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6/30/19 New approaches may help solve the Lyme disease diagnosis dilemma Today’s diagnostics leave too many people in limbo. Read More DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80,000 years Ancient DNA from cave fossils in Belgium and Germany shows an unbroken genetic line of the extinct hominids emerged at least 120,000 years ago. Read More Latest claim of turning hydrogen into a metal may be the most solid yet If true, the study would complete a decades-long quest to find the elusive material. But such claims have been made prematurely many times before. Read More How the 2019 eclipse will differ from 2017’s — and what that means for science This year’s total solar eclipse is visible late in the day from a relatively small slice of South America.   Read More Is climate change causing Europe’s intense heat? A scientist weighs in Science News talks with climate scientist Karsten Haustein about attributing extreme heat events in Europe and South Asia to climate change.  Read More Capuchin monkeys’ stone-tool use has evolved over 3,000 years A Brazilian archaeological site reveals capuchins’ long history of practical alterations to pounding implements, researchers say. Read More Some ancient crocodiles may have chomped on plants instead of meat Fossil teeth of extinct crocodyliforms suggest that some ate plants and that herbivory evolved at least three times in crocs of the Mesozoic Era. Read More In a first, telescopes tracked a lone fast radio burst to a faraway galaxy First-time observations suggest that the cause of one-time fast radio bursts is different from what triggers repeatedly flashing radio bursts. Read More These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US