science news 2020
- Science
Haunting lemur songs have a rhythm similar to human music
Human music often has a natural rhythm to it, and the roots of that rhythm might stretch back to the…
Read More » - Science
Nearly 500 Mesoamerican monuments revealed by laser mapping—many for the first time
Scientists have uncovered nearly 500 Mesoamerican monuments in southern Mexico using an airborne laser mapping technology called lidar. Dating as…
Read More » - Science
The Venus’s Flower Basket’s Weird Fluid Dynamics Explained
Although their exteriors are made from intricately woven glass fibers, Venus’s flower basket sponges are better known for something often…
Read More » - Science
Pathogen-Sensing Mask Could Detect COVID Infection
Masks and testing have been key to the COVID-19 pandemic response—and now devices that combine the two may be on…
Read More » - Science
Gun violence rose 30 per cent in the US during the covid-19 pandemic
By Jason Arunn Murugesu Cases of gun violence surged in the US during the pandemic Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Gun violence…
Read More » - Science
How Airborne Microplastics Affect Climate Change
Microplastics—minuscule bits of bottles, bags, synthetic fibers and other plastic waste that have broken up in the environment—are influencing Earth’s…
Read More » - Science
How Can an Elephant Squeak Like a Mouse?
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60 -Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Ask anyone what an elephant sounds like. And…
Read More » - Science
Covid-19 news: NHS boss calls for UK to implement ‘Plan B’
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
Read More » - Science
Fights over confidentiality pledge and conflicts of interest tore apart COVID-19 origin probe
An effort to probe the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic that was intended to sidestep politics has foundered amid accusations…
Read More » - Science
Domestic cats are driving parasitic infections in wild animals
By Chen Ly House cats may be the source of parasites found in wildlife near cities Poteko / Alamy Wild…
Read More »
