Top science news headlines for the week 17

Monday, Apr 20
Mathematics
2066

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

General Physics
589

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

Archaeology
1314

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

General Physics
742

LHC decay anomaly reveals possible crack in the Standard Model

Ecology
81

Connected habitats help frogs keep protective microbes and curb deadly fungus

Ecology
19

Large mammal declines reshape nutrient flows in African savannas—with consequences for tadpoles

Ecology
24

Mediterranean mussel farming could collapse by 2050

Tuesday, Apr 21
Veterinary medicine
17

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

Political science
27

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

Environment
27

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

Ecology
26

Birds and monkeys in the Amazon share information via 'internet of the forest'

Astrobiology
556

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

Environment
149

US climate sees decline in both hot and cold extreme temperatures since 1899, researchers claim

Cell & Microbiology
24

Cell membranes may store memories after electrical stimulation

Wednesday, Apr 22
General Physics
951

Classical physics can explain quantum weirdness, study shows

Evolution
3426

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

General Physics
286

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

Evolution
311

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

Plants & Animals
218

Plants can sense the sound of rain, new study finds

Astrobiology
42

Which types of civilizations collapse and which can endure?

Cell & Microbiology
52

Engineered soil bacterial protein kills colorectal cancer cells by targeting their mitochondria

Thursday, Apr 23
Social Sciences
121

Why groups slowly stop working well together, even when conditions are good

Evolution
229

Neanderthals may have shared key DNA for complex language, reshaping when human speech began

Archaeology
854

Scraped from ancient Roman toilets, these crusted remains expose a pathogen found far earlier than expected

Nanomaterials
14

From air to tea: New sensor reveals invisible pollution in minutes

Earth Sciences
65

In Eastern Africa, the cradle of humankind is tearing apart

Biochemistry
4

Apple byproducts could power vehicles and feed livestock

Earth Sciences
318

Nuclear war at Ukraine-Russia border could trigger years of global climate disruption and radioactive fallout

Friday, Apr 24
Archaeology
1002

42 lost pages of the new testament manuscript discovered

Plants & Animals
17

A third of animal habitats on land could experience multiple extreme events by 2085, new study suggests

Analytical Chemistry
126

Simplifying clean hydrogen production with a new all-in-one photocatalytic cocatalyst

Social Sciences
47

How deceptive content reached millions of voters during the 2020 US elections

Space Exploration
22

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

Social Sciences
18

New study reveals how video games support children's well-being

Nanomaterials
117

Carbon nanotubes are closing the gap on copper conductivity

Saturday, Apr 25
Plants & Animals
3306

The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover

Other
171

Studying the emergence of leaders in moving crowds of pedestrians

Earth Sciences
60

Venice is sinking. We analyzed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it

Cell & Microbiology
48

This life‑threatening bacterium's hidden motor just gave medicine an unexpected opening to fight back

Ecology
27

More shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian beaches. It's not due to 'natural' causes

Evolution
136

Inside 18 years of ape minds, a vast record that may upend how human intelligence began

Ecology
345

Forty years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

Sunday, Apr 26
Mathematics
1141

Universal patterns emerge across 22 languages, mapping how vocabularies evolve

Education
306

This new tool makes AI's role in student writing visible

Social Sciences
629

The fake disease that fooled the internet, and what it says about all of us

Social Sciences
36

Can warning videos blunt misinformation? What a 12-country test found

Environment
63

Microplastics have been found to interact with the gut microbiome. Here's what health effects they might have

Cell & Microbiology
99

AI-enhanced microscopy produces crisp, real-time video inside live cells

Environment
139

Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher