Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. Former research chimps will move to sanctuary, after NIH reverses course
Staffing concerns at biomedical facility outweigh risk of transferring elderly animals, agency says
BY DAVID GRIMM 8 NOV 2024
2. This elephant learned to use a hose as a shower. Then her rival sought revenge
Behaviors reveal sophisticated tool use—and possible “pranking”—among pachyderms
BY SARA REARDON 8 NOV 2024
3. Russia postpones three major science projects
Trade sanctions and budget woes delay new x-ray sources and neutron beams
BY EUGENE GERDEN 8 NOV 2024
4. Scientists discover ‘division of labor’ in mitochondria
When nutrients get scarce, some of these organelles specialize in producing energy whereas others turn to manufacturing
BY MITCH LESLIE 8 NOV 2024
5. Preprint on Alzheimer’s drug deaths ignites dispute among authors
Co-authors say preliminary data on lecanemab fatalities don’t support the paper’s claims
BY JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL 7 NOV 2024
6. Many human infections with ‘cow flu’ are going undetected
Scientists find evidence of past H5N1 infection in 7% of workers exposed at dairy farms—but no signs of human-to-human transmission
BY KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT 7 NOV 2024
7. The science behind your dog’s most annoying behavior
Scientists trace “wet-dog shakes” to a specific neuron response that appears widespread in animal kingdom
BY RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGA 7 NOV 2024
8. In Africa, a geologist hunts for rifts that are tearing the continent apart
Beneath Botswana's Kalahari sands are signs of a bigger crackup than previously imagined
BY PAUL VOOSEN 7 NOV 2024
9. News at a glance: Bird flu testing, U.K. science budget, and cloning for conservation
The latest in science and policy
BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF 7 NOV 2024
10. Saved from the scrapyard, this famed ‘flipping ship’ gets a second shot at ocean research
U.K. firm plans to revamp FLIP before deploying it to study air-sea interactions and how sonar beams travel
BY SEAN CUMMINGS 7 NOV 2024
11. Surprising identities of Pompeii victims rewrite stories from the cataclysm
Ancient DNA reveals victims may not have spent their last moments with close family, as long suspected
BY ANDREW CURRY 7 NOV 2024
12. When is it too hot to use a fan?
Climate chamber experiments in older people offer conflicting answers
BY WARREN CORNWALL 6 NOV 2024
13. Astronomers may have spotted the smallest possible stars
Controversial observation of bizarre, paired brown dwarfs could upend star-formation models
BY ADAM MANN 6 NOV 2024
14. Global biodiversity convention comes up short on funding conservation
But negotiators approved a plan for raising money from companies that profit off genetic information from nature
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 5 NOV 2024
15. Quest for a deeper theory of fundamental particles hits a curious snag
Most popular way to add more Higgs bosons to standard model goes mathematically haywire
BY ADRIAN CHO 5 NOV 2024
16. Salmon carry nutrients—and pollutants—upriver when they spawn
Toxic contaminants may threaten some freshwater denizens, but pose little risk to humans
BY JAKE BUEHLER 5 NOV 2024
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