Science Ticker
A roundup of research and breaking news
- Health & Medicine
Zika-carrying mosquitoes eluding control efforts in Miami
Florida adds 10 new cases of locally acquired Zika infection, prompting the CDC to issue travel warning for pregnant women. Mosquitoes in Miami may be resistant to insecticides.
- Health & Medicine
Florida mosquitoes likely spreading Zika
Mosquitoes in Florida carrying the Zika virus are probably to blame for four recent cases of infection.
- Health & Medicine
This week in Zika: Revised risk, new mosquito threat, U.S. on the brink
First potential cases of locally spread Zika crop up in the continental United States, estimates of infection risk, antibodies that can fight the virus and a new mosquito species that may be able to carry Zika.
- Plants
Why a parasitic vine can’t take a bite out of tomatoes
Cultivated tomatoes fend off parasitic vines as they would microbes.
- Planetary Science
Rosetta spacecraft has stopped listening for Philae lander
Rosetta is no longer listening for communications from the comet lander Philae.
- Animals
Neonicotinoids are partial contraceptives for male honeybees
Male honeybees produce less living sperm if raised on pollen tainted with neonicotinoids, tests show.
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Science News reporters answer your questions about aging
Three Science News reporters will answer questions related to a special issue on aging in a Reddit AMA on Tuesday, July 26, at 3 p.m. EDT.
- Animals
Getting rid of snails is effective at stopping snail fever
For the tropical disease snail fever, managing host populations is more effective than drugs.
- Particle Physics
Latest search for dark matter comes up empty
Scientists continue to come up empty-handed in the search for dark matter. The latest effort from the LUX experiment found no evidence for dark matter.
- Animals
Some primates prefer nectar with a bigger alcohol kick
Aye-ayes and slow lorises may be able to discern the alcohol content of boozy nectar and go for more potent drinks.
- Planetary Science
40 years ago, Viking 1 pioneered U.S. exploration on Mars
Forty years ago, Viking 1 became the first U.S. mission to land safely on the surface of Mars.
- Health & Medicine
IVF doesn’t up long-term breast cancer risk, study says
A Dutch study of more than 25,000 women over two decades suggests that IVF-treated women are no more likely to get breast cancer than other women.
