Editor's picks: Fairy circles, Venus waves, and more

Science News Editor's Picks 01/22/2017 View in browser Become a Subscribing Member » News In debate over origin of fairy circles, both sides might be right By Susan Milius Odd bare spots called fairy circles in African grasslands might be caused by both termites and plants.  Read More Read More» How Bizarre Weird wave found in Venus’ wind-whipped atmosphere By Ashley Yeager A 10,000-kilometer-long gravity wave arched across the upper atmosphere of Venus. The feature may have been the largest of its kind in the solar system.  Read More Read More» Psychology Video: What’s ahead for psychology in 2017? By Bruce Bower Going into 2017, psychologists continue to grapple with reproducibility problems, says our behavioral sciences writer, Bruce Bower.  Read More Read More» News Petrified tree rings tell ancient tale of sun’s behavior By Thomas Sumner The 11-year cycle of solar activity may have been around for at least 290 million years, ancient tree rings suggest.  Read More Read More» News in Brief Monsoon deluges turned ancient Sahara green By Bruce Bower The ancient Sahara Desert sprouted trees and lakes for thousands of years thanks to intense rainfall.  Read More Read More» Sponsor Message More Headlines from Science News News in Brief Heart-hugging robot does the twist (and squeeze) A robotic sleeve that slips around the heart mimics the heart’s natural movement, squeezing and twisting to pump blood in pigs. If it works in humans, it could buy time for heart failure patients awaiting a transplant. Read More By Meghan Rosen News For three years in a row, Earth breaks heat record Spurred by climate change and heat from a strong El Niño, 2016 was the hottest year on record. Read More By Thomas Sumner News Cancer studies get mixed grades on redo tests Replications of cancer studies fail to reproduce some results. Read More By Tina Hesman Saey Wild Things A message to rock climbers: Be kind to nature Scientists are only just starting to figure out the impacts that the sport of rock climbing is having on cliff ecosystems. Read More By Sarah Zielinski Privacy Policy | Update Email Preferences | Unsubscribe from All SSP Newsletters | Contact Us Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Google+ This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US Copyright © 2017