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Weekly Headlines (excerpts)
1. Mini-Dune! Soil viruses hitchhike on tiny worms to infect new victims
Phages travel the human equivalent of thousands of kilometers on poppy seed–size nematodes
BY ELIZABETH PENNISI 23 AUG 2024
2. Builders of massive ancient monument understood the science behind their work
Researchers say 6000-year-old Iberian Peninsula megalith required sophisticated knowledge of physics, geometry, and geology
BY HANNAH RICHTER 23 AUG 2024
3. Hot days or heat waves? Researchers debate how to count deaths from heat
Focusing on temperature extremes can galvanize policy changes but risks undercounting
BY VIVIAN LA 23 AUG 2024
4. Computer models overestimate how many fish it’s safe to catch
A look back at decades of predictions suggests catch limits are often too high, especially for populations in peril
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 22 AUG 2024
5. News at a glance: Icebreaker research blues, disinformation data shutdown, and saving a rare bird
The latest in science and policy
BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF 22 AUG 2024
6. Synthetic biology, once hailed as a moneymaker, meets tough times
Three major startups have faltered over the past year, but smaller firms are finding a niche
BY ROBERT F. SERVICE 22 AUG 2024
7. Have China’s carbon emissions peaked? The answer is critical to limiting global warming
Nation’s massive deployments of coal and green energy are complicating forecasts
BY DENNIS NORMILE 22 AUG 2024
8. Larger teams worsen academic career prospects
As teams grow, new Ph.D. graduates are less likely to land tenure-track jobs and more likely to leave science—especially women and international researchers
BY KATIE L. BURKE 21 AUG 2024
9. How might climate change harm human health? U.S. studies face funding challenges
Climate and health scientists trying to team up find wary, siloed agencies
BY MEREDITH WADMAN 21 AUG 2024
10. Why is COVID-19 surging again—and do shots still make sense?
New variants keep eluding human immunity but hospitalizations and deaths are far below earlier peaks
BY JON COHEN 21 AUG 2024
11. Heat sensors in mosquito antennae may help them hunt us from afar
The insects use infrared radiation to home in on prey, which could reveal new ways to combat them—and the diseases they spread
BY ALEJANDRA MANJARREZ 21 AUG 2024
12. Livestock virus hits Europe with a vengeance
Bluetongue spreads rapidly in sheep and cattle in six countries despite the use of three new vaccines
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 20 AUG 2024
13. Under deadly conditions, these sea creatures can age in reverse
When stressed, this comb jelly reverts to a larval form, then matures again when favorable conditions return
BY ELIZABETH PENNISI 20 AUG 2024
14. This ‘ruthless’ snake regularly bites off more than it can chew
Brown tree snakes kill fledglings too big to swallow, preventing recovery of rare bird species in Guam
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 19 AUG 2024
15. Spiders force male fireflies to flash like females—luring more males to their death
Study marks the first time scientists have observed this kind of “manipulative” behavior in spiders
BY HUMBERTO BASILIO 19 AUG 2024
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