In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in November. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
Heintzman et al.’s Research Article, ‘A new genus of horse from Pleistocene North America’, was covered in:
- Digital Journal – Genus of extinct North American horse was 'evolutionary dead end'
- CTV News – 'Evolutionary dead end': Extinct 'stilt' horse named for Canadian
- CBC News – Ice age fossils from Yukon help identify new horse genus
- XinhuaNet and Global Times – Scientists discover previously unrecognized genus of extinct horses
- United Press International – Horse remains belong to unrecognized genus from last ice age
- International Business Times – DNA Shows These Extinct Horses With Skinny Legs Aren’t Horses At All
The Tools and Resources article by Mukundarajan et al., ‘Using mobile phones as acoustic sensors for high-throughput mosquito surveillance’, was featured in:
- Smithsonian magazine – Before You Swat That Mosquito, Record It on Your Cell Phone
- Science – This scientist wants your help tracking mosquitoes – and all you need is a cellphone
- The Indian Express – Citizens with mobiles as mosquito monitors
- The New Indian Express – Phones to help detect presence of dangerous species of mosquito
- The Hindu – Mosquito surveillance made possible with phones
- Science NewsLine – Tracking Mosquitoes with Your Cellphone
- Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA; Italy) – “Shazam of the buzzers” for a world mosquito map (translated)
Froudist-Walsh et al.’s Research Article, ‘The effect of perinatal brain injury on dopaminergic function and hippocampal volume in adult life’, was mentioned in:
- International Business Times – Preemies with brain injuries more at depression risk: Study
Zúñiga et al.’s Short Report, ‘Migration confers winter survival benefits in a partially migratory songbird’, was covered by:
- Spiegel Online (Germany) – Wintering in the warm is worthwhile (translated)
- Augsburger Allgemeine, Braunschweiger Zeitung, Zeit and Focus (all Germany) – Off to the south: wintering in warm weather is worthwhile for blackbirds (translated)
- Welt (Germany) – Wintering in warm weather is worthwhile for blackbirds (translated)
- Der Standard (Austria) – Fly to the south or not: decision affects the survival of blackbirds (translated)
And the Feature Article by Barak A. Cohen, ‘How should novelty be valued in science?’, was mentioned in:
- PLOS (SciComm blog) – Communicating basic science: what goes wrong, why we must do it, and how we can do it better?
For any questions about the studies or media mentions listed here, please contact:
Emily Packer, Senior Press Officer, eLife
e.packer@elifesciences.org
+44 1223 855373
