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• Trilobites: Fossils on an Australian Beach Reveal a Shark-Eat-Shark World

  9 août, par NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR — Sharks, Paleontology, Fossils, Museums Victoria, Victoria (Australia), Australia
  An amateur fossil hunter at first found a single shark tooth. It led to signs of a prehistoric shark feast.
  

• Trilobites: Friendly Foxes’ Genes Offer Hints to How Dogs Became Domesticated

  9 août, par JAMES GORMAN — Foxes, Animal Behavior, Dogs, Nature Ecology & Evolution (Journal), Princeton University, University of Illinois, vonHoldt, Bridgett M (1980- ), United States, China, Russia
  A long-running experiment provides clues to genes that influence friendliness to humans.
  

• Matter: Marine Mammals Have Lost a Gene That Now They May Desperately Need

  9 août, par CARL ZIMMER — Fish and Other Marine Life, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Mammals, Pesticides, Genetics and Heredity, Agriculture and Farming, University of Pittsburgh
  Dolphins, manatees, sea lions, elephant seals and other animals no longer produce an enzyme that protects land mammals against harmful chemicals, including some pesticides.
  

• Mind: Psychologists’ Group Maintains Ban on Work at Military Detention Facilities

  9 août, par BENEDICT CAREY — Torture, Detainees, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Psychology and Psychologists, United States Defense and Military Forces, Interrogations, American Psychological Assn, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
  Members of the American Psychological Association voted against allowing psychologists to resume work at certain detention centers like the one in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
  

• Books of The Times: David Quammen Turns Tough Science Into Page-Turning Pleasure

  9 août, par PARUL SEHGAL — The Tangled Tree (Book), Quammen, David, Books and Literature, Biology and Biochemistry
  In “The Tangled Tree,” Quammen tells the story of a groundbreaking idea in biology, and of the scientists who discovered and explained it.
  

• Trilobites: Something Digs Intricate Tunnels in Garnets. Is It Alive?

  9 août, par VERONIQUE GREENWOOD — Rock and Stone, Geology
  The deep red gems have long been found marred with internal markings. Researchers propose a new explanation involving fungal microorganisms who have found a nice place to live.
  

• Asbestos in a Crayon, Benzene in a Marker: A School Supply Study’s Toxic Results

  9 août, par NIRAJ CHOKSHI — Product Tests, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Asbestos, Crayons, Education (K-12), Mattel Inc, Gowda, Dev, Hasbro Inc, Consumer Protection, US Public Interest Research Group
  A public interest group tested 27 back-to-school products and found dangerous chemicals in four of them.
  

• Trilobites: Give a Cow a Brush, and Watch It Scratch That Itch

  9 août, par JOANNA KLEIN — Cattle, Animal Behavior, Dairy Products, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Emotions, Research, Itching, Agriculture and Farming, Biology Letters (Journal), von Keyserlingk, Marina
  Some researchers think mechanical brushes aren’t just some spa amenity for dairy cows — they’re important to the animal’s well-being.
  

• A ‘Generationally Perpetuated’ Pattern: Daughters Do More Chores

  8 août, par CLAIRE CAIN MILLER — Women and Girls, Research, Children and Childhood, Parenting
  They also earn less allowance, suggesting that the gender inequality in pay begins at home, and early in life. But there are signs the gap is narrowing.
  

• The New Health Care: Workplace Wellness Programs Don’t Work Well. Why Some Studies Show Otherwise.

  8 août, par AARON E. CARROLL — Research, Medicine and Health, Exercise
  Randomized controlled trials, despite their flaws, remain a powerful tool.