Oceans
All Ocean Life Follows This Massive Pattern—Except Where Humans Have Interfered
Humans have shifted the weight of life in the sea
Stories by Nikk Ogasa
Policy
Science News Briefs from around the World: March 2022
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Electronics
Holographic Camera Instantly Peeks around Obstacles
New imaging tech could probe beyond corners, inside the body, and more
Policy
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Animals
Arctic Krill Track Day and Night Even in Polar Darkness
Without the sun’s guiding light, these tiny animals’ behavior still follows a circadian rhythm
Biochemistry
Soil Microbe Could Clean Up Nuclear Waste
A bacteria-produced protein could help snag, detect or filter radioactive particles
Agriculture
Tweaks to U.S. Christmas Trees Could Help Them Survive Climate Change
International species and selective breeding methods are helping to preserve the evergreen tradition
Animals
Potty Training Cows and Other Messy Stories from the Animal Kingdom
Wombats’ cubic poop, secret pee signals and pandas’ unusual strategy to stay warm
Astronomy
The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin
Before it can study the first stars and galaxies, the observatory must endure a sea voyage, a rocket launch and an all-or-nothing deployment sequence in deep space
Policy
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Animals
Mystery of Doomed Sardine Migration Is Finally Solved
Pulses of cold seawater mislead millions of sardines into swimming along the South African coast to their death
Oceans
Half of the World’s Coastal Sewage Pollution Flows from Few Dozen Places
An analysis of roughly 135,000 watersheds reveals that large amounts of key pollutants come from human wastewater, not just agricultural runoff
Arts
How an Award-Winning Illustrator Weaves Emotion into Science
Award-winning science illustrator Fatinha Ramos creates intimate artwork that brings science stories to life
Water
Muddier Rivers Are Jeopardizing Dams and Water Quality for Millions
Climate change is flushing more sediment into the rivers that pour out of Asia’s high mountains
Drug Use
Cigarette Smoke Kills Eye Cells
A new study reveals how tobacco from traditional or noncombusted cigarettes kills corneal cells
Planetary Science
Physics Nobel Honors Breakthroughs in Understanding Climate and Other Complex Systems
Half the award goes to Giorgio Parisi for his studies of disorder and chaos. The remainder is shared between Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for modeling global warming and climate variability...
Engineering
Winged Microchips Glide like Tree Seeds
The tiny sensors could gather and transmit environmental data as they drift through the air
Extraterrestrial Life
Martian Crust Could Sustain Life through Radiation
Meteorites reveal that so long as groundwater is present, the Martian subsurface is habitable
Water
Data Show Shifting Colors of U.S. Rivers
Satellites reveal large-scale changes in rivers’ hues
