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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story July 6, 2021 Betina Garcia for The New York Times Inked Mummies, Linking Tattoo Artists With Their Ancestors As scientists find more tattoos on preserved remains from Indigenous cultures, artists living today are drawing from them to revive cultural traditions. By Krista Langlois Qvarnström et al. Trilobites Over 200 Million Years Ago, Nature Called. It Was Full of Beetles. Fossilized feces from a dinosaur ancestor preserved an insect species not previously known to science in exquisite detail. By Ellie Shechet Mauritius Images GmbH/Alamy Trilobites These Plants Act Like Bees in a Hive The plants seem to divide labor to maximize the health of their colonies that grow up the sides of trees. By Elizabeth Preston Zoetis/Oakland Zoo Zoo Animals Are Getting Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines Big cats, ferrets, apes and bears are benefiting from a gift of 11,000 doses, but vaccines for pets are not recommended. By James Gorman Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we're doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. Emirates Mars Mission Mars Has Auroras and a U.A.E. Spacecraft Captured New Pictures of Them The Hope orbiter, built by the United Arab Emirates, was able to use its scientific instruments to capture an improved view of the red planet's night lights. By Kenneth Chang Columbia Pictures/A.F. Archive, via Alamy Trilobites The Sound of One Walrus Clapping Spoiler: It's very loud. By Sabrina Imbler via Blue Origin Wally Funk, Trailblazing Female Pilot, Will Join Jeff Bezos on Spaceflight At 82, Ms. Funk will become the oldest person ever to go to space. In the 1960s, she was part of a test program to determine whether women were fit for space. By Isabella Grullón Paz Animal Welfare League of Arlington These Birds Didn't Have Chlamydia or West Nile. But They're Still Dying. After birds died in several states, many blinded with crusted-over eyes, wildlife officials were able to rule out a number of pathogens as the cause. By Sabrina Imbler CLIMATE CHANGE Ali Lapetina for The New York Times Climate Change Is Making It Harder for Campers to Beat the Heat Burn bans, flashlight campfires, extreme heat and stronger rainstorms: Today's campers are experiencing their summer fun against the backdrop of climate change. By John Schwartz Steffen Graupner/MOSAiC Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' May Be Less Resistant to Global Warming The region, which could provide a last refuge for polar bears and other Arctic wildlife that depends on ice, is not as stable as previously thought, according to a new study. By Henry Fountain Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Are 'Heat Pumps' the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So. Electric heat pumps are a way to cool and heat homes at a much lower carbon cost than traditional air-conditioners and furnaces. By Brad Plumer Pete Marovich for The New York Times In Video, Exxon Lobbyist Describes Efforts to Undercut Climate Action On the tape, made in a Greenpeace sting, he described working with "shadow groups" to fight climate science, and detailed efforts to weaken President Biden's proposals to burn less oil. By Hiroko Tabuchi Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Subscribe Today We hope you've enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer. HEALTH Gracia-Lam Personal Health The Challenges of Bipolar Disorder in Young People Symptoms in children may initially be mistaken for other conditions, and young people may suffer serious distress for years. By Jane E. Brody Emily Rose Bennett for The New York Times The 'Double Closet': Why Some Bisexual People Struggle With Mental Health Even as more people identify as bisexual, persistent stigmas remain, with many not feeling fully accepted by their communities. By Dani Blum Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Phys Ed To Avoid Running Injuries, Don't Shake Up Your Routine Too Much Runners who made eight or more changes to their running routines were at high risk of injury, especially if they were feeling stressed. By Gretchen Reynolds Massimo Percossi/EPA, via Shutterstock A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery. By Apoorva Mandavilli Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Juul Is Fighting to Keep Its E-Cigarettes on the U.S. Market The company faces declining sales and thousands of lawsuits claiming it knowingly sold its trendy vaping products to minors. Soon the F.D.A. will decide whether it can keep selling them at all. By Sheila Kaplan W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria The eradication of malaria in the world's most populous nation offers lessons in how innovative treatments and aggressive tracking can keep the disease in check. By Sui-Lee Wee Tech Tip Turn Your Phone Into a Fitness Coach You don't need a smartwatch or an activity tracker to monitor your exercise, nutrition and other health information. By J. D. Biersdorfer Scam or Not Is 'Lettuce Water' Really the Sleep Aid of Your Dreams? A TikTok trend says so, but experts aren't so sure. By Dani Blum THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Manu Fernandez/Associated Press Vaccinated and Confused? Answers About Masks, the Delta Variant and Breakthrough Infections Vaccines protect against the variants, but conflicting advice from health authorities about masks has bewildered a worried public. By Tara Parker-Pope Amanda Lucier for The New York Times Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses? France is handing out third shots of the two-dose vaccines to cancer patients and others with immune system impairments. In the United States, patients like these are on their own. By Apoorva Mandavilli Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times Birthday Parties as Virus Vector Just how much Covid was spreading behind closed doors last year? Quite a lot, as a new study with a simple yet creative approach found out. By Margot Sanger-Katz Neeta Satam for The New York Times Frontline Health Care Workers Aren't Feeling the 'Summer of Joy' Doctors and nurses are reeling from new Covid cases, staff burnout and the prolonged stress of dealing with the pandemic. By Andrew Jacobs Marta Lavandier/Associated Press Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports The vaccine also produced long-lasting immune responses, researchers said. Booster shots seem unnecessary, at least for now. By Apoorva Mandavilli Associated Press Images Why You Still Might Want to Have a Home Covid Test on Hand At-home rapid Covid-19 tests can offer unique benefits for weddings, parties, travel or for households with children or at-risk adults. By Tara Parker-Pope Make a friend's day: Forward this email. Got this from a friend? Subscribe to the Science Times newsletter. Check out other New York Times newsletters (all free!) including: Climate Fwd: for climate coverage and expert analysis. The Upshot for a data-driven look at the news. Well for the latest on health, fitness and nutrition. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. 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