Яндекс.Метрика

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Latest from Science News: How holes in herd immunity led to a 25-year-high in U.S. measles cases

Latest from Science News
View in browser

Latest Headlines

04/30/2019

newsletter image
News

How holes in herd immunity led to a 25-year-high in U.S. measles cases

Apr 29 2019 4:04 PM

U.S. measles cases have surged to 704. Outbreaks reveal pockets of vulnerability where too many unvaccinated people are helping the virus spread.

READ MORE  
newsletter image
Experiences

A science-themed escape room gives the brain a workout

Apr 29 2019 12:40 PM

Quantum physicist Paul Kwiat reveals what it takes do well in LabEscape, his science-themed escape room.

READ MORE  
newsletter image
News

How aphids sacrifice themselves to fix their homes with fatty goo

Apr 29 2019 7:00 AM

Young aphids swollen with fatty substances save their colony by self-sacrifice, using that goo to patch breaches in the wall of their tree home.

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 $25.


SUBSCRIBE NOW

newsletter image
News

Why war's emotional wounds run deeper for some kids and not others

Apr 28 2019 8:00 AM

Researchers examine why war's emotional wounds run deep in some youngsters, not others.

READ MORE  
newsletter image
Transparency Project

How we reported on the challenges of using ancestry tests to solve crimes

Apr 26 2019 12:24 PM

Here's how we found out what happened when an arrest was made in the Golden State Killer case that was tied to genetic testing.

READ MORE  
newsletter image
Transparency Project

How we reported a controversial story about the day the dinosaurs died

Apr 26 2019 12:24 PM

Here's how we covered the story of new fossils found in the Tanis site in North Dakota, including the story's more controversial elements.

READ MORE  
More Recent Headlines
Transparency Project
Introducing the Transparency Project
Apr 26 2019 12:23 PM

The Transparency Project aims to be more open and accountable to readers by explaining key coverage decisions and showing how science journalism happens.

READ MORE  
News in Brief
Pictures confirm Hayabusa2 made a crater in asteroid Ryugu
Apr 26 2019 12:09 PM

Hayabusa2's crater-blasting success, confirmed by an image beamed back from the spacecraft, paves the way to grab subsurface asteroid dust.

READ MORE  
Reviews & Previews
A mathematician traces his journey from poverty to prominence
Apr 26 2019 9:00 AM

In 'The Shape of Life,' Shing-Tung Yau describes his groundbreaking work in geometry, which provided insights into string theory.

READ MORE  
News
Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific
Apr 26 2019 7:00 AM

The numbers of green sea turtles spotted around Hawaii, American Samoa and the Mariana Islands have increased in the last decade.

READ MORE  
News
A lack of circular RNAs may trigger lupus
Apr 25 2019 11:00 AM

Researchers close in on how low levels of a kind of RNA may trigger lupus - offering hope for future treatments for the autoimmune disease.

READ MORE  
News
A global survey finds that the Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses
Apr 25 2019 11:00 AM

Scientists mapped virus diversity around the world's oceans. That knowledge may be key to making better climate simulations.

READ MORE  
50 Years Ago
50 years ago, scientists fought over element 104's discovery
Apr 25 2019 7:00 AM

A conflict known as the Transfermium Wars marked a contentious struggle over the search for new elements beginning in the 1960s.

READ MORE  
News
U.S. measles cases hit a record high since the disease was eliminated in 2000
Apr 24 2019 8:05 PM

Each year from 2010 to 2017, 21 million children did not get vaccinated against measles, according to UNICEF.

READ MORE  
News in Brief
A marine parasite's mitochondria lack DNA but still churn out energy
Apr 24 2019 2:52 PM

Missing mitochondrial DNA inside a parasitic marine microbe turned up inside the organism's nucleus.

READ MORE  
News in Brief
Excavations show hunter-gatherers lived in the Amazon more than 10,000 years ago
Apr 24 2019 2:00 PM

Early foragers may have laid the foundation for farming's ascent in South America's tropical forests.

READ MORE  
facebook twitter youtube

This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public
1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US

Update Profile   •   Manage Subscriptions   •   Unsubscribe  •   Privacy Policy

No comments:

Post a Comment