Category: Week in Science

  • New Jupiter moons, CRISPR issues, “secret science” battle: this week in science

    Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. CRISPR causes previously undetected DNA damage CRISPR-Cas9 may not be all that it is cracked up to be. A study published this week reports previously overlooked issues with using the versatile genetic editing tool taking biology by storm. Scientists…

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  • Leaky methane, neutrinos from a blazar, oldest hominin tools outside Africa: this week in science | Miles O'Brien Productions

    Leaky methane, neutrinos from a blazar, oldest hominin tools outside Africa: this week in science

    Note: Updated on 7/16 to add Denise Holland’s reaction to iceberg calving. Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Sniffing out the environmental impact of methane Climate change is a clear and present danger to all of us. And while most intelligent, informed, sane people know…

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  • Space Force questions, dinosaur tongues, AI conducting research: this week in science

    Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. “Eeee Eee Eeee” means “I’m Back” in dolphin-speak It is hard to overstate my excitement and sense of wonder as I snorkeled last week with a pod of wild spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. I was plying those waters…

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  • Accelerating Antarctic ice loss, fiber optic seismometers, mangrove methane: this week in science | Miles O'Brien Productions

    Accelerating Antarctic ice loss, fiber optic seismometers, mangrove methane: this week in science

    Miles is making his way back from the dolphin research trip–this is Fedor Kossakovski filling in again. Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Accelerating loss of Antarctic ice A batch of papers out this week in the journal Nature give new urgency to the fight…

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  • Organic molecules on Mars, new glacial flow model, Miles swims with dolphins: this week in science | Miles O'Brien Productions

    Organic molecules on Mars, new glacial flow model, Miles swims with dolphins: this week in science

    Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Miles O’Brien, dolphin whisperer As you are reading this, Miles is floating somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean… But don’t worry, we haven’t lost him! He’s embedding on a research vessel for about a week with a team of scientists…

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  • Hurricane season starts, methane dunes on Pluto, climatic adaptations of parasites: this week in science

    Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Bracing for another hurricane season June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season, one which NOAA forecasts to likely be “near- or above-normal.” Of course, after last year, we wonder if there may be a “new normal” to get…

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