1, Eyes on the deep. Decades of exploring the seafloor have helped UGA professor and oceanographer Samantha Joye tackle marine issues - from the underwater movement of oil from Deepwater Horizon to the biology of remote microbial communities. (link)
2. Beware Of Humans. We - not animals - are the coronavirus carriers now. (link)
3. Preventing the next pandemic: Exploring the origins and spread of animal viruses. EVENT: Watch Knowable Magazine's conversation about how infectious agents are transmitted from one species to another, and what can be done to prevent future pandemics. (link)
4. Show me you care: female mate choice based on egg attendance rather than male or territorial traits. (link)
5. Thriving Together: Salmon, Berries, and People: The salmonberry plant has nourished and healed Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest coast for countless generations, but its significance goes far beyond its value as food. (link)
6. A Tiny Gecko with a Big Personality and Even Bigger Problem. In the United States, the Florida reef gecko could be the most vulnerable reptile to sea level rise. (link)
7. Can Single Cells Learn? A controversial idea from the mid-20th century is attracting renewed attention from researchers developing theories for how cognition arises with or without a brain. (link)
8. Hybrid Animals Are Not Nature's Misfits. In the 20th century, animals such as mules and ligers that had parents of different species were considered biological flukes, but genetic sequencing is beginning to unravel the critical role of hybridization in evolution. (link)
9. Some Viruses Use an Alternative Genetic Alphabet. In a trio of studies, researchers follow up on a 40-year-old finding that certain bacteriophages replace adenine with so-called diaminopurine, perhaps to avoid host degradation. (link)
10. When Pursuing Prey, Bats Tune Out the World. As they close in for the kill, the flying mammals use quieter echolocation to focus on the chase. (link)
11. Bill to Greatly Expand Wolf Hunting in Idaho Heads to Governor
If signed, the law would boost funding for independent contractors to kill wolves and would allow for more than 90 percent of the population in the state to be taken by hunters. (link)
12. Why we faint and other animals don't. (link)
13. More about Periodical Cicada broods and mapping. (link)
