Declassified Cold War photos capture climate change

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6/23/19 How seafood shells could help solve the plastic waste problem Chitin and chitosan from crustacean shells could put a dent in the world’s plastic waste problem. Read More How NASA’s portable atomic clock could revolutionize space travel An atomic clock designed to enable self-driving spaceships and GPS-like navigation on other planets is about to take a yearlong test flight. Read More Cold War–era spy satellite images show Himalayan glaciers are melting fast Declassified spy satellite photographs reveal that glacier melt in the Himalayas has sped up dramatically in the last two decades. Read More Diamond detectors could aid the search for dark matter Elusive dark matter particles could be spotted when they slam into electrons or atomic nuclei within diamond, scientists say. Read More Lost wallets are more likely to be returned if they hold cash Worldwide, return rates of lost wallets goes up as the money inside increases, contradicting the idea that people act in their own self-interest. Read More Female rodents are perceived as too difficult to study, and one scientist is calling for change In neurobiological studies, male lab animals tend to outnumber females, which are considered too hormonal. Scientists say it’s time for that myth to go. Read More Rotavirus vaccines may lower kids’ chances of getting type 1 diabetes Vaccination against rotavirus is associated with a reduced incidence of type 1 diabetes in children, according to an analysis of U.S. insurance data. Read More Mice and bats’ brains sync up as they interact with their own kind The brain activity of mice and bats aligns in social settings, a coordination that may hold clues about how social context influences behavior. Read More A computer model explains how to make perfectly smooth crepes Perfect crepe-making is all in the wrist, according to physics. Read More Parasites ruin some finches’ songs by chewing through the birds’ beaks Parasitic fly larvae damage the beaks of Galápagos finches, changing their mating songs and possibly causing females to pick males of a different species. 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