Science: What Geeks are talking about from Science Magazine

Europe stalls weed killer renewal, again
Commission postpones key decision on glyphosate

After a prominent gene-testing firm declined to give patients their complete data, ACLU filed a legal complaint
Myriad Genetics says it is complying with new federal rule

Yellow fever threat is ‘serious’ but not an ‘emergency,’ WHO says
Spread has slowed and vaccine crisis has abated

In Brazil, a plague of rats signals what may come in a more urban world
As more people crowd into urban slums, the risks posed by rodent-borne diseases are on the rise

Video: Flylike robot uses static electricity to stick to ceilings
Power-saving perching could help get it out of the lab

Use our infographics to explore the rise of the urban planet
Rapid urbanization is overtaxing our planet, but it may not have to

New U.S. overtime rules will bump up postdoc pay, but could hurt research budgets
Community worried about disruption and possible loss of jobs

House panel would block NSF from building two new ships
Agency disputes charge that fleet has excess capacity as rationale behind spending cut

As U.S. moves to cut greenhouse emissions from farms, new study finds big global challenge
New technologies will be needed to cut agricultural emissions

Why ‘three-parent embryo’ procedure could fail
Harmful DNA mutations may persist in cutting-edge IVF technique

Five genes give your nose its shape
DNA controls nose and chin features

Long-awaited report outlines how to fight antimicrobial resistance—and how to pay for it
Proposals include levy on pharmaceutical companies to fund research and incentives

A new way to make powerful antibiotics
Divide-and-conquer chemistry yields hundreds of candidate medicines

U.S. research groups going to war again over small business funding
Academic and entrepreneurial communities battle over bills to boost the research set-aside for SBIR

Studies that intentionally infect people with disease-causing bugs are on the rise
Scientists say these “challenge” experiments save time, money, and lives

'Brexit' would hit U.K. research hard, report says
European funding has made up for a shortfall in U.K. science spending

Gruesome ‘wedding gifts’ keep male spiders from being eaten
Study delves into why males present females with dead flies

Sunflowers show complex Fibonacci sequences
Crowdsourced data finds patterns more complicated than ever reported

Humans are still evolving—and we can watch it happen
Analyses of thousands of sequenced genomes show changes in as little as a generation

Medical complications cut Everest research expedition short
Climber’s unusual condition provides a clue, and more questions

Frozen Scythian stallions unravel mysteries of horse domestication
Early horses were not inbred from a few stallions as thought

Giraffe genome reveals clues to sky-scraping height
Unique genetics related to heart and bone growth may explain creature’s soaring stature

Once again, U.S. expert panel says genetically engineered crops are safe to eat
National Academies report comes amidst debate on regulation of gene editing

Your call and text records are far more revealing than you think
Study of phone metadata suggests snoopers can learn a lot

Video: How spiderwebs stay tense
New study shows spider silk behaves as both a liquid and a solid

Roman plumbing wrote a record of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption
Lead pipes left their mark on harbor sediments

Molecular ‘sensor’ lets you hide messages in household chemicals
Fluorescent molecule provides chemical encryption

Atmospheric carbon dioxide soars past crucial milestone
Long anticipated measurement of 400 parts per million confirms relentless increase of key greenhouse gas

Test your smarts on gene-edited cows and eukaryotes without mitochondria!
Take the Science Quiz and test your knowledge of the week’s hottest science news.

Analysis: Senator’s attack on ‘cheerleading’ study obscures government’s role in training scientists
Flake’s 20 questions omit one of the most important outcomes of federally-funded research

Even young rainforests can help save the climate
“Second-growth” tropical forests can suck in a tremendous amount of carbon, study shows

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