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
For the first time: Mapping the winds of mars' upper atmosphere with MAVEN
evolution
When flowers reached Australia
Genetic 'clock' predicts lifespan in vertebrates
ecology
The mathematics of prey detection in spider orb-webs
Tiny insects become 'visible' to bats when they swarm
The limits of ocean heavyweights: Prey curb whales' gigantic size
conservation
Carolina parakeet extinction was driven by human causes, DNA sequencing reveals
This is the image of the Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) specimen.
Credit: Marc Durà
biomedical
Researchers design polymer that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
humans
Scandinavians' little linguistic hat trick
Moving a word to the beginning of a sentence is a useful trick to draw attention to the most important topic you want to relay. The researchers of a new study have found that the Scandinavian languages are unique in their use of this technique.
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From the news media:
A 2004 reintroduction of harvest mice in Northumberland was successful after all, reports the Guardian.
Friday, December 13, 2019
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