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.
earth
Simulations identify missing link to determine carbon in deep Earth reservoirs
Acid-loving microbe can improve understanding of past climate
ecology
Scientists warn humanity about worldwide insect decline
Dolphins gather in female family groups
Social clusters including mothers' groups play an important role in the life of southern Australian bottlenose dolphins, a new study shows. Like giraffes, lions, hyenas and grey kangaroos, bottlenose dolphins appear to form social bonds with kin and other females in similar reproductive condition, while maintaining moderate and loose social bonds with some same-sex individuals.
Southern Australian bottlenose dolphin and newborn calf. Photo Dr Fernando Diaz-Aguirre
Photo: Dr Fernando Diaz-Aguirre
light and life
Novel melatonin receptor molecules make possible therapies to adjust biological clock
environment
Himalayan glacier shows evidence of start of Industrial Revolution
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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