Safer Sunscreen: Stanford researchers explore novel approach to sustainable sun protection ( woods.stanford.edu )
The bird that came back from the dead by evolving twice [LiveScience] ( www.livescience.com )
It's great that this article linked to the original journal article. Nice that it's open access, too! So good to see that it's becoming more common. The academic publishing business is just so… well, in a word, fucked.
"Don't put garlic in your nose": The dangers of sinusitis misinformation on TikTok ( www.psypost.org )
An FDA-approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus ( www.npr.org )
Peter Higgs, physicist who discovered Higgs boson, dies aged 94 ( www.theguardian.com )
Higgs, 94, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 2013 for his work in 1964 showing how the boson helped bind the universe together by giving particles their mass, died at home in Edinburgh on Monday....
Urban Diets Lead to Decline in Gut Bacteria That Digest Plants ( arstechnica.com )
This article discusses a new study on the link between gut bacteria and diet, particularly the ability to digest cellulose, a major component of plants....
Researchers develop first-ever functional graphene semiconductor ( interestingengineering.com )
the paper: Ultrahigh-mobility semiconducting epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide
Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs ( www.bbc.com )
Researchers have successfully transferred a gene to produce tobacco plants that lack pollen and viable seeds, while otherwise growing normally ( news.ncsu.edu )
I am once again asking for your feedback: Weekly /c/science Q&A post?
Edit: Alright, it's been more than 48 hours! We got lots more feedback this time, and most of it has been in support of the idea! I'm going to give this a try, and see if it gets any traction. If not many people end up using it I can always just unpin and let the post fall down the sorting list....
Harvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of falsifying data ( www.npr.org )
