Daily briefing: The first archaeological evidence of death by trebuchet

TL;DR - Nature’s daily briefing highlights archaeological evidence that more than 160 fractures resulted from death by trebuchet, alongside reports on mummy-trade health risks and an experimental Alzheimer’s surgery.

• The extensive fractures indicate a rapid, violent cause of death.
• The briefing presents the finding as the first archaeological evidence of death by trebuchet.
• It also flags research on hazards from the mummy trade and a controversial surgical approach to Alzheimer’s disease.
• The limited excerpt provides no methodological or quantitative details beyond the fracture count.