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What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Dec. 15, 2021

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A hydrogel that works underwater could have industrial and medical applications.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021
New hydrogel is as strong as spider silk and sticky as mussel foot protein

Engineers create easy-to-use and effective underwater adhesive

Replicating the effective underwater adhesion of some marine organisms has been an elusive endeavor, until recently. Researchers at Washington University in …

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The researchers surveyed an area in the Western Maya Lowlands near today's border between Mexico and Guatemala.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021
Were the ancient Maya an agricultural cautionary tale? Maybe not, new study suggests

Maya had extensive systems of sophisticated irrigation and terracing

For years, climate scientists and ecologists have held up the agricultural practices of the ancient Maya as prime examples of what not to do. 

“There’s a narrative that depicts the Maya as people who engaged in unchecked agricultural development,” said Andrew Scherer, …

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