Male and female bees have radically different taste in flowers
So different, in fact, that they might as well be separate species
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Q&A: This air pollution expert advised EPA for a decade. Now, he’s a leading critic
Environmental engineer Chris Frey decries changes to science advisory panels -
Key EPA science advisers call on agency to revive an expert soot panel it just killed
Science panel on particulate pollution was disbanded earlier this year -
Our favorite Science photos of 2018
This year’s most eye-catching moments in science -
EPA claims ‘no data’ on impact of weakening water rule. But the numbers exist
Nearly 20% of streams and half of wetlands would not be protected -
Trump releases plan to reduce protections for wetlands
Clean Water Act would no longer apply to ephemeral streams and wetlands -
Identity of Little Foot fossil stirs controversy
New papers say the skeleton is part of a contested hominin species—claims other researchers dispute -
Dog research at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs gets formal review
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine launches analysis of utility and welfare of canine experiments -
Ebola vaccine is having ‘major impact’ but worries about Congo outbreak grow
Armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo hampers health care response and vaccine distribution to combat deadly virus -
Newly discovered pain pathway may help explain why animal tests fail to reveal the best painkillers
Finding highlights a blind spot in pain research -
Just thinking you have poor endurance genes changes your body
New study suggests our minds can influence our physiology as much as our genes -
This 8000-year-old ‘gum’ holds surprises about ancient toolmakers
Young hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia chewed birch bark pitch while they worked -
Female frogs prefer city slickers
Urban noise led to the evolution of sexier mating calls in males -
EPA science adviser allowed industry group to edit journal article
Risk analyst Tony Cox invited oil industry funder to review his work -
Top stories: CRISPR babies fallout, research funders’ tax havens, and our ancient shrinking sun
This week’s top Science news -
Traffic may be making your allergies worse
Cars help spread ragweed seeds far and wide -
After botched launch, orbiting atomic clocks confirm Einstein’s theory of relativity
Goofed up satellites confirm prediction that time runs slower closer to a massive body -
Despite growing budget, U.S. cancer institute slashes operating budget by 5%
Rise in grant applications contributes to financial pressures -
Panel investigating bullying, harassment at UNAIDS finds ‘boy’s club,’ calls for firing of head
Panel says key United Nations agency is in “crisis” -
Assassin fly babies have ‘Swiss army knife’ mouths
Larvae suck the juices right out of their victims -
Svelte porpoises eat twice as much as humans to cope with the cold
High metabolic rates and blubber insulate porpoises from frigid arctic waters -
In advance, satellites reveal hidden hot spots of ammonia pollution
Improved monitoring could help regulators track smog-causing emissions -
One dead, three severely injured after explosion at Indian shock wave lab
Investigation underway after a gas cylinder blew up at a startup at the Indian Institute of Science -
Podcast: Where private research funders stow their cash and studying gun deaths in children
On this week’s show: a look into the offshore investment accounts of private research funders, and a new grant to study firearm deaths in children -
Private research funders court controversy with billions in secretive investments
Critics say offshore investing by high-minded foundations shores up a nefarious system
