In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find out whether dogs could be used to expose murderers, and the three 'simple' steps we'd need to take to colonise Mars. 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?
- Meet the springhare: the first glow-in-the-dark African mammal known to science by Shakira Browne for Massive Science.
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| Researchers discovered the springhare’s fluorescent abilities entirely by accident. Credit: Olson et al. 2021 (CC BY 4.0) |
- Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for COVID-19 by Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann for The Conversation US.
- Should a dog’s sniff be enough to convict a person of murder? by Peter Andrey Smith for Science magazine.
- When a stable star explodes by Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Physicists measure neutron lifetime with unprecedented precision by Sci-News.com.
- Terraforming mars in three simple steps by Sabine Hossenfelder at Backreaction.
- Butterflies, hurricanes and... pools! by Gianluigi Filippelli for Doc Madhattan.
- Catch me if you can: The malaria parasite and the human immune system by Saraswathy Vaidyanathan for ImmunoBites.
- White pine blister rust's habitat range is changing with the climate by Ornob Alam for Massive Science.
- Ground-level ozone is a creeping threat to biodiversity by Jim Robbins for Wired.
- Kimchi-making and microbiology by Janie at Small Things Considered.
- Molnupiravir mutations by Derek Lowe at Science magazine.
- Opting out of advanced math education alters adolescents’ neural development, study finds by Beth Ellwood for PsyPost.
- Avoid this drink to improve cholesterol levels by Mina Dean for PsyBlog.
- Tired after eating? Try eating your carbs last by Matt Wang for NutriBites.
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