Quick Roundup of Monthly Science Stories
On this monthly roundup, Alistair Jennings from Inside Science sums up some of June’s most interesting science: how Saturn’s moons sculpt its rings, why Elon Musk may not need to go to Mars, making more universal blood donors, and why dogs are so cute.
References:
1 - Close-range remote sensing of Saturn’s rings during Cassini’s ring-grazing orbits and Grand Finale
2 - The origin of Saturn’s rings and moons
3 - Mars rover detects ‘excitingly huge’ methane spike
4 - Frozen sperm retains its viability in outer space conditions
5 - Scientists Ask the Public to Help Search for a Rare Breed of Black Hole
6 - An enzymatic pathway in the human gut microbiome that converts A to universal O type blood
7 - Evolution of facial muscle anatomy in dogs