
Backward-Flowing Rivers Can Destabilize Ice Shelves
“Estuaries” from the ocean onto the ice can cause fractures and contribute to sea-level rise

Backward-Flowing Rivers Can Destabilize Ice Shelves
“Estuaries” from the ocean onto the ice can cause fractures and contribute to sea-level rise

Tiny Antennas Made from DNA Light Up Protein Activity
A new method for monitoring proteins could lead to better drug development


Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials
An updated communication could be beamed out for space alien listeners in hopes of making first contact

See Crystals Form a Mesmerizing World of Microscopic Landscapes
A pandemic micrography project

Snakes’ and Lizards’ Slow and Steady Evolution Won the Race
A related lineage’s explosive growth leaves just one descendant today

Airborne DNA Can Reveal Earth’s Biodiversity
Genetic material in the air holds clues to nearby wildlife, studies reveal

Pamplona Bull Runs Reveal Dynamics of Crowds in Danger
Thousands running alongside bulls in Spain speed up as density increases

Honeybee Parasites Have Record-Breaking Clinginess
Small flies’ extreme clamping feet let them walk on a flying bee

Homing Pigeons Remember Routes for Years
Even after four years away from a release site, pigeons took similar paths home

Giant Rotten-Smelling Parasite Flower Rafflesia Evokes Host Defenses
A host plant’s survival may depend on powerful chemicals swimming in its vines

Researchers Make a Phantom Sixth Finger Grow and Shrink
An unsettling illusion points to both philosophy and robotics

Science News Briefs from around the World: March 2022
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