We wish all reading this a Happy New Year and hope your year is off to a great start. We organized articles we found interesting by category (many correspond to existing sections of our academy (and are in bold).
Anthropology
- NASA is using both Mars and Earth to test future Mars helicopter designs. “On Mars, you have the real off-world conditions you could never truly re-create here on Earth.”
- Earliest-Known Fossil Mosquito Found in Lebanese Amber. The males of this species also appear to have fed on blood.
- As insect populations decline, some plants are becoming self-pollinating. This study was based on field pansies near Paris, France.
- 407-Million-Years-Old Microfossils Reveal Earliest-Known Disease-Causing Fungus. During the early Devonian Epoch.
- Most rare earths on Earth? Wyoming mine could soon be ranked number one for critical minerals. “Beyond raw volume, the Halleck Creek deposits are additionally valuable because of their unique composition and relative purity,…”
- Ongoing harlequin toad declines suggest the amphibian extinction crisis is still an emergency. Most species are threatened with extinction.
- Tiny fanged frog discovered in Southeast Asia (Sulawesi)
- Women in herpetology project highlights 50 stories from around the world.
Things that make us go hmmm…
- Humans see brown eyed dogs as less threatening. We may have influenced the evolution of dog eye color.