Today's selection of science news. 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 in italics in cases where the title alone doesn't reveal what the story is about. My own thoughts appear without italics if I have any.
astrobiology
And then there was light: Looking for the first stars in the universe
evolution
Identity crisis for fossil beetle helps rewrite beetle family tree
The beetle at the center of this mix-up, about the size of Franklin D. Roosevelt's nose on the U.S. dime, is Leehermania prorova.
zoology
'Building blocks' of bird calls resemble human languages
environment
Major environmental challenge as microplastics are harming our drinking water
humans
Watching music move through the brain
Scientists have observed how the human brain represents a familiar piece of music, according to research published in JNeurosci. Their results suggest that listening and remembering music involve different cognitive processes.
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