Sunday, June 30, 2019

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6/30/19

New approaches may help solve the Lyme disease diagnosis dilemma

Today’s diagnostics leave too many people in limbo.

DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80,000 years

Ancient DNA from cave fossils in Belgium and Germany shows an unbroken genetic line of the extinct hominids emerged at least 120,000 years ago.

If true, the study would complete a decades-long quest to find the elusive material. But such claims have been made prematurely many times before.

This year’s total solar eclipse is visible late in the day from a relatively small slice of South America.

Science News talks with climate scientist Karsten Haustein about attributing extreme heat events in Europe and South Asia to climate change.

A Brazilian archaeological site reveals capuchins’ long history of practical alterations to pounding implements, researchers say.

Fossil teeth of extinct crocodyliforms suggest that some ate plants and that herbivory evolved at least three times in crocs of the Mesozoic Era.

First-time observations suggest that the cause of one-time fast radio bursts is different from what triggers repeatedly flashing radio bursts.

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

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