by Chris Tachibana | Sep 1, 2019 | ScienceWire
Did nuclear radiation wafting over Europe in 2017 come from Russia? Meredith Fore investigates for @WIREDScience. Nuclear clouds from Russia seem to be a regular event but in this case, Meredith writes, the source was spent nuclear fuel that was weirdly “young.”...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 1, 2019 | ScienceWire
A library e-book initiative is saving students money, Catherine Arnold writes, and helping professors get the content they need for their classes. In her feature for continuum magazine from the University of Minnesota Libraries @umnlib, Catherine (@TreesWhales) cites...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 1, 2019 | ScienceWire
Washington State policies about legal cannabis sales are so transparent, Eric Scigliano writes for @politicomag, they might be enabling theft. Eric reports that small growers suspect public databases are guiding burglars about when and where to strike. Find more from...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 1, 2019 | ScienceWire
Rachel Tompa tells the story of Casey, a young man with epilepsy who did not hesitate when asked to donate a brain sample to research. Read Rachel’s story to learn about research using cells from the sample and how Casey is faring in his postsurgery life. See...
by Chris Tachibana | Sep 1, 2019 | ScienceWire
Hikers love mountain goats because of their wildness, Wudan Yan writes for High Country News. Goats love hikers for the salt in their pee. Mountain goats are not native to the Olympic National Park, though, so wildlife managers are helicoptering them away from people....
