In the June 22 SN: New approaches in Lyme disease diagnostics, seafood shells get a second life, illegal emissions traced to China, Pluto’s icy volcano, how to walk like a sauropod, a World War II uranium cube mystery and more.
GETTING ATTACHED A tick that is attached to the skin for about two days can spread Lyme disease, the most common tickborne infection in the United States. The disease is hard to detect, but scientists are investigating new diagnostic approaches.
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WINTER WOES The worst winter losses of U.S. honeybee colonies in more than a decade raise worries about how much punishment these crop pollinators can take.
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OUT OF TUNE Parasitic fly larvae chew through the beaks of some tree finches (Camarhynchus parvulus shown) in the Galápagos Islands, changing the birds’ songs and possibly their chances at landing a mate.
Katharina J. Peters
COASTAL CONNECTIONS Thanks to eggs and larvae surfing ocean currents around the world, many fisheries depend on other nations’ spawning grounds to supply their fish stock, a study shows.
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