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
Life under extreme conditions at hot springs in the ocean
ecology
New disease hits corals
Almost a third of tropical Africa's flora faces extinction
plant development
Nature's secret recipe for making leaves
climate change
Fish in California estuaries are evolving as climate change alters their habitat
Study: Wildfires in Oregon's blue mountains to become more frequent, severe due to climate change
bio-inspired
Bone breakthrough may lead to more durable airplane wings
art-inspired
Escher's angels and demons woodcut predicts how matter deforms
(hotlinked to the image on the official mcescher.com website)
humans
Human songs share universal patterns across world's cultures
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