Jennifer Leman
Scientific American
Washington, DC, United States
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Poison Frog Fathers Ferry Their Tadpoles Great Distances
Adults make the extra leap to secure space for their young in faraway ponds → Read More
California’s Mount Shasta Loses a Historical Eruption
Clues from an old map erase a false 1786 event and are part of a global volcanic-record cleanup → Read More
Alarming Sonar Results Show Glaciers May Be Melting Faster Than We Expected
Direct measurements reveal a glacier is melting 10 to 100 times quicker than previously thought, with implications for sea-level rise → Read More
Bird Embryos Vibrate to Warn One Another of Danger before They Hatch
The egg-bound developing animals are more attuned to the outside world than previously thought → Read More
Q&A: Shuttle Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Legacy of Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” shaped a generation of future explorers—and even the first tweet sent from space → Read More
The Bitter Truth: Scientists Sequence the Almond Genome
Cracking the nut’s “cyanide problem” could make it easier to cultivate sweeter varieties of this ancient snack → Read More
Bloodthirsty bedbugs have feasted on prey for 100 million years
Research sheds light on the evolutionary history of the bloodsucking bedbugs. The first species evolved at least as early as the Cretaceous, scientists say. → Read More
Here’s what was surprising about Kilauea’s 3-month-long eruption
Researchers revealed new insight into the Hawaiian volcano’s most recent eruption. → Read More
Sound-absorbent wings and fur help some moths evade bats
Tiny ultrathin scales on some moth wings absorb sound waves sent out by bats on the hunt. → Read More
These tiny, crackly bubbles are a new type of volcanic ash
Scientists have identified a new type of volcanic ash made up of millimeter-long spheres with a crackled surface. → Read More
Spiky ice spires may stud the equator of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Fields of jagged ice spires, if they exist, could affect where future spacecraft land on the Jovian moon. → Read More
These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground
Traces of cyanobacteria DNA suggest that the microbes live deep below Earth’s surface. → Read More
Can Science Solve a Music Industry Mystery?
(Inside Science) -- From its start, the case has been a thriller.For the past four years, an aural whodunit has been unfolding in Los Angeles. A class-action lawsuit alleges that three songs from Michael Jackson's posthumous album, Michael -- “Breaking News,” “Monster” and “Keep Your Head Up” -- were not voiced by the artist himself. If found to be true, several of the album’s → Read More
Mauna Kea’s Observatories Brace for Hurricane Lane
(Inside Science) -- Shops and restaurants have been shuttered. Locals and tourists alike are battening down the hatches as Hurricane Lane, a Category 4 tropical cyclone, sweeps across the Hawaiian Islands this week. → Read More
Conquering Chemical Weapons with Enzymes
(Inside Science) -- It’s the stuff of spy novels: Scientists are working to create a salve that could help protect people against the devastating -- and often lethal -- effects of chemical weapons like VX, Novichok and sarin, all of which can be absorbed through the skin or inhaled. → Read More
Models Map City Residents’ Aversion to Pollution
(Inside Science) -- Imagine the perfect city: It’s clean, the schools are excellent and crime is low. Constructing this flawless metropolis is a tall order and people don’t always prefer the most efficient or environmentally friendly design. City planners need accurate models to help predict where people will want to live. → Read More
BRIEF: Thanks to Wildfires, Some Streams Are Flowing More Smoothly
(Inside Science) -- Understanding the impacts of wildfire on regional waterways can be a murky endeavor. Soot and chemicals released in large blazes can contaminate nearby water supplies, and wildfires often weaken soils, releasing sediment into streams and rivers. They also impact how much water flows into streams and rivers. → Read More
Bay Area data scientist launching environmental storytelling app with access to global satellite images
UC Berkeley-trained data scientist and San Francisco resident Dan Hammer will be among several of Silicon Valley’s emerging innovators this week at the National Geographic Explorer’s Festival in Wa… → Read More
Clearing a road to recovery after the Loma Fire
Residents are battling a new challenge in the aftermath of the Loma Fire: brush that has sprung anew from the ground. → Read More
Monarch butterfly autopsies reveal potential predators
SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz student Rico Ruiz has been working with Groundswell Coastal Ecology to better understand what has been killing western monarch butterflies along the Central Coast. … → Read More