Weekly Headlines (excerpts)
1. Proposed lithium mine in Serbia triggers publication dispute
Mining company scientists demand retraction of paper claiming environmental contamination
BY CATHLEEN O’GRADY 30 AUG 2024
2. Earthworms have ‘completely scrambled’ genomes. Did that enable their ancestors to leave the sea?
Chaotic rearrangements of chromosomes may have helped leeches swim into fresh water and other worms wriggle onto land
BY CHRISTIE WILCOX 30 AUG 2024
3. New, scientist-run virus database vows to be transparently run and simple to use
Pathoplexus is starting with sequences for Ebola strains and two other risky viruses
BY JON COHEN 29 AUG 2024
4. Bacteria use ‘crazy molecular mechanism’ to fight viruses
Made-to-order gene could be so toxic that cells only assemble it in emergencies
BY MITCH LESLIE 29 AUG 2024
5. News at a glance: AI’s racist bias, ice core viruses, and elusive dark matter
The latest in science and policy
BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF 29 AUG 2024
6. An ancient gene gives spiders their teeny waistlines
Researchers identify gene responsible for the arachnids’ signature hourglass shape
BY PHIE JACOBS 29 AUG 2024
7. Head-banging bumble bees bite flowers to shake loose more pollen
Slow-motion videos reveal how chomping down on flowers helps buzzing bees transmit vibrations
BY ALICE SUN 29 AUG 2024
8. Can dumping seaweed on the sea floor cool the planet? Some scientists are skeptical
“I think it’s nonsense,” one expert saysBY WARREN CORNWALL 29 AUG 2024
9. Russia set to cut research spending by 25%
As government spending on Ukraine war surges, other areas suffer
BY EUGENE GERDEN 29 AUG 2024
10. New NSF rule requires tribal approval for research affecting their interests
Many see the change as long overdue but expect new burdens on researchers and tribes
BY JEFFREY MERVIS 28 AUG 2024
11. AI makes racist decisions based on dialect
Large language models strongly associated negative stereotypes with African American English
BY CATHLEEN O’GRADY 28 AUG 2024
12. Bumble bees lose their sense of smell after heat waves
As temperatures rise, this phenomenon could threaten crops that rely on these pollinators
BY RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGA 27 AUG 2024
13. Alaskan snow crab fishery, walloped by climate change, may never fully recover
After the valuable fishery’s dramatic collapse, a new analysis suggests an uncertain future
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 27 AUG 2024
14. For men only? Lack of women winners for million-euro science prize draws protests
Critics says the new Frontiers Planet Prize for research to keep Earth habitable perpetuates old inequities
BY MEREDITH WADMAN 27 AUG 2024
15. When maize screams, beans listen: How the Three Sisters crop trio repels pests
Scientists are teasing out the benefits of intercropping, but getting the right mix of plants is key
BY ELIZABETH PENNISI 27 AUG 2024
16. Hunt for dark matter particles bags nothing—again
The massive LUX-ZEPLIN detector leaves few hiding places for hypothetical particles called WIMPs
BY ADRIAN CHO 26 AUG 2024
17. Confused about the mpox outbreaks? Here’s what’s spreading, where, and why
With three virus variants on the move in different populations, “it keeps getting more complicated by the day”
BY KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT 24 AUG 2024
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