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The Denisovans Expand Their Range into China Dec 02, 2020

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Evidence of the ancient humans was limited to a cave in Siberia. But now scientists have found genetic remains of the Denisovans in China. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Undersea Earthquakes Reveal Sound Warming Info Nov 30, 2020

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Travel time differences for sound waves produced by undersea earthquakes in the same place at different times can provide details about ocean warming.

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Duckbill Dino Odyssey Ended in Africa Nov 24, 2020

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A duckbill dinosaur jawbone found in Morocco means that dinosaurs crossed a large body of water to reach Africa.

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Early Mammals Had Social Lives, Too Nov 18, 2020

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Chipmunklike animals that lived among the dinosaurs appear to have been social creatures, which suggests that sociality arose in mammals earlier than scientists thought. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Science News Briefs from All Over Nov 17, 2020

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Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the world, including one, from the dormant volcano Llullaillaco in Chile, about a mouse that is the highest-dwelling mammal ever documented.

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Divide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID Strategy Nov 12, 2020

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COVID might be fought efficiently with fewer shutdowns by restricting activities only in a particular area with a population up to 200,000 when its case rate rises above a chosen threshold.

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Zebra Coloration Messes With Fly Eyes Nov 10, 2020

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Horseflies misjudge landings on zebra patterns, compared with solid gray or black surfaces, which provides evidence for why evolution came up with the black-and-white pattern.

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Science Sound(E)scapes: Head Banging and Howling in the Amazon Nov 06, 2020

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Need a break from politics and the pandemic? You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part three of our three-part audio sound escape, we ascend into the trees where howler monkeys and crimson-crested woodpeckers rule the airwaves.

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Science Sound(E)scapes: Amazon Frog Choruses at Night Nov 05, 2020

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Need a break from politics and the pandemic? You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part two of our three-part audio sound escape, we descend into a nighttime flood of frog music.

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Science Sound(E)scapes: Amazon Pink River Dolphins Nov 04, 2020

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Need a break from politics and the pandemic? You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part one of our three-part audio sound escape, we listen to dolphins hunting among the trees.

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