Top science news headlines for the week 37

Monday, Sep 07
Environment
37

What happens when you flush? Study reveals how toilet aerosols reach the breathing zone

Archaeology
320

Excavations at Prado Vargas now span 140 square meters of a Neanderthal layer

Astrobiology
128

Early Earth's auroral belts may have formed a natural ion-beam reactor for prebiotic chemistry

Astronomy
22

The DESI legacy imaging survey releases the largest 2D map of the universe

Evolution
252

'Heel-strike' may have allowed early humans to walk farther—at the cost of high-impact forces

Social Sciences
20

AI governance model inspired by Pope Leo XIV aims to put ethics first

Astronomy
111

Rare pulsar unleashes 114 giant pulses in a single hour

Tuesday, Sep 08
General Physics
133

A photon that challenges Einstein: According to current physics, it should never have reached Earth

Archaeology
14

Beyond the sea walls: Underwater archaeology reveals the hidden scale of ancient Mediterranean ports

Earth Sciences
31

Plants' response to rising CO₂ could put the brakes on dryland expansion

Archaeology
1

Did wildfires help spark the invention of pottery?

Astronomy
55

JWST finds extreme star-forming galaxies masquerading as faint quasars

Space Exploration
14

Eggshells-inspired aluminum material offers significant protection from space debris

Environment
7

Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050