22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms

Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem | Severe drought reveals more than 100 rock carvings in Amazonian tributary that may be up to 2,000 years old | 22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 30, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem]( (Tobias Roetsch - gtgraphics.de) [Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem]( With the commercial space industry booming, the number of satellites in Earth's orbit is forecast to rise sharply. This bonanza of new satellites will eventually wear out and turn the space around Earth into a giant junkyard of debris that could smash into working spacecraft, [plummet to Earth](, [pollute our atmosphere]( with metals and [obscure our view of the cosmos](. If left unchecked, the growing [space junk]( problem could hobble the booming space exploration industry, experts warn. So what is the solution to this high-stakes problem? Something straight out of science-fiction — [tractor beams](. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Severe drought reveals more than 100 rock carvings in Amazonian tributary that may be up to 2,000 years old]( (Carlos Augusto Silva) [Severe drought reveals more than 100 rock carvings in Amazonian tributary that may be up to 2,000 years old]( Engravings of human faces, animals and geometric shapes were spotted on normally submerged rocks after more than half of the Negro River dried up. [Read More]( [] [22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms]( [22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms]( (Adrian Gallardo via Getty Images) Mummified mice found atop volcanoes in South America have long hinted that rodents forage on peaks as tall as 22,000 feet, but it turns out mice permanently live at these extreme heights. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/27) [] Health [] [Mammal cells use some viruses like vitamins, study hints]( (Westend61 via Getty Images) [Mammal cells use some viruses like vitamins, study hints]( When added to mammalian cells, instead of activating inflammatory pathways as expected, one particular bacteriophage stimulated the cells to grow and survive. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Horrifying video reveals molting spider rustling in woman's ear]( (The New England Journal of Medicine ©2023) [Horrifying video reveals molting spider rustling in woman's ear]( The spider in the woman's ear was making continuous, weird clicking and rustling noises that were so bad, she couldn't sleep. [Read More]( [] [Chimps go through menopause. That could shed light on how it evolved in humans.]( [Chimps go through menopause. That could shed light on how it evolved in humans.]( (Yannick Tylle via Getty Images) Researchers have found evidence suggesting wild chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park go through menopause, shedding light on the evolution of this rare trait in humans. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/27) [] Daily Quiz [] What's the best evidence we've found for alien life? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Alien "bodies" from Peru.]( [Vote]( [Declassified UFO videos.]( [Vote]( [Some potential signs from far off planets.]( [Vote]( [None, there is no evidence.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036