Top science news headlines for the week 29

Monday, Jul 13
Archaeology
370

What one of Emperor Hadrian's latrines is telling us about the durability of Roman concrete

Earth Sciences
370

Study links sea level to Earth's carbon thermostat

General Physics
187

Atoms tell different stories when light hits a molecule in trillionths of a second

Astronomy
251

Study reports the first detection of a sugar in interstellar space

Environment
10

When disaster recovery becomes a way of life: Community disaster fatigue is on the rise with more frequent floods

Space Exploration
96

The US just approved a giant space mirror to test 'sunlight on demand.' Low Earth orbit is getting weird

Archaeology
78

3,400-year-old gold diadems and mouth-pieces from Cyprus blend the art of Egypt, Greece and the Near East

Tuesday, Jul 14
Quantum Physics
541

Physicists confirm 20-year-old theory that could boost quantum technology

Earth Sciences
41

Two atmospheric patterns may explain why some heat waves in Europe persist

Earth Sciences
256

Ocean acidification emerging as a planetary signal linking today's carbon emissions to Earth's deep-time memory

Environment
10

Composting and water cremation: How the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up

Cell & Microbiology
8

Six years of drought reshape soil microbiomes in tallgrass prairie, study finds

Social Sciences
103

Why we may still be choosing our friends like it's the Stone Age

Social Sciences
17

Widespread misuse of crowd-control weapons by law enforcement at immigration enforcement protests

Wednesday, Jul 15
Ecology
121

Naked mole-rat queens produce an odorous chemical that ensures that only they can reproduce

General Physics
120

Doughnut‑shaped topology reveals new way to classify knitting, crochet and other textiles

Materials Science
1498

New process turns mixed plastic waste directly into hydrogen fuel without sorting

Astronomy
352

A new stellar census strengthens the case for a 13.8-billion-year-old universe

Quantum Physics
435

Physicists create first room-temperature quantum material

Paleontology & Fossils
529

T. rex babies were born ready to run and feed themselves

Quantum Physics
69

What does it mean to be 'quantum?' A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein's spooky actions at a distance

Thursday, Jul 16
Social Sciences
28

For older women, water offers more than just physical health benefits

Optics & Photonics
145

Quantum teleportation could reduce photon loss in long-distance communications

Astronomy
113

Listening to 'ringing' black holes unlocks future gravitational-wave astronomy

Economics & Business
7

Experts find new way to enhance social media influencer messaging

Astronomy
217

Webb telescope discovers hidden planet in famous star system

Agriculture
46

Glyphosate ban could cost Illinois farmers millions annually

Plants & Animals
18

What animals do before going to war

Friday, Jul 17
General Physics
1260

How Gravity from Entropy theory connects the second law of thermodynamics with the emergence of cosmic structure

Environment
16

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

Environment
13

Portable system cuts PFAS testing time to hours

Archaeology
66

Bones reveal ancient Egyptian princesses born 4,000 years ago used weapons

Cell & Microbiology
33

AI-designed proteins help scientists see inside living cells

Materials Science
17

Prototype bicycle tire uses silk to outperform nylon in strength and endurance

Ecology
10

Water-exchange openings linked to distinct marine communities inside offshore wind foundations

Saturday, Jul 18
Environment
140

Florida bloom toxins turn up in air, suggesting inhalation risk beyond shorelines

Bio & Medicine
110

Nanoparticles could remove harmful immune molecules from blood

Plants & Animals
634

Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs

General Physics
55

How quantum circuits based on neutral atoms could find and fix errors

Space Exploration
59

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

Planetary Sciences
186

NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video

Biochemistry
148

Scientists use relay synthesis to create key building blocks of reserve antibiotic to combat resistance

Sunday, Jul 19
Plants & Animals
160

Dragonfly aerial fights follow some simple rules

Archaeology
353

Centuries before farming, hunter-gatherers introduced fish to the Norwegian mountains

Environment
18

Wildfire haze hangs over eastern US—and World Cup final

Astronomy
110

A century-old stellar mystery may finally have an explanation

Astronomy
57

Observations investigate the nature of a peculiar supernova

Astrobiology
31

How the sun goes to 'sleep' could reveal future space weather when it wakes

Quantum Physics
97

Quantum entanglement without transport: Leaky qubits offer route around noisy channels