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12/15/2019 NASA’s MAVEN probe shows how wind circulates in Mars’ upper atmosphere By using the MAVEN spacecraft to track winds in the Martian thermosphere, researchers hope to better understand how the atmosphere leaks into space. Read More Here are Science News’ favorite science books of 2019 Books about multiple universes, Apollo 11, animal emotions and the origins of popular foods made the list. Read More Texas has its own rodeo ant queens New species of rodeo ants, riding on the backs of bigger ants, turned up in Austin, Texas. Read More How the Arctic’s poor health affects everyday life A new NOAA report features testimony from indigenous communities in Alaska who are weathering the impacts of Arctic warming. Read More A nearly 44,000-year-old hunting scene is the oldest known storytelling art Cave art in Indonesia dating to at least 43,900 years ago is the earliest known storytelling art, and shows otherworldly human-animal hunters. Read More Quantum jitter lets heat travel across a vacuum In a first, scientists observed tiny, vibrating membranes exchanging heat due to quantum fluctuations. Read More A newly found Atacama Desert soil community survives on sips of fog Lichens and other fungi and algae unite to form “grit-crust” on the dry soil of Chile’s Atacama Desert and survive on moisture from coastal fog. Read More Archaeologists have finally found ancient Egyptian wax head cones Newly discovered wax caps are the first physical examples of apparel shown in many ancient Egyptian art works. Read More Fingerprints of climate change are increasingly appearing in extreme weather A new report marks the third year in a row that scientists have identified specific weather events that they said would not have happened without human activities that are altering Earth’s climate. Read More Why some whales are giants and others are just big Sure, whales are big. But why aren't they... bigger? 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