Astronomers Have Found Another Possible 'Exomoon' beyond Our Solar System

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January 13, 2022

Astronomy Astronomers Have Found Another Possible 'Exomoon' beyond Our Solar System Kepler-1708 b-i appears to be a giant moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet thousands of light-years from Earth By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Animals New Bait Uses Mosquitoes' Love of Malaria Parasite to Bite Them Back Molecules produced by the parasite lure mosquitoes to a beet-based bait By Annie Melchor

Climate Change California Presents Plan to Prevent Extreme Heat Deaths The report follows a heat wave that killed hundreds across the western U.S. this summer By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

Neurology Epstein-Barr Virus Found to Trigger Multiple Sclerosis The research could mark a turning point in the fight against MS By Lydia Denworth

Medicine Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive Impaired blood flow leads to loss of limbs By Carolyn Barber

Public Health New Sensor Tells You How Well Your Mask Is Working FaceBit tracks a face covering's fit and wear time, as well as its wearer's vital signs By Sophie Bushwick

Public Health Hungry Hyenas Can Help Human Health Hyenas scavenging near cities might lessen human and livestock diseases By Bethany Brookshire

Planetary Science NASA's Perseverance Rover Chokes on Mars Pebbles while Collecting a Rock Sample The rover's latest sample collection—an effort to gather material for eventual return to Earth—is off to a rocky start By Mike Wall,SPACE.com

Oceans Oceans Break Heat Record for Third Year in a Row Last year broke the record from 2020 by about 14 zettajoules, or 20 times the world's annual energy consumption By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Climate Change Fires Doubled Australia's Carbon Emissions--Ecosystems May Never Soak It Back Up Increasing odds of hot, dry weather make it less likely trees and other plants will quickly grow back By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Mathematics New Math Research Group Reflects a Schism in the Field Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity By Rachel Crowell

Health Care Nurses Struggle through a New COVID Wave with Rage and Compassion A critical care nurse confronts the Omicron surge filling her hospital By Kathryn Ivey

Anthropology Richard Leakey's Legacy in Science, Conservation and Politics The famed paleoanthropologist explored humankind's origins and worked to safeguard a future for humans and wildlife alike in Kenya and beyond By Virginia Morell

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Are Astronomers on the Verge of Finding an Exomoon? It would be a huge discovery, but until they train the Hubble on a possible candidate, they won't know for sure—so stay tuned By Alex Teachey | July 2017

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