动物
See through the Glasswing Butterfly’s Fascinating Wings
New research shows how these transparent wings develop
Stories by Harini Barath
Privacy
New Encryption Technique Better Protects Photographs in the Cloud
Users can display images as usual, but neither attackers nor tech platforms can see them
Medicine
New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization
Rather than crystallizing all at once, kidney stones dissolve and re-form over and over
Medicine
Virus or Bacterium? Rapid Test Pinpoints Infection’s Cause
A generation of new tests could lessen overuse of antibiotics
Public Health
The Animal Viruses Most Likely to Jump into Humans
The SpillOver tool catalogs viruses that could cause a new pandemic
Biotech
New Blood Analyzer Tells Human from Animal Samples on the Spot
The system could someday provide fast results at a crime scene
Medicine
Blood Test Gives Early Warning of Failing Heart Transplant
The new DNA-based test predicts transplant rejection
Computing
Artificial Intelligence Develops an Ear for Birdsong
Machine-learning algorithms can quickly process thousands of hours of natural soundscapes
Biology
Snakes’ Flexible, Heat-Sensing Organs Explained
Scientists decode how some snakes “see” in the dark
Natural Disasters
‘Nanolites’ Can Trigger Dangerous Volcanic Explosions
Tiny crystals play a big role in unexpectedly violent eruptions
Biology
Study Sequences 100 Tomato Varieties
New research catalogues tomatoes’ genetic variation
Medicine
Pill Takes the Bite Out of Viper Venom
A preexisting drug could buy time for snakebite treatment
Biotech
Specially Shaped Artificial Particles Detoxify Blood
Camouflaged nanoparticles can soak up toxins like red bloods cells do
Medicine
How to Transport Crucial Vaccines without Cooling
Unlike vials, flexible films could preserve medicines for long periods, with no refrigeration needed
Biology
New Test Uses DNA Trap to Detect Dengue
Star-shaped genetic scaffold bonds strongly with the dengue virus’s spherical surface
Evolution
Jackdaws Have Different Rules for Different Flocks
New work shows how jackdaw flocks (sometimes) transition from chaos to order
Medicine
Venomous Menace: Snakebite Treatments Are Failing in India
The most widely used antivenom is not effective against the venom of several common snakes
Biology
Nocturnal Moth Species Has a Flashy Secret
The dot-underwing moth may visibly signal to mates under cover of darkness
Biology
Wild Silkworms Produce Proteins Primed for Bioprinting
A mix of silkworms’ proteins acts as a scaffold for 3-D-printed tissues and organs
Biotech
New Pacemaker Harvests Energy from the Heart
A device that converts the heart’s mechanical energy into electrical energy has been successfully tested in pigs
