Underwater robot reveals hidden base of Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
Icefin robot swam more than 1 kilometer to reach Thwaites Glacier’s grounding line".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
After Brexit, U.K. scientists face a long road to mend ties with Europe
Researchers’ desire to join EU funding program may be held hostage to other negotiations".
Black holes caught in the act of swallowing stars
Dozens of tidal disruption events found in galaxy surveys shed light on violent events".
A cryo–electron microscope accessible to the masses, and tracing the genetics of schizophrenia
On this week’s show: The quest for a cheaper, more accessible cryo–electron microscope, and tracing the genetics of schizophrenia in the Xhosa people of South Africa".
California has begun screening for early childhood trauma, but critics urge caution
Program aims to cut health impacts of early life adversity by half".
‘People need to see big patterns.’ U.S. ecological observatory’s new science chief looks ahead
Paula Mabee to lead the National Ecological Observatory Network in wake of management upheaval".
Electricity turns garbage into graphene
Brief jolt converts almost any source of solid carbon into material behind high-strength plastic and flexible electronics".
Animal rights conflict prompts leading researcher to leave Germany for China
Neuroscientist Nikos Logothetis will co-direct new primate institute in Shanghai".
World’s largest solar telescope takes its first shot
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope will reveal unprecedented detail about the physics of the Sun".
Florida state legislator fears overreaction in probe of foreign research ties
Legislative panel tackles issue after two research institutions go public".
Ex-Emory scientist with ties to China charged with fraud
U.S. government says Li Xiao-Jiang was receiving salaries simultaneously from NIH grants and a Chinese institution".
Spider biologist denies suspicions of widespread data fraud in his animal personality research
Behavioral ecologists are in turmoil as dozens of research papers involving an expert on social spiders draw scrutiny".
Another HIV vaccine strategy fails in large-scale study
A trial in South Africa was halted after early analysis found no protection".
U.S. prosecutor leading China probe explains effort that led to charges against Harvard chemist
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling explains why the government is focusing on academic researchers".
Mysterious Australian rock art may depict the chaos following rising seas
Gwion dancers were painted as oceans inundated lands and displaced clans".
Samples from famed 19th century voyage reveal ‘shocking’ effects of ocean acidification
Plankton shells today are dramatically thinner than they were during HMS Challenger voyage".
Colombia’s first ever science minister faces calls to resign over fungi-based cancer treatment
Critics say Mabel Gisela Torres Torres backed “pseudoscience”".
Global warming is speeding up Earth’s massive ocean currents
Rising winds boost flows in tropics and Southern Ocean".
Could a habitable planet orbit a black hole?
Theorists say it’s technically possible, but it would be a weird place to live".