What is a megaripple? How do sperm swim? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of July 27 - August 2 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this weeks' bumper edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, find out how a profound lack of understanding about how science works drives the formation of conspiracy theories, and discover how 3D modelling is uncovering a possible link between the herpes virus and Alzheimer's. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• Megaripple migration offers insights into martian atmosphere by Rachel Fritts for Eos.

Megaripples range from 30 centimeters (1 foot) to tens of meters across and are proof that Mars is windier than previously thought.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona (Public Domain)

• ALMA may have found neutron star in supernova remnant SN 1987A by Sci-News.com.
• arXiv-ing the history of preprints in physics by Hannah Pell for Physics Central.
• Half of Nobel prizes in science go to just five research fields by Adam Vaughan for New Scientist.
• How conspiracy theorists get the scientific method wrong by Philipp Hübl for Elephant in the Lab.
• My checklist for wrapping up summer research with students by This is What a Computer Scientist Looks Like.
• Paralyzed man has sense of touch restored by brain-machine interface by Hayden Kee for Massive Science.
• 3D brain model shows how the herpes virus can trigger Alzheimer’s disease by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira for Sciworthy.
• The re-introduction of psychedelics in medicine by Rahul Nachnani at Lions Talk Science.
• COVID genomes paint portrait of an evolving pathogen by Ricki Lewis for DNA Science at PLOS Blogs.
• From the COVID-19 frontlines: Drowning on the island by Katrina G. Gomez for Flip Science.
• Watch a 3D video reveal how sperm really swim by Charlotte Hartley for Science.
• The anglerfish deleted its immune system to fuse with its mate by Edith A. Widder for Wired.
• Electric vs. gas: Is it cheaper to drive an EV? by Brian Palmer for NRDC.
• Less toy, more workhorse: Drones get functional by John Wenz for Knowable Magazine.
• 'Real food gets ugly,' says Burger King. But what does science say? by Food Science Babe for AgDaily.
• Maillard Reaction by Steven Du for Science and Food.
• Bleached vs Unbleached Flour: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Be Baking With? by Abbey Thiel for Science Meets Food.

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