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View in browser Latest Headlines 05/04/2023 The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency is ending. What does that mean? The declaration, made early in the pandemic, made tests, vaccines and treatments free to all. On May 11, the proclamation ends. Read More   Women who've had breast cancer can safely pause treatment for pregnancy Hormone therapy cannot be taken during pregnancy. A new study is reassuring for women who've had breast cancer and want to try for a baby. Read More   The FDA has approved the first-ever vaccine for RSV GSK's shot, for those 60 and over, can protect against severe respiratory syncytial virus. Other vaccines, including to protect newborns, are in the works. Read More      Can't Get Enough Space? Sign up for our latest space and astronomy headlines in your inbox every other Friday. SIGN UP NOW Ancient human DNA was extracted from a 20,000-year-old deer tooth pendant Insights into Stone Age people's lives may soon come from a new, nondestructive DNA extraction method. Read More   For the first time, astrophysicists have caught a star eating a planet A burst of light and a cloud of dust are signs that a star 12,000 light-years away swallowed a planet up to 10 times the mass of Jupiter. Read More   A 2,200-year-old poop time capsule reveals secrets of the Andean condor Guano that has accumulated in a cliffside Andean condor nest for 2,200 years reveals how the now-vulnerable birds responded to a changing environment. Read More      Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $30. SUBSCRIBE NOW More Recent Headlines Ultrasound allows a chemotherapy drug to enter the human brain An early-stage clinical trial demonstrates a technique for getting a powerful chemotherapy drug past the usually impenetrable blood-brain barrier. READ MORE   This marine biologist is on a mission to save endangered rays Jessica Pate and the Florida Manta Project confirm that endangered mantas are mating and sicklefin devils are migrating along the East Coast. READ MORE   Neuroscientists decoded people's thoughts using brain scans The finding may lead to better communication aids for people who can't communicate easily. It also raises privacy concerns. READ MORE   Mouse hair turns gray when certain stem cells get stuck Stem cells involved in giving hair its color must keep moving and changing maturity levels to prevent graying, a mouse study suggests. READ MORE   The animal kingdom never ceases to amaze Editor in chief Nancy Shute revels in the wonder of animals, from psychedelic toads to extinct pterosaurs. READ MORE   Readers react to Neandertal diets and impressionist art A song for the (stone) ages People have long eaten putrid foods, forcing scientists to rethink the diets of Neandertals and other hominids, Bruce Bower reported in "Stone Age cuisine" (SN: 3/25/23, p. 16). Reader Maria Reidelbach asked Google's AI chatbot to write a song inspired by the story, in the style of musician Tom […] READ MORE   Satellite data reveal nearly 20,000 previously unknown deep-sea mountains By looking for tiny bumps in sea level caused by the gravity of subsurface mountains, researchers have roughly doubled the number of known seamounts. READ MORE   Black holes resolve paradoxes by destroying quantum states A classic quantum experiment done near a black hole would create a paradox, physicists report. But not if the black hole collapses quantum states. READ MORE   Fentanyl deaths have spiked among U.S. children and teens Wider access to naloxone, which reverses the deadly effect of fentanyl, is key as more children are exposed to the opioid, experts say. READ MORE   Here are 5 cool findings from a massive project on 240 mammal genomes A new series of studies on mammal genetics is helping scientists start to answer questions about evolution, cancer and even what makes us human. 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

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