The ancient art of reshaping skulls

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7/7/19 CO2 emissions are on track to take us beyond 1.5 degrees of global warming A new study shows just how hard it may be to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial times. Read More East Asians may have been reshaping their skulls 12,000 years ago Ancient tombs in China have produced what may be some of the oldest known human skulls to be intentionally reshaped. Read More The largest seaweed bloom ever detected spanned the Atlantic in 2018 Nutrient-rich water from the Amazon River may be helping massive seaweed mats to flourish each summer in the Atlantic Ocean. Read More This brain region may be why some robots send chills down your spine Scientists may have traced the source of the “uncanny valley” sensation in the brain. Read More Why some insect eggs are spherical while others look like hot dogs Analyzing a new database of insect eggs’ sizes and shapes suggests that where eggs are laid helps explain some of their diversity of forms. Read More The highest-energy photons ever seen hail from the Crab Nebula An experiment in Tibet spotted photons with over 100 trillion electron volts of energy. Read More Rogue immune cells can infiltrate old brains Killer T cells get into older brains where they may make mischief, a study in mice and postmortem human brain tissue finds. Read More The earliest known galaxy merger occurred shortly after the Big Bang Telescopes show two distant blobs of stars and gas swirling around each other in the young universe. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US