Top science news headlines for the week 17

Monday, Apr 20
Mathematics
1763

World's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems now available to everyone

General Physics
426

Could the mathematical 'shape' of the universe solve the cosmological constant problem?

General Physics
605

LHC decay anomaly reveals possible crack in the Standard Model

Archaeology
879

New genetic evidence from Stajnia Cave reveals the oldest Neanderthal group reconstructed in Central-Eastern Europe

Optics & Photonics
31

A hidden property of light could power future nanomachines

Economics & Business
12

Report analyzes the present and future of North America's most important trade agreement

Ecology
11

Mediterranean mussel farming could collapse by 2050

Tuesday, Apr 21
Veterinary medicine
12

A few extra minutes of daily play can strengthen your bond with your dog in four weeks

Environment
11

Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies

Political science
22

Half of America sits in democratic limbo—and that silent middle may decide what breaks next

Astrobiology
475

Mars rover detects never-before-seen organic compounds in new experiment

Plants & Animals
266

Uganda's Python Cave reveals how a Marburg virus outbreak could begin

Nanophysics
38

Put a nanodiamond under intense pressure and it becomes flexible

Environment
17

Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment

Wednesday, Apr 22
Evolution
46

Ancient amber reveals a true bug equipped with claws, a highly unusual feature

General Physics
189

Do decoherence, gravity, dark matter and dark energy all originate from quantum corrections?

General Physics
373

Classical physics can explain quantum weirdness, study shows

Plants & Animals
158

Plants can sense the sound of rain, new study finds

Evolution
2052

For 74,000 years, one ancient killer quietly dictated where early humans could survive across Africa

Environment
83

They promised climate action for years, but what these meat and dairy giants were really selling was something else

Bio & Medicine
148

Why does life prefer one 'hand' over the other? New study points to electron spin