Is there life on Jupiter's moons? Also: Chatbots are coming to search engines; and watching the "doomsday glacier"

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February 16, 2023

Extraterrestrial Life At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life A soon-to-launch European mission is the first of two spacecraft—the other from NASA—that will hunt for signs of habitability on Jupiter's icy moons By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Artificial Intelligence AI Chatbots Are Coming to Search Engines. Can You Trust Them? Google, Microsoft and Baidu are using tools similar to ChatGPT to turn Internet searches into a conversation. How will this change humanity's relationship with machines? By Chris Stokel-Walker,Nature magazine

Climate Change Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' May Be More Prone to Melting Than Expected Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier is melting more slowly than previously thought but also may be more susceptible to even small amounts of ice loss By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Animals Why Snakes Have Two Clitorises and Other Mysteries of Female Animal Genitalia Science has long overlooked the clitoris, but the organ's diversity in the animal kingdom reveals its importance By Louise Gentle,The Conversation US

Health Care Era of 'Free' COVID Vaccines, Test Kits and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now? When the U.S.'s national public health emergency for COVID expires on May 11, some costs will shift to the private sector and consumers By Julie Appleby,Kaiser Health News

Archaeology Surprising Chemicals Were Used to Embalm Egyptian Mummies Resins used by ancient Egyptians to prepare bodies for the afterlife are found in vessels in a 2,500-year-old workshop By Ewen Callaway,Nature magazine

Reproduction A Common Antibiotic Could Prevent Deaths from Childbirth Complications One in three cases of maternal sepsis can be prevented with a single dose of antibiotic, a study in low- and middle-income countries shows By Allison Parshall

FROM THE STORE Special Editions Volume 31, Issue 4s

FROM THE ARCHIVE Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity's Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean The author of a new book reveals the hidden human history of NASA's in-development Europa Clipper mission By Lee Billings | March 2021

WHAT WE'RE READING She Helped Unlock the Science of the Covid Vaccine Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19. By Debra Kamin | The New York Times | Feb. 9, 2023

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