Keep up to date on the world of science with these selected links to online articles in a variety of disciplines, updated regularly.
***NEW FOR OCTOBER***
From Quantamagazine:
A New Cosmic Tension: The Universe Might Be Too Thin
(Astronomy)
From Pocket:
A Parliament of Owls
(Biology)
From Pocket:
Why Does the U.S. Army Own So Many Fossils?
(Paleontology)
From Stat:
Brainiacs, not birdbrains: Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute
(Biology)
From Sky & Telescope:
Potential Biosignature Found in Venus’s Clouds
(Astronomy)
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Anthroplogy
From The Conversation/Pocket:
How the Extinction of Ice Age Mammals May Have Forced Us to Invent Civilization
From Pocket:
Scientists Present a Theory Explaining Why We’re the Only Humans on Earth
Archaeology
From Pocket:
The Mysterious Bronze Objects that Have Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries
Astronomy
From CNN:
Andromeda Galaxy’s ‘Halo’ is Nudging the Milky Way
From space.com:
Satellite Megaconstellations Could Have ‘Extreme’ Impact on Astronomy, Report Finds
From Pocket:
Our Solar System Is Even Stranger Than We Thought
From Sky & Telescope:
New 3D Map of the Universe — and a Growing Cosmological Debate
From MSU:
MSU Astrophysicists Study Mystery Object Through Gravitational Waves
Biology
From NPR:
The Evolutionary History of Penguins Is Far From Black And White
From Science:
Breeders Toughen Up Bees to Resist Deadly Mites
From Science:
Urban Foxes May be Self-domesticating in our Midst
From CNN:
How Mosquitoes Evolved to be Attracted to Humans, and What that Means for the Future
From Science:
Pools in the Mexican Desert are a Window into Earth’s Early Life
Chemistry
From Chemistry World:
The Complexity of Fire
From Scientific American:
One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Origins Has Finally Been Solved
Climate Science
From The Ohio State University:
Warming Greenland Ice Sheet Passes Point of No Return
Geology
From Knowable Magazine:
The Origin of Mud
From Science:
Ancient Earth Rock Found on the Moon
From Space.com
How did Earth Crack? New Study May Explain Origins of Plate Tectonics on our Planet.
Medicine
From Wired:
A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants from Cancer
From Scientific American:
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus – What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world
From Gizmodo:
Bacteria Found in Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Secret to Faster, Cheaper Vaccines
From Yellowstone Public Radio:
MSU Researcher Says Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Were Tip Of Iceberg
Meteorology
From The Conversation:
What is a Derecho? An Atmospheric Scientist Explains these Rare but Dangerous Storm Systems
Paleontology
From Pocket:
The Brontosaurus Is Back
From Wired:
How to Outrun a Dinosaur
From Wired:
Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil Record Is Mostly Males
Physics
From Quantamagazine:
Why Gravity Is Not Like the Other Forces
From Space.com:
The Universe’s Clock Might have Bigger Ticks than We Imagine
From Pocket:
What Does Quantum Theory Actually Tell Us about Reality?