Science Times: Lessons about aging from dolphins

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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story January 31, 2023 Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times The Navy's Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging In her youth, Blue was a standout mine-hunter for the U.S. military. She and her colleagues are now at the vanguard of geriatric marine mammal medicine. By Emily Anthes and Gabriella Angotti-Jones Andrew Harnik/Associated Press Expert Panel Votes for Stricter Rules on Risky Virus Research The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel's recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments. By Benjamin Mueller and Carl Zimmer Oleksandr Lapshyn/Reuters Ukraine's Scientists Receive a Funding Lifeline From Abroad The Simons Foundation in New York is providing annual grants to the country's chemists, biologists, physicists and mathematicians. By William J. Broad Catherine Hobaiter TRILOBITES What Are These Apes Trying to Say? Take This Quick Quiz. The great apes do not have spoken language, but they share many gestures. Can humans like you understand those gestures too? By Darren Incorvaia Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we're doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. Dan Bartlett, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images How to Watch the 'Green Comet' While You Still Can The last time the comet came this close to Earth was during the Stone Age. On Thursday it'll make its nearest approach to our planet. By Shannon Hall Carolina Bezamat/Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina TRILOBITES When Your Old Fishing Buddy Has a Snout and a Blowhole Bottlenose dolphins help Brazilian fishermen pull in their catch, and researchers have worked out what the marine mammals get from the cooperative hunting. By Asher Elbein Tim Graham/Getty Images What the Ancient Bog Bodies Knew The first comprehensive survey of a 7,000-year-old burial tradition reveals an often violent final ritual. By Franz Lidz NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM A New View of the Most Explosive Moon in the Solar System Recent strange activity around Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, confused and excited scientists. By Oliver Whang Newly Discovered Asteroid Passes Close to Earth First detected just days ago, 2023 BU approached within 2,200 miles of our planet's surface before moving on. By Anastasia Marks Asia Has Had a Really Cold Month, Courtesy of the Polar Vortex An exceptionally cold January has brought the region misery and snarled travel. Experts blame the same arctic system that hit the United States last month. By Mike Ives and John Yoon TRILOBITES How Rare Island Bunnies Do a Parasitic Plant's Bidding The world's only wild black-furred rabbit has a very important job — distributing seeds for a parasitic plant. By Jason Bittel Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Subscribe Today We hope you've enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer. HEALTH Clara Mokri for The New York Times Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven't caught up. By Emily Baumgaertner Tojo Andrianarivo for The New York Times THE NEW OLD AGE Senior Housing That Seniors Actually Like "Granny flats" are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it. By Paula Span Ruth Fremson/The New York Times New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks. By Christina Jewett and Emily Anthes Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters Deaths Among Pregnant Women and New Mothers Rose Sharply During Pandemic The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents. By Roni Caryn Rabin Erin Schaff/The New York Times Why Experts Are Urging Swifter Treatment for Children With Obesity Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing. By Gina Kolata Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT N.I.H. Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been awarded $8 million in grants. By Benjamin Mueller and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Obamacare Sign-Ups Top 16 Million for 2023, Setting Another Record Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces broke last year's record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas and Georgia. By Margot Sanger-Katz F.D.A. Seeks More Authority to Oversee CBD Products The agency wants Congress to intervene, saying it does not have adequate oversight powers to ensure the safety of the myriad cannabidiol products derived from hemp. By Andrew Jacobs How Do Heavy Metals Like Lead Get in Baby Food? The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There's no washing them away. By Christina Jewett Do Rapid Tests Still Work? They can result in false negatives, but they remain a valuable tool in stopping the spread of Covid-19. Here's how to use them most effectively. By Dana G. Smith Make a friend's day: Forward this email. Got this from a friend? Subscribe to the Science Times newsletter. 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