New app reveals the hidden landscapes within Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings
The technique can help analyze—and maybe save—artwork in distress".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
Want to get a politician to listen to science? Here’s some advice
Experts provide tips for getting evidence-based research into Congress".
Researchers spy signs of slavery from space
A surge in satellite data and artificial intelligence helps guide enforcement on the ground".
A lobster’s underbelly is so tough, you could use it instead of car tires
Flexible yet sturdy material could make joints in armor more flexible".
In Colombia, biodiversity researchers seek relief from regulatory red tape
Scientists say regulations are stifling studies".
This goat-size T. rex cousin could reveal how the famed dino got so big
Small dinosaur fills gap in fossil record".
A world without clouds? Hardly clear, climate scientists say
Newly flagged tipping point faces scrutiny from cloud scientists".
HIV drug could improve recovery after stroke
A protein that may hinder the brain’s regrowth after damage points researchers to an unexpected treatment".
New way to turn carbon dioxide into coal could ‘rewind the emissions clock’
Liquid metal catalyst can convert carbon dioxide with just a trickle of electricity".
Retired physicist leading new Trump effort to question climate threat to security
William Happer has long argued carbon dioxide emissions pose little risk".
Did volcanic eruptions help kill off the dinosaurs?
Twin studies find massive lava flows occurred around the time of a cataclysmic asteroid impact".
The world’s largest bee vanished decades ago. Now, scientists have spotted it again
Thumb-size bee found in Indonesian forest for the first time since 1981".
Spotting slavery from space, and using iPads for communication disorders
On this week’s show: We go to the AAAS annual meeting to talk communication disorders, we use satellites to spy on modern slavery, and we read a book on the neuroscience of addiction".
Who sniffs the sniffers? Electronic nose takes a whiff of dogs to spot deadly disease
Device finds leishmaniasis pathogen in canine hair samples".
A new law was supposed to protect South Africans' privacy. It may block important research instead
Law may prevent researchers from reanalyzing data and samples in big databases".
Earth scientists plan to meld massive databases into a ‘geological Google’
China is backing an international effort to make a one-stop data shop".
Zebra stripes confuse biting flies, causing them to abort their landings
Coat pattern helps zebras and horses evade dangerous insects".
Deal reveals what scientists in Germany are paying for open access
Details of landmark contract with Wiley become public".
Astronomers discover solar system’s most distant object, nicknamed ‘FarFarOut’
Frigid world is 3.5 times farther away than Pluto".
Scientists say every animal needs sleep. These fruit flies didn’t get the memo
Some Drosophila melanogaster sleep only a few minutes a day".