undulate, the snakes are transforming their bodies for flight. By David Waldstein Rob Snow/Ocearch   They Wanted You to Bet on Sharks. The Odds Were Not in Their Favor. Gambling on shark migration patterns could raise awareness, some experts say. But it could also fuel the animals’ reputation as mere entertainment. By Katherine J. Wu New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America Nearly twice as many properties may be susceptible to flood damage than previously thought, according to a new effort to map the danger. By Christopher Flavelle, Denise Lu, Veronica Penney, Nadja Popovich and John Schwartz trilobites A Worm’s Hidden Map for Growing New Eyes When a planarian loses its eyes, cellular guides connect new ones to its brain so it can see again. By Veronique Greenwood trilobites How Bees Avoid Bumping Into Nature’s Obstacle Course When the garden gets perilous, these pollinators hit the gas. By Cara Giaimo trilobites When 300-Pound Wombats Roamed Australia Compared in size with modern black bears, the extinct species offers a new window into the large vombatiforms that once lived in Australia. By Joshua Sokol trilobites Dolphins Have an Eating Trick. How They Learn It Is More Surprising. A behavior called shelling is learned from peers, unlike other feeding strategies that are passed from mother to calf. By Katherine J. Wu NASA Names Headquarters After Its First Black Female Engineer, Mary Jackson Ms. Jackson’s contributions received widespread attention after the release of the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” which chronicled black women’s work during the space race. By Allyson Waller Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT HEALTH Gracia Lam   Personal Health The Pandemic May Spare Us From Another Plague: Bedbugs Given the drastic pandemic-induced reductions in travel, the chances of bringing home these uninvited guests have been greatly curtailed. By Jane E. Brody Jacob Biba for The New York Times   Obamacare Faces Unprecedented Test as Economy Sinks The battles over the health law have played out during a decade of continuous economic growth. How it performs as a safety net now may help determine its future. By Abby Goodnough and Reed Abelson Getty Images   Phys Ed Sitting All Day May Increase Your Risk of Dying From Cancer Need another reason to move? Sedentary behavior was linked to an increased risk of fatal cancer. By Gretchen Reynolds Getty Images   The Checkup Caring for Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Now, nearly two months after the first cases were reported, doctors can reassure parents that the syndrome remains rare, while continuing to urge vigilance. By Perri Klass, M.D. Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press   Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading to Humans in China A new study warns that the strain of H1N1, common on China’s pig farms since 2016, should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic. By Mike Ives Make a friend’s day: Forward this email. Got this from a friend? Subscribe to the Science Times newsletter. Check out other New York Times newsletters (all free!) including: Climate Fwd: for climate coverage and expert analysis. The Upshot for a data-driven look at the news. Well for the latest on health, fitness and nutrition. Continue reading the main story Need help? 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