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01/19/2020 After the Notre Dame fire, scientists get a glimpse of the cathedral’s origins The fire has opened up access to parts of the building that could not be studied when the structure was intact. Read More Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs A new timeline for massive bursts of volcanic gases suggests the Deccan Traps eruptions weren’t the real dinosaur killer 66 million years ago. Read More A dance of two atoms reveals chemical bonds forming and breaking Two rhenium atoms approach and retreat from one another in an electron microscope video. Read More Neandertals dove and harvested clamshells for tools near Italy’s shores The discovery of sharpened shells broadens the reputation of Stone Age human relatives: Neandertals weren’t just one-trick mammoth hunters. Read More Microbes slowed by one drug can rapidly develop resistance to another Hunkering down in a dormant, tolerant state may make it easier for infectious bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics. Read More Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $25. SUBSCRIBE NOW ‘PigeonBot’ is the first robot that can bend its wings like a real bird Insights into the joint movements and feather surface structures that help birds control their wing shape could help robotic flyers move more deftly. Read More The fastest-spinning object ever made could help spot quantum friction in a vacuum Scientists have developed a torque sensor made with a nanoparticle that can spin more than 300 billion times a minute.   Read More Australian fires have incinerated the habitats of up to 100 threatened species Hundreds of fires that are blazing across the continent’s southeast have created an unprecedented ecological disaster, scientists say. Read More A second planet may orbit Proxima Centauri The star closest to the sun may harbor another planet, this one much more massive and colder than Earth. Read More The ‘Blob,’ a massive marine heat wave, led to an unprecedented seabird die-off Common murres are arguably the most successful seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere. But from 2015 to 2016, this superstar bird experienced an unprecedented die-off. 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