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9/5/19 This ancient Denisovan finger bone is surprisingly humanlike Despite Neandertal ties, extinct hominids called Denisovans had a touching link to humans, a new study finds. Read More Liquid mouth drops could one day protect people from peanut allergies An immune treatment given as liquid mouth drops helped allergic children eat the equivalent of a few peanuts without having a reaction. Read More Pancreatic cancer tumors attack the blood vessels that deliver chemo drugs Pancreatic cancer is nearly impossible to treat, but now we may know why. New research shows that the tumors destroy nearby blood vessels, making it harder for drugs to reach them. Read More Hurricane Dorian’s slow pace makes it dangerous and hard to predict Hurricane Dorian is one of several recent hurricanes that moved extremely slowly. Whether that's due to climate change isn't yet clear. Read More Iron sulfide may be keeping Mercury’s core toasty and its magnetic field alive New estimates of how much heat Mercury’s core loses could explain why the tiny world has a long-lived magnetic field. Read More How ancient oceans of magma may have boosted Earth’s oxygen levels Chemical reactions involving iron could have increased the amount of oxygen-rich compounds in the early Earth’s mantle, lab experiments suggest. Read More Overnight changes in Mars’ atmosphere could solve a methane mystery Overnight atmospheric changes on Mars can explain why two spacecraft measure vastly different concentrations of methane. Read More Human meddling has manipulated the shapes of different dog breeds’ brains By analyzing the shape of different dog breeds’ brains, researchers show how humans have manipulated the animals’ brain anatomy. Read More Fly fossils might challenge the idea of ancient trilobites’ crystal eyes Fossilized crane flies from 54 million years ago probably got their crystal lenses after death. Read More A predicted superconductor might work at a record-breaking 200° Celsius A material made of hydrogen, lithium and magnesium and squeezed to high pressures may be a superconductor even at especially high temperatures. Read More Stone tools may place some of the first Americans in Idaho 16,500 years ago Newly discovered stone artifacts support the idea that North America’s first settlers traveled down the Pacific coast and then turned eastward. Read More There’s no evidence that a single ‘gay gene’ exists Many genetic factors with small effects combine with one’s environment to influence sexual behavior, researchers say. Read More Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves Nerve cells fired coordinated signals in brain organoids, 3-D clusters of cells that mimic some aspects of early brain development. Read More 50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet 50 years ago, scientists thought gecko feet had suction cups that allowed the animals to stick to surfaces. Today we know tiny hairs do the job. Read More A 3.8-million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy’s possible ancestors A fossilized hominid skull found in an Ethiopian desert illuminates the earliest-known Australopithecus species. Read More A chip made with carbon nanotubes, not silicon, marks a computing milestone Silicon’s reign in cutting-edge electronics may soon over. The carbon nanotube could be its successor. 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