evolution
Ancient hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
The first hornwort genomes illuminate the origin of land plants.
Hornwort (Anthoceros) grown under laboratory conditions.
Credit: Eftychis Frangedakis
ecology
Soft corals near Virgin Islands recover from hurricanes, but stony corals declining
conservation
Bargain-hunting for biodiversity
nanoworld
A tale of shepherds and helices
a calcium salt crystallising on a marble relief forms a collagen-like triple helix. Could be an artistic statement ...
climate change
New research first to relate Antarctic sea ice melt to weather change in tropics
biomedical
'Stealth transmission' fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns
environment
Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the age of blocks obtained from storage, researchers estimated that the items could endure for anywhere between 100 and 1,300 years
humans
Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran
Tang Dynasty noblewoman buried with her donkeys, for the love of polo
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From the news media:
That coronavirus is all over the news now that the UK and US governments have come round to agree too little too late. Here's the Guardian on vaccine plans.
Also, the interface between air pollution and coronavirus is an interesting one to watch. Polluted air makes the disease more deadly, but in return I have seen several people claiming that the lockdowns leading to drastic reductions in pollution will save more lives than the virus outbreak claims.
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