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Molecular oxygen detected around comet 67P may not be a relic of the solar system’s birth. Instead, it may be generated by interactions of water, the solar wind and the comet’s surface. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oxygen-comet-67p-might-not-be-ancient-after-all

A writing system from the 1700s may illuminate even older knotty Inca messages. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/twisted-textile-cords-may-contain-clues-inca-messages

As an alternative to genetically modified mosquitoes, Florida skeeter police are testing one of two strategies that use bacteria to meddle with insect sex lives. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/florida-theyre-fighting-mosquitoes-meddling-their-sex-lives

Bacterial meningitis is likely suspect but other causes are still under investigation http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/liberian-mystery-disease-may-be-solved

Top Democrat says DOE is breaking the law by withholding funding http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/fight-escalates-over-arpa-e-grants

Methane bubbles speed up ocean photosynthesis and sequester carbon dioxide http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/methane-slowing-global-warming-arctic

Geolocator devices that help track migrating birds could also hamper migration survival or timing. https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/trackers-may-tip-warbler-odds-returning-nest

Researchers developed the structure-based color printing technique as an alternative to ink-based printing, in which colors fade with time. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-printer-creates-color-shaping-nanostructures

Mars formed farther away from the sun than its present-day orbit, not near the other terrestrial planets, new research suggests. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mars-may-not-have-been-born-alongside-other-rocky-planets

Study tests whether eagles can reclaim territory far from their “last known address” http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/parachuting-birds-long-lost-territory-may-save-them-extinction

This week’s top Science news http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/top-stories-four-vaccine-myths-nanocar-racers-and-how-science-fares-latest-us-budget

Scientists notch an advance in creating structural colors http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/watch-laser-printer-make-colors-without-ink

Experiments show how flies navigate — and why this might be important for humans. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/internal-compass-guides-fruit-fly-navigation

Human noise stretches into the wilderness. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/peace-and-quiet-becoming-more-elusive-us-wild-areas

A new deepwater laser tool measures the carbon-filtering power of snot nets created by little-known sea animals called giant larvaceans. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-creatures-sticky-mucus-houses-catch-ocean-carbon-really-fast

Information technology overruns, tight budgets are latest obstacles for beleaguered agency http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/challenges-mount-successful-2020-us-census

On this week’s show: detecting pain and the effectiveness of pain relievers in babies, plus a roundup from the daily news site http://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/podcast-reading-pain-brains-infants-modeling-digital-faces-and-wi-fi-holograms

Map reveals extent of human encroachment, threats to people and wildlife http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/noise-pollution-invading-even-most-protected-natural-areas

Even after decades of study, questions remain about statin safety. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/yes-statins-protect-hearts-critics-question-their-expanding-use

An 180-kilometer-long rift in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf has forked into two branches, new satellite observations show. https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/crack-antarcticas-larsen-c-ice-shelf-splits-two

Windmill-powered pumps on buoys throughout the Arctic Ocean could help bring back shrinking sea ice, researchers say. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/radical-idea-could-restore-ice-arctic-ocean

Algorithm could reveal best strategies for plaintiffs http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/artificial-intelligence-prevails-predicting-supreme-court-decisions

People’s injury patterns today can’t explain how Neandertals got so many head wounds. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/water-tubing-accidents-table-run-ins-cause-neandertal-injuries

Analysis from our reporters http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/how-science-fares-us-budget-deal

Oxidizing tiny iron particles from the inside out reveals how oxidation works and could offer new vehicles for drugs or energy. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemistry-controlled-tiniest-scale-can-create-hollow-nanoparticles

Lakes worldwide are warming with consequences for every part of the food web, from algae, to walleye, to freshwater seals. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lakes-worldwide-feel-heat-climate-change

Seeds survive blasts of ultraviolet light mimicking conditions in space http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/morning-glory-seeds-are-tough-enough-interplanetary-trip

Seeds survive blasts of ultraviolet light mimicking conditions in space http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/morning-glory-seeds-are-tough-enough-interplanetary-trip