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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story August 9, 2022 Mustafa Hussain for The New York Times The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos A team of biologists and mathematicians studied hours of video to learn how insects take shape in the egg. The secret is geometry. By Siobhan Roberts John Raoux/Associated Press South Korea Is Scouting Out the Moon, With More Missions to Come The Danuri spacecraft, which launched on Thursday, aims to provide a lunar scientific bounty while preparing the country's small space program for future exploration. By Kenneth Chang Josep Lago/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A 'Reversible' Form of Death? Scientists Revive Cells in Dead Pigs' Organs. Researchers who previously revived some brain cells in dead pigs succeeded in repeating the process in more organs. By Gina Kolata Daron Duke Footprints Discovery Suggests Ancient Tracks May Cover the West The set of 88 prints is about 12,000 years old, scientists say, and was found in the military's Utah Test and Training Range. By Jeanne Timmons Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we're doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. Daniel C. Roessler Trilobites Do Spiders Dream of Eight-Legged Sheep? Researchers found jumping spiders, known for their acrobatic hunting, exhibiting signs of R.E.M. sleep, but it is unknown whether they dream, or even sleep. By Carolyn Wilke Chronicle/Alamy 'What a Horrible Place This Would Have Been' Archaeologists found the remains of 14 soldiers who died in a pivotal Revolutionary War battle — a fresh reminder of the violence of war. By Zach Zorich NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI The Cartwheel Galaxy Is the Webb Telescope's Latest Cosmic Snapshot Scientists gained new insights into the distant object, which got its distinctive shape from a collision with another galaxy. By Anastasia Marks Brad Tucker via Reuters A Large Object Landed on His Sheep Farm. It Came From Space. "It's not something you see every day on a sheep farm," a farmer said of the pieces of debris that wound up in rural Australia. They are thought to be from a SpaceX spacecraft. By Mike Ives and Jenny Gross Trilobites Dolphin Strangers Met in the Bahamas. Things Went Swimmingly. Two research teams found that dolphins could forge strong social bonds with outsiders within a few years By Carolyn Wilke Fossil Find Tantalizes Loch Ness Monster Fans Plesiosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago, but evidence that the long-necked reptiles lived in freshwater, not just oceans, has offered hope to Nessie enthusiasts. By Jenny Gross Irish Farmers Help Save a Bird Whose Calls Used to Herald Summer The corncrake's cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. Efforts are underway to preserve its call for younger generations. By Ed O'Loughlin Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes. By Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman Kristian Thacker for The New York Times How Republicans Are 'Weaponizing' Public Office Against Climate Action A Times investigation revealed a coordinated effort by state treasurers to use government muscle and public funds to punish companies trying to reduce greenhouse gases. 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