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New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritual purpose. Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer ...

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A new dual-light microscope lets researchers observe micro- and nanoscale activity inside living cells without using dyes.