Top science news headlines for the week 36

Monday, Aug 31
Optics & Photonics
678

Physicists finally put Feynman's path integral to the test

Planetary Sciences
350

Interstellar travel V: Warp drives, wormholes, and halo drives

Astronomy
77

JWST may solve a 20-year mystery behind a rule-breaking gamma-ray burst

Earth Sciences
78

UK and Ireland face greatest risk from rare tropical cyclones reaching Europe

Astrobiology
27

Peptides can form well-defined structures in harsh, Venus-like conditions

Evolution
54

Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today, study finds

Astronomy
21

The SKA project: A model for dialogue between historical astronomical archives, local memory and modern science

Tuesday, Sep 01
Evolution
20

Firelight may have sparked human storytelling by extending social hours

Planetary Sciences
89

Giant impact could have formed an intact moon within five hours, simulations suggest

Astronomy
44

Declining star formation not caused by simple 'fuel crisis,' new measurements suggest

Earth Sciences
15

Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

Earth Sciences
11

Next-gen sensors: Catching water pollution in real time

Environment
14

To promote climate action, emotion may matter more than information

Astronomy
96

A supermassive black hole erupted in X-rays, and its radio jets followed 300 days later

Wednesday, Sep 02
General Physics
1365

Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world

Environment
11

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn't it used on public lands more often?

Biotechnology
373

Eight-letter DNA alphabet is accurately transcribed by a natural enzyme

Evolution
43

Peacock-like displays outpace antlers and tusks in evolutionary change, model suggests

Optics & Photonics
63

Sorry, this neutrino laser won't work, physicists say

Environment
20

Pacific islands to face food shortages due to global warming: Scientists

Social Sciences
10

Study reveals distinct patterns across single-, multi-, and mass homicides

Thursday, Sep 03
Bio & Medicine
25

Biodegradable 'nanobone' could one day help regrow bone without painful grafts

Plants & Animals
27

In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal

Agriculture
11

Farming experts tout 'conscious' food systems to fix agriculture woes

Environment
6

Heathrow expansion incompatible with UK legal climate targets, major report finds

Environment
5

First-of-its-kind research balances the needs of solar farms and grazing

General Physics
39

Heat has a memory—and a new theoretical framework can track it

General Physics
168

AI suggests new physics experiments that could outperform human-designed setups

Friday, Sep 04
Archaeology
120

AI helps reveal the immersive sensory experiences of ancient Etruscan tombs

Environment
94

As global heating heads to 1.8°C, is it time to consider the 'Voldemort' of climate policy?

Environment
9

Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move

Social Sciences
1086

Students with lower grades earn degrees more often when they belong to an academic major's majority group

Evolution
243

Not a cheetah: Ancient DNA reveals the surprising Arctic life of extinct North American cat

Ecology
19

Archaea as 'flexitarians': Ammonia-oxidizing microbes also feed on amino acids

Archaeology
92

Iron Age Botswana site sourced copper across southern Africa—but tin from just one place

Saturday, Sep 05
Plants & Animals
36

Tree species diversity protects forests from climate extremes, study finds

Mathematics
101

Some disagreement makes groups more trustworthy, mathematical framework finds

Veterinary medicine
28

Views from a physician and veterinarian: How to improve barriers to pet care when owners are hospitalized

Astronomy
90

A black hole as light as 40 tons can exist inside a star if dark matter helps

Archaeology
91

Late Roman decrees uncover military system behind amphitheater animal spectacles

Plants & Animals
181

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk

Earth Sciences
42

Lakes aren't just storing water—they're changing the carbon cycle

Sunday, Sep 06
Plants & Animals
0

How bird movements are helping researchers track a global virus

Social Sciences
8

How algorithms are making our environments bland

Evolution
30

The extinct American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after all

Cell & Microbiology
0

Advanced optical imaging reveals hidden activity in blood immune cells

Nanomaterials
25

Extreme pressure turns blue pigment into record-long single-atom copper chains

Earth Sciences
77

Six unusual structures identified at Earth's core-mantle boundary with the help of deep learning

Astronomy
30

'Quiet' pulsar suddenly reveals three glitches in 15 years of observations