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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