Weekly Headlines (excerpts)

1. In Kenya, flooding lakes have displaced thousands. A novel lawsuit blames climate change

BY CAREY BARAKA  |  26 OCT

2. Mice thrive at 6700 meters up—higher than any mammals were thought able to live

BY ELIZABETH PENNISI  |  23 OCT

3. U.S. urges DNA synthesis firms to ramp up screening for biosecurity threats

BY ROBERT F. SERVICE  |  23 OCT

4. First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality

BY MEREDITH WADMAN  |  24 OCT

5. Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions

BY CHRISTA LESTÉ-LASSERRE  |  25 OCT

6. Why can’t you make a coral out of an anemone?

BY CHRISTIE WILCOX  |  25 OCT

7. Can Indigenous knowledge and Western science work together? New center bets yes

BY JEFFREY MERVIS  |  25 OCT

8. Little nuclear physics lab to tackle Department of Energy’s big data problem

BY ADRIAN CHO  |  25 OCT

9. Hurricane Otis smashed into Mexico and broke records. Why did no one see it coming?

BY PHIE JACOBS  |  26 OCT

10. How shrinking corn could help farmers—and the environment

BY ERIK STOKSTAD  |  26 OCT

11. Spy photos of Syrian desert reveal ancient Roman forts

BY ANDREW CURRY  |  25 OCT