Jupiter, meet Juno: NASA spacecraft settles in to begin its mission

French funding panel quits in protest
The mathematics panel of the French research agency says the low, standardized success rate for proposals doesn’t fit with its discipline

How running shoes change your feet
New study shows that shoes decrease spring, but increase muscle activation

This is what city living does to birds
Growing up in an urban environment speeds up cellular ageing in great tits

National Aquarium will move its dolphins to sea sanctuary
Move comes as scientists debate ethics of keeping intelligent animals in captivity

A few genetic tweaks may help corals survive climate change
Symbiotic algae switch on stress-resistance genes to stop the toxins that lead to bleaching

U.K.-E.U. fission could harm fusion research
Next week’s “Brexit” vote could undermine the United Kingdom’s research ties with continental Europe

Emergency rescue launched for ill worker at South Pole
NSF contractor begins perilous 6-day flight to evacuate one of the station’s winter-over crew members

First mirror image molecule spotted in interstellar space
Discovery sheds light on the astrochemical processes that create such substances

Canada launches review of its research enterprise
Head of expert panel has reputation for blunt assessments

Parrots, songbirds pack more neurons into their forebrains than most mammals
New study shows that “bird brain” might not be such an insult after all

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Nighttime light pollution covers nearly 80% of the globe
More than one-third of people can’t see the Milky Way at night

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Women critical for online terrorist networks
A study of IS group social networks suggests that women are key information brokers

Underground injections turn carbon dioxide to stone
Experiment shows rapid mineralization deep within volcanic crust

First fossil footprints of saber-toothed cats are bigger than Bengal tiger paws
Smilodon fossils were found along the south Atlantic coast of Argentina

In effort to understand continuing racial disparities, NIH to test for bias in study sections
New data confirming lower success rates for African-Americans prompt pilot studies

Autism may stem—in part—from a disordered sense of touch
New study shows that mice with defective periphery nerves exhibit autisticlike behavior

New material converts invisible, infrared energy into visible light
Unlike old materials, new film can direct light into a single beam

The bloody battle to save the red squirrel
Conservation biologists see success in killing invasive gray squirrels to protect a native species

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