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8/27/19 Plant-based fire retardants may offer a less toxic way to tame flames Flame retardants created from plant materials could be less harmful to the environment than traditional flame-smothering chemicals. Read More Honeybee brain upgrades may help the insects find food Changes in honeybee neurons may help the insects decode their fellow foragers’ waggle dances. Read More Ocean acidification could weaken diatoms’ glass houses Ocean acidification may lead to smaller, lighter diatoms in seawater, which could also shrink how much carbon the tiny ocean algae can help sequester. Read More How a newly identified bacterium saps corals of their energy A parasitic bacterium that preys on corals quickly reproduces when it senses more nutrients in its host.   Read More How strep throat may spark OCD and anxiety in some kids A potential link between strep throat and sudden mental disorders in children raises questions about how infections can alter the brain. Read More An Illinois patient’s death may be the first in the U.S. tied to vaping Officials have announced one death among nearly 200 patients with severe lung illnesses that are potentially related to vaping. Read More Brazil’s Amazon has burned this badly before. This year’s fires are still bad An environmental scientist discusses possible impacts from the thousands of fires burning across the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Read More Marijuana and meth are getting more popular in America, but cocaine has declined In 2006, drug users spent more on cocaine than on heroin, marijuana or methamphetamine. By 2016, marijuana expenditures had exceeded the other drugs.   Read More ‘End Times’ explores the catastrophic events that could kill us all A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.   Read More ‘End Times’ explores the catastrophic events that could kill us all A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.   Read More For an asteroid, Ryugu has surprisingly little dust on its surface Ryugu lacks the dust that some other space rocks have. The near-Earth asteroid may hide the fine debris inside porous rocks or eject it into space.  Read More High blood pressure throughout middle age may increase the risk of dementia A pattern of high blood pressure during midlife followed by high or low readings in one’s golden years is linked to dementia. Read More Welcome to the new Science News website The Science News website has a new design on an entirely new publishing platform in an effort to give readers a much better experience. 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