A female cockroach considers accepting a sugary offering from a male cockroach. Ayako Wada-Katsumata hide caption
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Diagram of the network of neurons in an insect brain. Johns Hopkins University & University of Cambridge hide caption
The perennial rice 'Yunda 107' is harvested in the Yunnan Province of China. Perennial rice can be harvested for successive regrowth seasons, maintaining a relatively stable yield and greatly reducing labor input. China News Service/China News Service via Getty Ima hide caption
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Leading our news round up is news of a giant floating mat of grassy brown algae called Sargassum. It has grown from small patches in the Sargasso Sea and can now be seen from space. THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
News Round Up: algal threats, an asteroid with life's building blocks and bee maps
A raccoon dog looks out of its cage in Xin Yuan wild animal market in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, 06 January 2004. PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past
An artist's vision of the first interstellar object discovered in the solar system, 'Oumuamua. ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser hide caption
Scientists think they know why interstellar object 'Oumuamua moved so strangely
Mora Leeb places some pieces into a puzzle during a local puzzle tournament. The 15-year-old has grown up without the left side of her brain after it was removed when she was very young. Seth Leeb hide caption
Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphere
Aquatic plants and debris are exposed by the falling water levels at the Kakhovka Reservoir. Researchers say that the draining of the reservoir by Russian forces are but one example of the war's effect on Ukraine's water supply. Dmytro Smoliyenko / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty hide caption
This computer-generated 3D model of Venus' surface shows the summit of Maat Mons, the volcano that is exhibiting signs of activity. A new study found one of Maat Mons' vents became enlarged and changed shape over an eight-month period in 1991, indicating an eruptive event occurred. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption
This computer-generated 3D model of Venus' surface shows the summit of Maat Mons. A new study found one of the volcano's vents became bigger and changed during 1991. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption
Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say
IMPACTS mission researchers inside the research plane, monitoring weather data being collected by onboard instruments. Erica McNamee/NASA hide caption
What scientists are hoping to learn by flying directly into snowstorms
In London to address a gene-editing summit last week, Victoria Gray took a break to visit Sir John Soane's Museum. In 2019, Gray became the first patient to be treated for sickle cell disease using CRISPR, an experimental gene-editing technique. She was invited to talk about her experiences at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. Orlando Gili for NPR hide caption
Sickle cell patient's success with gene editing raises hopes and questions
The Summers Place Dodo skeleton dates from around the 16th century. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Beth Shapiro works with fossils, such as this late Pleistocene horse jawbone, to extract and decode ancient DNA. Duane Froese hide caption
Young giant sequoia trees are seen during a prescribed pile burning on Feb. 19 in Sequoia National Forest. Researchers say 20% of Sierra Nevada conifers are a mismatch with their climate. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests'
Lecanemab (brand name Leqembi) was granted accelerated approval by the FDA to treat early Alzheimer's disease. Eisai, Inc. hide caption
How well does a new Alzheimer's drug work for those most at risk?
A South Korean child masks up to ride a scooter on Feb. 27, 2020 in Seoul. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
Macaques use stones as hammers to smash open food items like shellfish and nuts. Lydia V. Luncz hide caption
Stone flakes made by modern monkeys trigger big questions about early humans
