Why fathers are usually the older parent, lasers that control lightning, and “self-healing” ancient concrete

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January 18, 2023

Genetics Dads Have Been Older than Moms since the Dawn of Humanity, Study Suggests Using modern human DNA to estimate when new generations were born over 250,000 years, scientists suggest that fathers have been having children later in life than mothers throughout human history By Freda Kreier,Nature magazine

Energy Scientists Fire Lasers at the Sky to Control Lightning Laser beams could be used to deflect lightning strikes from vulnerable places such as airports and wind farms By Allison Parshall

Materials Science Ancient Roman Concrete Has "Self-Healing" Capabilities Mineral deposits called “lime clasts” found in ancient Roman concrete give the material self-healing capabilities that could help engineers develop more resilient modern concrete and reduce its associated emissions By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

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Black Holes Colliding Supermassive Black Holes Discovered in Nearby Galaxy These merging supermassive black holes are among the closest ever observed and could help unlock deeper secrets of cosmic history By Allison Parshall

Epidemiology RSV Is Spreading: What We Know about This Common and Surprisingly Dangerous Virus Your questions answered about what RSV is, how it spreads, what vaccines are on the way and who is most at risk By Tara Haelle

Fossil Fuels Why Capturing Methane Is So Difficult Oil and gas facilities will soon be charged for releasing methane, but technologies to capture the potent greenhouse gas are still relatively new and untested By Camille Bond,E&E News

Archaeology Lasers Reveal Massive, 650-Square-Mile Maya Site Hidden Beneath Guatemalan Rainforest A sprawling Maya site has been discovered beneath a Guatemalan rainforest By Jennifer Nalewicki,LiveScience

Climate Change The Right Words Are Crucial to Solving Climate Change Speaking to people’s priorities can build the will needed to implement climate solutions By Susan Joy Hassol

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Monogamy May Be Written in Our Genes In animal studies, a set of 42 genes involved in neural development, learning and memory, and cognition seems to be associated with monogamy By Karen Hopkin | September 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Addressing climate communication challenges could help us build enough political will in time to blunt the worst climate change effects." Susan Joy Hassol, director of Climate Communication, a non profit science and outreach project.

WHAT WE'RE READING Meet the New GOP Chair of the House Science Committee The new Republican chair of the House Science Committee knows full well the dangers of climate change. But what Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) does with that knowledge is another question.  By Scott Waldman | Climatewire | Jan. 10, 2023

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