Astronomers Spot Most Distant Galaxy Yet, 13.5 Billion Light-Years from Earth

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April 11, 2022

Cosmology Astronomers Spot Most Distant Galaxy Yet, 13.5 Billion Light-Years from Earth The surprisingly bright galaxy, called HD1, may contain some of the universe's first stars as well as a supermassive black hole By Stefanie Waldek,SPACE.com

Archaeology Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems A new generation of scholars working in the Holy Land remain haunted by scripture and riven by modern politics By Andrew Lawler

Plants This Tiny Tube Is Why Grass Is Everywhere New work shows how grass could have developed its distinctive sheath By Julia Rosen

Climate Change Scientists Risk Arrest to Demand Climate Action A growing international movement called Scientist Rebellion calls on world leaders to end the burning of fossil fuels By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Neuroscience The Father of Modern Neuroscience Discovered the Basic Unit of the Nervous System Modern brain science as we know it began with the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, whose creative thought sprang from memories of a childhood spent in the preindustrial Spanish countryside By Benjamin Ehrlich

Policy How Junk Science is Being Used against Trans Kids This researcher has been studying the history of Trans kids for years. Here's what you need to know. By Tulika Bose

Vaccines COVID Vaccines plus Infection Can Lead to Months of Immunity New research counters high-profile claims that people who had COVID don't benefit from vaccination By Saima May Sidik,Nature magazine

Neuroscience Your Brain Expands and Shrinks over Time: These Charts Show How Researchers hope they could one day be used as a routine clinical tool by physicians. By Max Kozlov,Nature magazine

Climate Change Digital Earth "Twins" Could Help Address Climate Change "Destination Earth" will draw on environmental, socioeconomic and satellite data to gauge the impact of different climate policies By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Microbiology Ancient Molecule Helps Bacteria Untangle Genetic Activity New studies reveal the complex world of bacterial epigenetics By Carrie Arnold

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