Today's round-up of science stories. Links are normally to press releases on EurekAlert (at the bottom end I may also add a couple of newspaper stories). I include quotes from the summary (using quotation marks) in cases where the title alone doesn't reveal what the story is about.
astrobiology
For zombie microbes, deep-sea buffet is just out of reach
"A new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is beginning to pick apart how bizarre zombie-like microbes survive by examining their source of 'food' -- nearby molecules of organic carbon. The study helps further our understanding of the limitations of life on Earth and could help inform how life might exist on other planets."
climate change
Dry inland waters are underrated players in climate change
birds
Without habitat management, small land parcels do not protect birds
Possible Oahu populations offer new hope for Hawaiian seabirds
Unique camera enables researchers to see the world the way birds do
How much rainforest do birds need?
The blue-headed bee-eater is native to African rainforests.
Credit: Professor Matthias Waltert
ecology & evolution
Otago researcher contributes piece to the puzzle of baleen whales' evolution
Urbanization changes shape of mosquitoes' wings
Plants blink: Proceeding with caution in sunlight
Green fluorescence from reef-building corals attracts symbiotic algae
humans
Thirty percent fewer prostate cancer deaths with PSA screening
nanoworld
The first nucleophilic gold complex
Graphene and related materials safety: human health and the environment
Properties of 'wonder material' graphene change in humid conditions
technology
Increasing skepticism against robots
Surveillance in our schools
"ClassDojo is one of the most popular education apps in the world. Its company estimates it is used by millions of teachers and children across 180 countries. Beneath its friendly exterior lie disturbing implications."
recycling
Improved plastics recycling thanks to spectral imaging
From toilet to brickyard: Recycling biosolids to make sustainable bricks
musical instruments
Do endangered woods make better guitars?
Spoiler alert: no.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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