In the Nov. 10 SN: Real benefits of virtual therapy, monkey malaria in humans, round electrons disappoint, mouse pups with two dads, bats’ hover techniques, Europa’s icy spikes, a vampire burial and more.
HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDE The farside of the moon, shown in this picture from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, is due to get its first robotic visitor soon. China’s Chang’e-4 spacecraft will launch for the region in December.
Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA, Arizona State University
TREAD LIGHTLY Tiny pieces from rubber tires, brake pads and asphalt make up most of the airborne microplastic pollution around three German highways, a study finds.
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OLD PAINT A reddish-orange animal, lower left, painted on a cave wall in Borneo dates to at least 40,000 years ago, scientists say.
Luc-Henri Fage
REVEAL DNA analyses of these skulls and bone fragments from Lagoa Santa, Brazil, and other ancient remains from North and South America are helping scientists learn more about the peopling of the Americas.
Natural History Museum of Denmark
