Air Guns Used in Offshore Oil Exploration Can Kill Tiny Marine Life
Lethal effects from pulses of sound used to probe the sea floor can travel over a kilometer
Nature
Solar System Survey Casts Doubt on Mysterious "Planet Nine"
Orbits of four newfound objects show no signs of gravitational pull from proposed giant planet
Searching for Signs of the Next Catastrophic Quake
Geophysicists are ramping up their efforts to monitor major undersea faults for movement with sea-floor sensors
Teeth Tell Tale of Hippo's Quick Spread Across Africa
Fossils from ancient hippo ancestor suggest that grass helped the animals to conquer a continent
Ancient Oak's Youthful Genome Surprises Biologists
DNA of a 234-year-old tree has few mutations, giving weight to idea that plants protect their stem cells
Fetal Immune System Active by Second Trimester
New understanding may help reveal some causes of miscarriage
Resistance to Last-Ditch Antibiotic Has Spread Farther Than Anticipated
Emergence of colistin resistance in farm animals around the world takes researchers by surprise
Bats Are Global Reservoir for Deadly Coronaviruses
Finding could help researchers to better predict where these viruses are likely to make the jump from animals to people
Shining a Light on the Dark Corners of the Web
Cybercrime researcher Gianluca Stringhini explains how he studies hate speech and fake news on the underground network 4chan
U.S. Revives National Space Council after Quarter-Century Absence
Vice Pres. Mike Pence will helm the group overseeing U.S. civilian and military space activities
