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View in browser Latest Headlines 06/01/2023 These ants build tall nest hills to help show the way home Desert ants living in the harsh, flat salt pans of Tunisia create towering anthills to aid with navigating the near-featureless terrain. Read More   How a new Lyme vaccine for mice may protect people A vaccine, distributed as pellets, can neutralize Lyme-causing bacteria in wildlife. Scientists hope it will reduce Lyme exposure for people and pets. Read More   Quantum computers braided 'anyons,' long-sought quasiparticles with memory Particle-like quantum states called non-abelian anyons remember being swapped and could be useful for protecting information in quantum computers. 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 With tools from Silicon Valley, Quinton Smith builds lab-made organs Tissues made with 3-D printing and other techniques could offer insights into diseases such as fatty liver disease and preeclampsia. Read More   A hunt for fungi might bring this orchid back from the brink Identifying the fungi that feeds the Cooper's black orchid in the lab may allow researchers to bank seeds and possibly regrow the species in the wild. Read More   Why the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is especially hard to predict It's hard to know how busy this year's Atlantic hurricane season will be, thanks to a rarely observed combination of ocean and climate conditions. 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 A quake on Mars showed its crust is thicker than Earth's Seismic data from NASA's Insight lander reveal the crust is roughly 50 kilometers thick, with the northern crust being thinner than the south's. READ MORE   This house was built partly from recycled diapers Disposable diapers can replace nearly a third of the materials used in load-bearing structures, offering a potential path to more affordable housing. READ MORE   Oldest traces of a dysentery-causing parasite were found in ancient toilets Scientists have found traces of giardia in two toilets used by wealthy residents of Jerusalem in the 7th and 6th century B.C. READ MORE   Soil microbes that survived tough climates can help young trees do the same Trees grown in soil with microbes that have survived drought and high or low temperatures have a better shot at survival when facing the same conditions. READ MORE   5,000 deep-sea animals new to science turned up in ocean records Scientists compiled a list of animals unknown to science that live in a deep-sea Pacific Ocean ecosystem targeted for mining exploration. READ MORE   19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers Several paintings from the Danish Golden Age contain remnants of brewer's yeast, barley and other grains commonly used to brew beer. READ MORE   A brain implant helped a man with paralysis walk more naturally A successful test of a system that restores communication between the brain and spine could ultimately help many people with paralysis. READ MORE   Spiny mice have armadillo-like armor in their tails CT scans revealed the bony plates in the rodents' tails. The hidden armor may protect against attacking predators or other spiny mice. READ MORE   Jupiter's lightning bolts contort the same way as Earth's Jovian lightning extends in jagged steps as it does on Earth, data from NASA's Juno spacecraft suggest. The finding might aid the search for life. READ MORE   Deblina Sarkar is building microscopic machines to enter our brains The ultratiny devices can communicate wirelessly from inside living cells and may one day help cure brain diseases. 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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