In the latest Science Sessions episode, Daniel Cusworth discusses combining aircraft-based and satellite-based measurements to identify methane emission point sources. https://www.pnas.org/post/podcast/point-sources-methane-emission

A study of 40 people who had undergone childhood hemispherectomy found that individuals exhibited more than 80% accuracy in word and face #recognition, regardless of which cerebral hemisphere was removed. In PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2212936119

How might one #design a grasping system that can handle the topological complexities of branched soft objects? A study suggests entanglement grasping.
In futurism: https://futurism.com/the-byte/tentacle-robot-pick-up-fragile-cargo In PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2209819119

Ancient #DNA and genomics help uncover the population dynamics of Baltic herring since the #Viking Age illustrating the impact of human exploitation on marine species as well as the role of historical ecology in conservation policies. In PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2208703119

Opinion piece: More than a decade after the #FukushimaDisaster, controversial plans are in place to release treated water into the #ocean. We need all affected parties weighing in the treated-water debate. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2205431119 #fisheries #fishers #radiation #NuclearPower

Analysis of carbonate mud in the #Bahamas suggests that the substance, which is critical for reconstructing Earth’s geological history, is formed through direct precipitation from seawater, a process with implications for the global carbon cycle. In PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210617119

A metabolome-wide association study of genetic loci associated with the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may offer new therapeutic opportunities for AD. In PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2206083119

In this issue: Climate change and narwhal migration, biochronology of human evolution in South Africa, and genomic evidence illuminates long-distance herring trade. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/iti4522119