In the April 14 SN: Killer heat, mass insect migrations, the latest Saturn updates, rethinking the Nobel Prize, tectonics on Venus, the science of mass shootings, ancient tool trends and more.
RAVEN RASCAL Avian offenders like this raven caused a glitch in LIGO’s data by pecking at ice that built up on a pipe.
Robert Schofield
ROCKET BLOCKER The United States’ ground-based missile defense system, shown here in a test conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, aims to protect the U.S. from ballistic missiles.
U.S. Missile Defense Agency
GUT WRENCHING Pathogen detectors built into food packaging could help curb the spread of foodborne illness.