Ancient ‘Snowball Earth’ thawed out in a flash
Rocks in China point to a geologically fast melting event 635 million years ago".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
First opioid settlement to fund ambitious addiction research center
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will give Oklahoma State University nearly $200 million".
Human noise may be scrambling the eggs of baby fish
Study finds embryos of two species grow differently when exposed to humanmade sounds".
Physicists predict a way to squeeze light from the vacuum of empty space
Experiment could test theory of quantum electrodynamics—if it ever can be done".
Tweeting while flying kills migratory birds
Species that call out at night are far more likely to crash into buildings".
Could computers provide short-term warnings of the world’s worst floods?
Better global terrain data are needed to improve forecasts in developing countries".
Trump’s budget request for 2020 census raises alarms
With 1 year to go, Census Bureau says it’s on track despite political and technical challenges".
Last-minute deal grants European money to U.K.-based fusion reactor
Joint European Torus fusion reactor in the United Kingdom gets €100 million to continue to operate as a European facility".
Cannibal worms recognize their children—and don’t eat them as a result
Predatory worm depends on a small protein to identify its own kin".
Astronomers spy an iron planet stripped of its crust around a burned-out star
Planetary slag heap gives a glimpse of Earth’s future".
