This hair-raising feather mite is a vacuum cleaner for birds
Mites aren’t parasitic bloodsuckers, but helpful cleaners".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
National Academy of Sciences will vote on ejecting sexual harassers
Members of elite organization to cast ballots in late April on new policy".
Mysterious racehorse injuries, and reforming the U.S. bail system
On this week’s show: A wave of horse injuries and deaths on a famed racetrack has stumped scientists, and researchers are looking into the impact of jailing—and bailing—people before trial".
New drugs that unleash the immune system on cancers may backfire, fueling tumor growth
Scientists are still debating how, and whether, drugs called checkpoint inhibitors trigger tumor "hyperprogression"".
Radioactive waste standoff could slash high tech’s supply of rare earth elements
Shuttering Malaysian plant could strengthen Chinese dominance in vital market".
Report urges massive digitization of museum collections
Effort would link millions of digitized specimens to genomic, environmental, and other information".
‘Game-changing’ gene edit turned this anole lizard into an albino
CRISPR works in reptiles for the first time".
Does your cat know its name? Here’s how to find out
Simple test suggests felines know we have a word for them".
Watch this kangaroo rat kick a rattlesnake in the face
Kung fu rodents foil four in five attacks".
Our mysterious cousins—the Denisovans—may have mated with modern humans as recently as 15,000 years ago
Genomic data from New Guineans suggest late mixing of archaic group with modern humans".
