Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. You can’t always judge a viper by its color
Jet-black “hell adders” are not as toxic as their reputation suggests
BY PHIE JACOBS 20 SEP 2024
2. Hopes of new physics dashed with measurement of hefty particle’s mass
The W boson has precisely the mass predicted by physicists’ standard model
BY ADRIAN CHO 20 SEP 2024
3. Doomsday may be delayed at Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier
Thwaites collaboration finds glacier has stabilized somewhat—in the short term
BY PAUL VOOSEN 19 SEP 2024
4. Conservationists are waging a global war on island rats
Ambitious eradication plans aim to protect vulnerable seabirds and other wildlife
BY ELIZABETH PENNISI 19 SEP 2024
5. News at a glance: Long-lasting HIV prevention, a new neutrino detector, and rescuing scientists
The latest in science and policy
BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF 19 SEP 2024
6. Australian officials cancel plan to cut research at major natural history museum
Effort to “reimagine” South Australia Museum had drawn extensive opposition
BY ELIZABETH FINKEL 19 SEP 2024
7. NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's salty ocean
Cutting-edge mission to Jupiter's moon could transform search for habitable worlds
BY ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS 19 SEP 2024
8. Lasker awardee Svetlana Mojsov describes a yearlong journey out of obscurity
After a whirlwind of new recognition for her GLP-1 research, the chemist has thoughts on allocating credit in science
BY JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL 19 SEP 2024
9. ‘Worst nightmare’: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could blind radio telescopes
Second generation satellites emit 30 times more stray radio waves than before
BY DANIEL CLERY 18 SEP 2024
10. Claim of ‘dark oxygen’ on sea floor faces doubts
Find would mean Earth has a completely new source of oxygen, but critics say evidence is weak
BY PAUL VOOSEN 18 SEP 2024
11. These lizards blow bubbles underwater and use them like scuba tanks
“Rebreathing” may let diving anole lizards stay underwater longer to evade predators
BY SEAN CUMMINGS 17 SEP 2024
12. ‘Immortal’ creatures may reveal clues to contagious cancers
By studying how tumors are transmitted in hydras, researchers hope to learn how to predict or even prevent outbreaks in all sorts of wildlife
BY CHRISTIE WILCOX 17 SEP 2024
13. Pediatrics academy accused of “fearmongering” over GMO ingredients in kids’ diets
New guidelines asserting pesticide dangers wrongly favor organic foods over cheaper ones, critics say
BY MEREDITH WADMAN 17 SEP 2024
14. In the dark ocean, these tiny creatures can smell their way home
Commuting crustaceans can sense water from the caves where they live
BY GENNARO TOMMA 17 SEP 2024
15. Yes, cats are liquids—but only in one dimension
Pet felines seem much less aware of their bodies when it comes to vertical squeezes
BY DAVID GRIMM 17 SEP 2024
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