Top science news headlines for the week 37

Monday, Sep 07
Astrobiology
140

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

Environment
44

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

Archaeology
381

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

Astronomy
31

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

Economics & Business
94

Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S.

Evolution
289

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

Social Sciences
21

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

Tuesday, Sep 08
General Physics
274

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

Archaeology
58

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

Earth Sciences
234

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

Space Exploration
18

Martian air could yield methane rocket fuel with fewer unwanted byproducts

Environment
6

Too hot to learn: How climate change hurts children's chances from birth

Archaeology
11

Did wildfires help spark the invention of pottery?

Astronomy
79

JWST finds extreme star-forming galaxies masquerading as faint quasars