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Daily Respites During a Summer-Long Walk

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jul 14, 2017 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

JIM RIVER — On this cobble bar north of the Arctic Circle, it is a fine day. The sky is a sheet of blue, a breeze wraps us with clean air, a sandpiper mom shrieks over her hatchlings. They are gray-blue puffballs, extra cute and almost invisible amid the stones. In short, this is a […]

Nagoya Forensic Scientists Recover Human DNA from Mosquitos

By Nagoya University on Jul 10, 2017 Featured, Science/Education

Nagoya, Japan – Most people would agree that painful mosquito bites are an especially annoying part of summer. Except perhaps forensic scientists, who can examine human blood from a mosquito’s stomach and match the DNA to determine who was bitten. This technique can help police work out who was at a crime scene and in […]