Top science news headlines for the week 30

Monday, Jul 20
Ecology
581

Bee brains reveal how colonies divide work without central planning

Earth Sciences
79

Africa's wildfire season is actually getting shorter, scientists think they know why

Ecology
40

Giving bees a probiotic diet could help protect them from extreme temperatures

Cell & Microbiology
793

Shroud of Turin DNA sheds light on its biological history

Paleontology & Fossils
135

New web tool maps fossil locations across ancient continents in seconds

Evolution
16

Wealthier North Carolina neighborhoods may be hotspots for insecticide-resistant tiger mosquitoes

Space Exploration
32

Deep-space CubeSat could stretch solar storm warnings from 15 minutes to 3 hours

Tuesday, Jul 21
Ecology
141

Tapeworm hijacks worker ants, giving them queen-like metabolism and longer lives

Space Exploration
260

When a SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, scientists will be watching

Agriculture
19

Indigenous knowledge key to building healthier and more sustainable food systems

Environment
7

The best way to measure fire risk might be underground

Political science
5

As Supreme Court decisions grow sharper, new study examines justices' calculated concessions

Astronomy
38

Cosmic gymnastics: How the Milky Way once underwent a dramatic flip

Ecology
63

Study shows nutrient loss in vineyards can be attributed to factors beyond fruit harvest

Wednesday, Jul 22
Biotechnology
212

Engineered enzyme erases a stubborn mark of aging by up to 70% in human tissue samples

Environment
186

Removing 'forever chemicals' from farmlands—at a fraction of the cost

General Physics
234

Microscale roughness breakthrough defies 80 years of fluid dynamics

Nanomaterials
85

Reusable magnetic invention removes microplastics plus some PFAS from water

Social Sciences
259

Kindness emerges intuitively in young children before reflection catches up, study finds

Environment
17

Japan suffers heat 'disaster' as cities hit by 'cruelly hot' days

Optics & Photonics
587

Quantum internet leaves the lab with first real-world entanglement over busy telecom fiber

Thursday, Jul 23
Ecology
21

Scuba divers underestimate how much damage they do to coral reefs. We've watched hundreds to find out why

Social Sciences
45

How much should you reveal about yourself on your dating profile? Scientists have found the 'sweet spot'

Cell & Microbiology
13

Zebrafish rebuild damaged 'second brain' networks in nine days, offering clues for nerve repair

Environment
16

Chasing subseasonal forecasts with AI

Archaeology
50

Exploring the lost golden age of language diversity before expanding empires drove a global decline

Astronomy
57

JWST captures rare glimpse of early black hole growing inside network of young galaxies

Archaeology
50

Modern forensics uncovers new clues about Inca sacrifice victims' last days

Friday, Jul 24
Plants & Animals
112

Why and how birdsong differs across the world—and the eight motifs that tie them together

Social Sciences
25

Can a robot tutor give too much help? Why timing matters

Plants & Animals
50

Plumage reflectance framework offers new insight into how birds evolved heat-controlling feathers

Agriculture
13

Trust among farmers is key to scaling climate-smart innovations

Environment
275

Review finds lack of evidence as to whether planting around our homes reduces the pollution we breathe

Plants & Animals
18

Wound odors may unlock better traps for flesh-eating New World screwworm

Nanophysics
110

Quantum dots reveal hidden light waves on metal surfaces

Saturday, Jul 25
Biotechnology
91

The hunt for a natural molecule that can release cellular energy

Archaeology
85

Syria's ancient sites face widespread looting and systematic bulldozing, satellite images reveal

Social Sciences
20

New model maps how social media users repeatedly spread misinformation

Environment
93

Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forest land sustainable

Social Sciences
31

New research shows how language experience shapes human communication

Environment
17

Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid

Plants & Animals
384

Cameras attached to whale sharks capture krill chases never witnessed before

Sunday, Jul 26
Archaeology
224

Angola's oldest burials, including its only known ancient cremation, uncovered at a 15th-century site doomed by a dam

General Physics
535

A quantum heat engine that simultaneously provides work and refrigeration

Environment
15

Thousands crowd shelters as wildfires force exodus in France, Spain

Optics & Photonics
77

Twisted laser light distinguishes mirror-image molecules by their fragment counts

Environment
18

As wildfires grip France and Spain, what are the risks from the smoke?

General Physics
252

Near a black hole, gravity changes a quantum circuit's readings, not its rules

Ecology
27

DNA vacuum captures animal traces from air to map Danish wildlife