[Photo: Pelican Spider, Hannah Wood, UC Davis]
Happy Tuesday, Aledan Merfolk! It’s been over a month since we’ve had a Science Tuesday on the blog, which means we have a lot of science news to get through. Let’s do this.
Mineral found in meteorite puzzles scientists
Young moon’s early orbit was highly elliptical, researchers find
Deep aurora in Mars seen by Maven spacecraft
Philae data suggest comet could be composed of pebbles
Ancient crocodile ancestor walked on 2 legs, was top predator
Researchers classify ancient creatures that confounded Darwin
Study finds increase in prevalence of celiac disease
Ancient hot spot may have caused shift in moon’s poles, scientists say
Image shows massive filament reaching across sun
Technique spurs speedy gene-mutation spread in fruit flies “the technique shows promise in creating a population of mosquitoes that could be bred for malaria resistance.”
Many European wild bees at risk for extinction
Art turns to science to determine what materials Picasso used in his paintings
Molecular nitrogen found on Comet 67P
Cosmic dust that survives supernova can create planets, stars
Nuclear fusion progress achieved by U.S. scientists
NOAA: Dec. to Feb. was warmest winter ever recorded worldwide
Scientists closer to vaccine after sequencing genome of second hookworm species
Ancient hand axes show early humans used tools to butcher meat from animals
Scientists splice DNA of woolly mammoth, elephant
Researchers explore deep-sea canyon off western Australian coast
Researchers find evidence of ancient asteroid impacts beneath central Australia
Studies find components that may have supported life on Mars
Solar system cleared out by early wandering Jupiter, study suggests
Higher IQ seen in adopted children than siblings
Circulation in the Atlantic Ocean slowing, new index finds
Opportunity completes Martian marathon
Heat, sound waves moved by magnetic fields, researchers say
Monitoring animal behavior could be early quake warning, study suggests
Massive ancestor of salamanders found in Portugal
Scientists recalculate rotation of Saturn
More evidence of infidelity found in Richard III’s line, geneticists say
John Nash becomes first to hold Abel, Nobel prizes
Researchers develop light-emitting fibers for fabrics
Researchers detect dark matter as it coasts through galaxy collisions
Thinning of Antarctic ice shelves accelerating, researchers say
Polar bears’ shifting dining habits could affect bird populations
New mutations not responsible for current Ebola outbreak
Cambrian marine creature hunted with tooth-filled claws, researchers find
Study shows how porpoises use sound to locate prey
GPS tracking gives researchers glimpse into pandas’ lives
Ancient Egyptian beer-brewing basins found in Israel
Researchers: Painting from pyramid a forgery, may hide painting beneath
Ants want to explore even when hampered by microgravity, study suggests
Carbon dust from comets may be why Mercury appears dark
Scientists link separate quantum systems
Ancient recipe effective on antibiotic-resistant infections
Faraway galaxy was star-making powerhouse
Warming waters may be drawing blue crabs farther north, study suggests
Researchers track lengthy migration of tiny blackpoll warblers
Study looks at evolutionary bird-plumage changes
Enzyme-blocking nanoparticles can speed wound healing
Strange undersea virus mutates own genes to survive in harsh environment
Sinking tectonic plate responsible for bend in Hawaii-area seamounts
Young galaxy clusters discovered
New dating technique shows Little Foot fossil is 3.7 million years old (This is Little Foot the human precursor, not Little Foot the cartoon dinosaur ;))
Pelican spiders keep prey a safe distance away <– This is one of the most bizarre spiders I’ve ever seen.
Intact skeleton of Ottoman Army camel discovered in Austria
Exploding head syndrome more prevalent in young people than thought o.O
Ants in NYC are changing due to junk food diets, study says
Study explores the secrets of seahorse tails
Ancient human ancestors also enjoyed a day at the lake, researchers say
Surprising events prompt babies to learn, study shows
Positive results for cancer vaccines using tumor mutations
Neuroscientists team up with hackers
Green glowing clouds viewed by Hubble Space Telescope
Large Hadron Collider back online after 2-year break
Ancient teeth, bones found in Kenya likely early Homo specimens
Scientists explore secrets of long-lived lemurs
Birds find meals of insects in fur of sloths
Polar bears wouldn’t adapt well to life only on land, researchers say
Lightning strikes charted in NASA’s global map
Rain inside hurricanes may significantly lessen their intensity
Specialized robot uncovers life deep beneath Antarctic Ice shelf
2 dusty tails follow behind the moon, researchers say
Ancient medieval text reveals hidden text, drawings
Study reclassifies Brontosaurus as unique genus, species
Galapagos tortoises retool diets with non-native plants
Visual portions of brain evolving out of eyeless cave-dwelling crustaceans
Fire could spread radioactive material from Chernobyl, study finds <– I test for things like this at work to make sure the water and soil around nuclear power plants isn’t contaminated 🙂
New techniques with fluorescent proteins help scientists see the unseeable
Researchers team up for stem cell transplant study
Scientists develop “bio-cement” to help regenerate bone tissue
Building blocks of life found in young star’s proto-planetary disk
Faraway galaxy seen as glowing ring in ALMA telescope image
Thick dust hides thousands of glaciers on Mars !
New studies add to debate on how the moon formed
Trove of mummies found in ancient Peruvian tombs
Debate grows around flower fossil find
Fossils from ancient forests feed life in Antarctic waters today
Magnetic bands around sun may help predict solar flares, study suggests
Land bridge linking North, South America older than once thought
Tyrannosaur battle may have caused scars on ancient dinosaur skull
Nearly complete skeleton of large ancient bird found in Argentina
Mountain gorillas resistant to genetic problems from inbreeding, study finds
Neanderthal skeleton in Italian cave yields some DNA
Vertebra in Lucy skeleton found to be from a baboon
Man buried alongside noblewoman in ancient tomb likely a sacrifice Yikes!
Ancient ammonites may have been able to keep themselves afloat
Supernovae brightness may mean universe isn’t expanding as rapidly as thought
Plucking hairs in a concentrated area results in greater hair growth So I guess plucking your grey hairs really can result in more grey hairs…
Researchers evaluate spider silk for heart regeneration
Evidence of liquid brine found in Mars soil
First glimpse of dark matter map revealed
Mysterious, stormy white patches on Saturn may be caused by water vapor
Flakes discovered in Kenya may be oldest stone tools ever found
Roughed up skeleton may have been medieval knight who jousted
Western gray whale sets record for mammal migration
Color image of Pluto, Charon taken by New Horizons probe
Rosetta finds no magnetic field on its comet
Gamma-ray burst gives off afterglow that tips off astronomers
Device successfully uses brain signals to control prosthesis
Neanderthals may have cooked with spices
Mini-strokes, not epilepsy, may have caused Caesar’s symptoms
Various kinds of ocean waves cause mysterious Earth hum
Crew films rare footage of sperm whale deep in Gulf of Mexico <– The best part of this video is how completely geeked the researchers are about it 🙂
Strange radio signals caused by microwave ovens
Existence of rare Bouvier’s red colobus monkey confirmed by photo
Fossil found in Argentina sheds light on ancient terror birds
Dogs and humans bond through eye contact
Capitanian event a mass extinction, researchers say
Asia, Americas trade may have been going on long before Columbus
Microbe shows preference for meteorite dust over Earth
Happiness is … the sweet smell of sweat, researchers say
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