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 (using quotation marks) in cases where the title alone doesn't reveal what the story is about. My own thoughts appear without quotation marks, if I have any.
astrobiology
Rivers raged on Mars late into its history
Data flows from NASA's TESS Mission, leads to discovery of Saturn-sized planet
A "hot Saturn" passes in front of its host star in this illustration. Astronomers who study stars used "starquakes" to characterize the star, which provided critical information about the planet.
Credit: Illustration by Gabriel Perez Diaz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
environment
Wastewater reveals the levels of antibiotic resistance in a region
Cities under pressure
"Experts at Newcastle University, UK, highlight the challenge we face to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase cities' resilience to extreme weather and also give people quality space to live in."
ecology
Colder temperatures foster greater microbial diversity on amphibian skin
Mount Kilimanjaro: Ecosystems in global change
"Land use in tropical mountain regions leads to considerable changes of biodiversity and ecological functions. The intensity of such changes is greatly affected by the climate."
How light from street lamps and trees influence the activity of urban bats
bees
Codifying the universal language of honey bees
Adhesive formed from bee spit and flower oil could form basis of new glues
humans
Consider non-surgical brain stimulation for severe depression, say experts
Putting the science in science communication: Biology professor measures the impacts of science engagement programs for non-traditional public audiences
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from the news media:
Can we stop robots outsmarting humanity? asks a long read in the Guardian. Based on humanity's present form, I'd suggest robots just have to sit and wait a bit.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
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