A burst of gamma rays more than 10 times brighter than any detected before struck Earth in October 2022.

Now, astronomers using NASA’s #JWST orbiting observatory have identified the source of the blast—and stumbled on a new puzzle. scim.ag/6zY

How did the first human settlers of the Canary Islands survive a millennium of isolation?

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Bonobos, unlike chimps, have a reputation for making love, not war.

But new research shows male bonobos often engage in aggressive behavior—even more so than male chimps. scim.ag/6zI

Every year, millions of lesser flamingos flock to a few small soda lakes in East Africa.

But the bright pink birds’ numbers are falling sharply, a decline researchers have now linked to a paradoxical effect of #ClimateChange . scim.ag/6zG

Evidence has revealed the mysterious Avars were migrants from Mongolia—and their migration was, up to that point, the fastest long-distance movement in human history. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/6zB

“Innovation in caregiving support is desperately needed.”

That’s one of the key take-home messages of a new report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Science Careers scim.ag/6zu

A study of one Yellowstone hot spring suggests so-called “giant viruses” played a key role in those primordial ecosystems and may have helped drive early steps in evolution. scim.ag/6zr

Over the years, mining for aluminum has left behind billions of tons of the caustic sludge called red mud.

Now, scientists report that a simple chemical process can extract iron from this waste. scim.ag/6zq

A recent study refutes previous calculations that argued an extinct whale was nearly twice as large as modern giants. scim.ag/6zo

“Microbeef sushi” costs about the same as plain rice, but how does it taste? scim.ag/6zn

A strain of honey bee bred to fight back against parasites survives much better than standard commercial colonies, even under the stressful conditions of industrial-scale pollinating. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/6zm

Mysterious odd radio circles—curious rings that pop up in sky surveys at radio wavelengths—could be the result of gas blasted out of a central galaxy after a burst of star formation, astronomers find. scim.ag/6zj

Among most male frogs and toads, croaking is a way to say, “Don’t mess with my gal.”

But when rushing streams and waterfalls drown out these warnings, more than 40 species have come up with a different strategy. scim.ag/6zg

Tens of millions in North America turned their specially protected eyes to the skies on 8 April for several minutes of darkness when the Moon blocked the disk of the Sun.

Learn more in this week’s News at a glance. ⬇️ scim.ag/6zd

How much can you say about violence based on bones alone? It depends: French researchers suggest a series of Neolithic burials were ritual murders, done in a way that gives me the shivers. Others say they're pushing the evidence too far. science.org/content/articl… News from Science

“I think we have to come to the conclusion that our pets will eat us.” #NationalPetDay scim.ag/6z5

Researchers test whether guard dogs could keep a growing number of bears off Montana farms. scim.ag/6z0

With a still-emerging understanding of #LongCovid ’s biology, researchers are braiding basic discoveries into treatment studies as they go. scim.ag/6yV

How do cats stay so clean? 🐈

Three-dimensional scans and thermal imaging have given unprecedented insight into cat grooming. Learn more on #NationalPetDay : scim.ag/6yP

Biological anthropologists are building a playbook to thwart racist misuse of research. scim.ag/6yO