A 'one-in-a-million' fossilized brain

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08/22/2021 See some of the most intriguing photos from NASA’s Perseverance rover so far Six months ago, Perseverance landed on Mars. Here’s what the rover has been observing. Read More How fossilization preserved a 310-million-year-old horseshoe crab’s brain A ancient horseshoe crab brain was preserved in clay, thanks to an uncommon fossilization process that protected the fragile neural tissues. Read More These baby greater sac-winged bats babble to learn their mating songs Greater sac-winged bat pups babble their way through learning their rich vocal repertoire, similar to how human infants babble before speaking. Read More Jupiter’s intense auroras superheat its upper atmosphere Jupiter’s hotter-than-expected upper atmosphere may be caused by high-speed charged particles slamming into the air high above the poles. Read More Sunbirds’ dazzling feathers are hot, in both senses of the word Iridescent feathers reflect vivid colors. But they also become scorching hot in the sunlight, a study finds. Read More With a powerful laser blast, scientists near a nuclear fusion milestone A National Ignition Facility experiment spawned nuclear fusion reactions that released nearly as much energy as was used to ignite them. Read More New studies hint that the coronavirus may be evolving to become more airborne Fine aerosols spewed while people breathe, talk and sing may contain more coronavirus than larger moisture droplets, but masks can reduce the amount of virus in the air. Read More How extreme heat from climate change distorts human behavior As temperatures rise, violence and aggression go up while focus and productivity decline. The well off can escape to cool spaces; the poor cannot. Read More ‘Ghost games’ spotlight the psychological effect fans have on referees Soccer teams won fewer games and received more fouls when playing at home during the 2019–2020 season, when many fans were absent, than before the pandemic. Read More A 1,000-year-old grave may have held a powerful nonbinary person A medieval grave in Finland, once thought to hold a respected woman warrior, may belong to someone who didn’t have a strictly male or female identity. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US