| | | Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $25. | | | | More Recent Headlines | X-rays reveal what ancient animal mummies keep under wraps Aug 20 2020 11:00 AM A new method of 3-D scanning mummified animals reveals life and death details for a snake, a bird and a cat. READ MORE | This ichthyosaur died after devouring a creature nearly as long as itself Aug 20 2020 11:00 AM Ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles generally thought to munch on soft prey like cephalopods, may have chowed down on fellow big marine reptiles, too. READ MORE | 50 years ago, scientists clocked the speed of Antarctic ice Aug 20 2020 7:11 AM Today's instruments offer a more precise view, and reveal the effects of climate change. READ MORE | Methanol fuel gives this tiny beetle bot the freedom to roam Aug 19 2020 2:00 PM A new robot insect uses energy-dense methanol as fuel, not batteries. It could be a blueprint for future search-and-rescue bots with long run times. READ MORE | Ancient sculptures hint at universal facial expressions across cultures Aug 19 2020 2:00 PM Interpreting the emotions carved onto sculptures from long ago offers a new way to study how humans perceive facial expressions. READ MORE | Culling dingoes with poison may be making them bigger Aug 19 2020 8:00 AM Meat laced with toxic powder has been used for decades to kill dingoes. Now, dingoes in baited areas are changing: They're getting bigger. READ MORE | Ethan Hawke stars in 'Tesla,' a quirky biopic about the iconic inventor Aug 19 2020 6:00 AM The new movie 'Tesla' follows the rise and fall of Nikola Tesla, whose early inventions panned out far better than later projects. READ MORE | Dust can spread influenza among guinea pigs, raising coronavirus questions Aug 18 2020 5:01 PM In three out of 12 guinea pig pairs, an animal coated in influenza virus, but immune to infection, spread the virus to another rodent through dust. READ MORE | New Guinea has more known plant species than any island in the world Aug 18 2020 8:00 AM In the first verified count of plants on New Guinea, a team of 99 botany experts identified more than 13,600 species. READ MORE | In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet Aug 18 2020 6:00 AM Scientists have caught a space rock in the act of shifting from a Kuiper Belt object to a comet. That process won't be complete until 2063. READ MORE | | | | |
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