‘The spark has ignited.’ Latin American scientists intensify fight against sexual harassment
But gaps remain in university policies and procedures".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
Top stories: Tracking the Himalayan wolf, trusting science, and finding our ‘ghost’ ancestors
This week’s top Science news".
Indian scientists decry ‘infuriating’ scheme to study benefits of cow dung, urine, and milk
A new program to study Indian cows is aimed at confirming Hindu beliefs, researchers say".
This rainy exoplanet could be ripe for life
New study suggests even Neptune-size planets could be habitable".
Newts and frogs light up like glow sticks under the right light
Study reveals for the first time that most amphibians have been shown to biofluoresce".
Tens of thousands of communications satellites could spoil view of giant sky telescope
Satellite trails could ruin about one-third of the images from Rubin Observatory during parts of the night".
Humans in India may have survived supereruption 74,000 years ago
Discovery suggests toolmakers thrived in volcanic aftermath, and that humans left Africa early".
Watch African killifish embryos enter suspended animation to survive
Research suggests a widespread phenomenon known as diapause has no negative effects on aging in African killifish".
Humans are a bigger source of climate-altering methane, new studies suggest
Global warming won’t trigger cataclysmic methane releases any time soon".
Mysterious ‘ghost’ populations had multiple trysts with human ancestors
Genomic studies show interbreeding goes back at least half a million years".
Brickmaking bacteria and solar cells that turn ‘waste’ heat into electricity
On this week’s show: Engineering bacteria to produce “living” materials, converting waste heat from data centers or tailpipes into power, and live reporting from the AAAS annual meeting".
This long-overlooked part of our foot may be key to walking upright
Feature is not present in gorillas or chimpanzees".
An ancient empire hiding in plain sight, and the billion-dollar cost of illegal fishing
On this week’s show: Archaeologists are teasing out the relationship between two great Mesoamerican cultures, and economists are estimating the cost of the illegal fishing trade".
A single ‘paper mill’ appears to have churned out 400 papers, sleuths find
Problematic images abound in papers linked to Chinese institutions".
Was this life’s first meal?
Minerals common near hydrothermal vents drive chemical reactions needed to make organic molecules necessary for life".
Update: MeTooSTEM board members stand by embattled founder
BethAnn McLaughlin, leader of group fighting sexual harassment in science, had been accused of bullying".
New sense discovered in dog noses: the ability to detect heat
Sensory ability may help canines track their prey".
Canada’s ‘dynamic’ plan to protect endangered right whales rests on robots
Drones, submarine gliders will keep close watch for leviathans".
New Zealand birds show humanlike ability to make predictions
Keas use a mix of statistical, physical, and social information".