[Science Through Covers] NASA Curiosity finds pure elemental sulfur on Mars - DongA Science

This week’s cover of the international journal 'Science' features a triangular pattern filled with figures of numerous people, boats, and animals. It illustrates the genetic changes that occurred as Polynesians sailed across the vast Pacific Ocean and settled new islands. Scientists have discovered that the inhabitants of Hawaiʻi and Easter Island (Rapa Nui), located about 7,000 km apart, are genetically closely related. An international research team including Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) analyzed the genomes of Pacific Polynesian populations to trace the migration routes of ancient voyagers and their genetic legacy, and published the results in Science on the 8th (local time).

This week’s cover of the international journal 'Science' features a woman’s profile alongside a snake coiled around the female sex symbol. The snake and staff originate from the legend of Asclepius, the god of medicine in Greek mythology, and are used as symbols of medicine. Women account for more than half of the global population, yet most of what we currently know about the female body is based on research conducted in men and then generalized. This situation has begun to change in recent years.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher Isaiah Santistevan led the development of three-dimensional simulations exploring how a nuclear device could deflect or disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth. Credit: Blaise Douros/LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers are developing three-dimensional simulations to examine how a nuclear device could be used to deflect or potentially disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth.