A practically indestructible beetle

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10/25/2020 Bat-winged dinosaurs were clumsy fliers The two known species of bat-winged dinosaurs were a dead end when it comes to the evolution of bird flight, a new study finds. Read More The arthritis drug tocilizumab doesn’t appear to help fight COVID-19 The best available evidence so far hasn’t found that the anti-inflammatory drug benefited patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Read More Homo erectus, not humans, may have invented the barbed bone point Carved artifacts excavated from Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge suggest now-extinct hominids made barbed bone points long before humans did, researchers say. Read More NASA’s OSIRIS-REx survived its risky mission to grab a piece of an asteroid If all went well, the NASA spacecraft will return the samples from Bennu to Earth in 2023. Read More Even the deepest, coldest parts of the ocean are getting warmer It’s too soon to say whether that’s a result of climate change caused by humans, researchers say. Read More Why bat scientists are socially distancing from their subjects Scientists are calling for a “hands-off” approach to research to decrease the chances of spreading the coronavirus to bats in North America. Read More How environmental changes may have helped make ancient humans more adaptable An East African sediment core unveils ecological changes underlying a key Stone Age transition. Read More Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies, steal pups and evict any others left behind. The show of force may be central to their underground lifestyle. Read More Heating deltamethrin may help it kill pesticide-resistant mosquitoes A simple chemical trick creates a much faster-acting form of a common insecticide, which could help fight malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses. Read More The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Here’s how  A peek inside the incredibly tough critter's exoskeleton reveals what makes it virtually uncrushable.   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