Top science news headlines for the week 32

Monday, Aug 03
Planetary Sciences
774

How to keep the Earth habitable when the sun dies

Environment
12

Nanopore method improves detection of cyanobacteria toxins in lake water

Social Sciences
7

How digital interferences shape parent-child time

Social Sciences
11

Good things take time—but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easier

Environment
7

'What's in it for me?' People more likely to help the environment when it benefits them

Evolution
81

Stomach stone hypothesis sheds light on the evolution of dinosaur digestive systems

Evolution
145

Homo antecessor skull layers resemble modern humans and Neanderthals, fragments suggest

Tuesday, Aug 04
Cell & Microbiology
564

Why some people are mosquito magnets while others get away unbitten

Environment
6

Reducing night lights in cities has ecological effects

Ecology
9

Expert discusses soil fertility and tropical forest productivity

Economics & Business
8

Decolonizing economics means questioning where its ideas came from and imagining new ones

Cell & Microbiology
154

3D DNA mapping in rare immune cells reveals new genes linked with autoimmune disease risk

Plants & Animals
581

Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction

Quantum Physics
29

A temperature dial for more realistic quantum simulations

Wednesday, Aug 05
Evolution
793

Neanderthal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today, study shows

Ecology
251

A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae

Evolution
125

Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged

Political science
8

Study finds strong link between conspiracy beliefs, antisemitism and anti-Israel attitudes

Agriculture
5

Is hemp a thirsty crop? New research measures just how much water cannabis farming can use

Plants & Animals
9

Well-worn wins: Wild capuchin monkeys prefer stones with a proven track record of cracking nuts

Evolution
12

Genomic evidence suggests coral reefs may be rewriting their genetic future in real time

Thursday, Aug 06
Plants & Animals
40

Songbirds may have developed sharper senses to de-husk seeds

Bio & Medicine
7

Light-activated nanoparticles could help surgeons find and destroy brain cancer remnants

Social Sciences
30

New research finds that singlehood can be a valuable opportunity for personal growth

Nanomaterials
11

Sizing errors can hide true nanoparticle behavior

Earth Sciences
11

Coupled AI and physics model improves typhoon-wave height forecasting

Optics & Photonics
61

Sunlight-powered setup generates quantum entanglement

Plants & Animals
5

Random physics helps model individual ant motion