Top science news headlines for the week 10

Monday, Mar 02
Education
36

Early intervention may improve academic outcomes by third grade for children with developmental disabilities

Astronomy
251

MeerKAT discovers record-breaking cosmic laser halfway across the universe

Plants & Animals
553

Feral horses and cattle create more resilient nature, rewilding study reveals

Ecology
1832

Dense, dark forests in Europe are a modern phenomenon

Plants & Animals
21

Color shortcut reveals bumblebees are efficient decision-makers

General Physics
519

Quantum dynamics show 'memory' depends on whether states or observables evolve

Environment
17

Low-smoke solid fuels pose hidden public health risks via elevated ultrafine particle emissions

Tuesday, Mar 03
Evolution
1851

Left-handed people may have a psychological edge in competition

Social Sciences
154

What happens if truth is lost? Philosopher explains how truth defines our humanity

Plants & Animals
199

Brain structure volume linked to increased social tolerance in macaques

Environment
43

Modern twist on wildfire management methods has a bonus feature that protects water supplies

Ecology
350

Wildlife imaging shows that AI models aren't as smart as we think

Evolution
62

Did plants nearly wipe out all marine life on Earth—twice?

Ecology
13

Prolonged drought linked to instability in key nitrogen-cycling microbes in Connecticut salt marsh

Wednesday, Mar 04
Veterinary medicine
1154

Why are cats prone to kidney disease? A study points to unusual fats

Plants & Animals
1443

Chimps' love for crystals could help us understand our own ancestors' fascination with these stones

Evolution
172

Did the first human ancestor originate in the Balkans? New fossil shows evidence of bipedalism

Social Sciences
69

Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband, global study finds

Plants & Animals
128

Cockroaches that eat each other's wings become exclusive partners

Plants & Animals
68

How moss helped solve a grave-robbing mystery

Optics & Photonics
51

Trapping light on thermal photodetectors shatters speed records

Thursday, Mar 05
General Physics
250

Molecular 'catapult' fires electrons at the limits of physics

Plants & Animals
61

Plant cell structure could hold key to cancer therapies and improved crops

Astronomy
266

How old is the universe? The oldest stars give us a clue

Molecular & Computational biology
103

This odd little plant could help turbocharge crop yields

Evolution
127

Microbial ancestor of complex life was more sophisticated than previously thought, studies suggest

Space Exploration
48

Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions

Condensed Matter
166

Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing

Friday, Mar 06
Condensed Matter
768

Material previously thought to be quantum is actually a new, non-quantum state of matter

Earth Sciences
62

Data reveal a significant acceleration of global warming since 2015

Plants & Animals
76

The 'Great Texas Freeze' killed thousands of purple martins: Biologists worry recovery could take decades

Other
65

Many scientists now use AI but fail to disclose it, study finds

Environment
41

Overshoot reshapes climate strategies—but the path to net zero remains unchanged

Plants & Animals
193

Satellite images uncover new threat to emperor penguins during their annual molt

Earth Sciences
714

Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds

Saturday, Mar 07
Ecology
361

Mixed-flower Australian honey packs a stronger anti-microbial punch

Plants & Animals
209

Plant mitochondria actively pull oxygen from chloroplasts, researchers discover

Analytical Chemistry
54

Large AI models can speed catalyst discovery by predicting performance before synthesis

Social Sciences
64

Analysis of 1,000 Tinder profiles reveals nine standard pose types

Condensed Matter
283

'Superconducting dome' hints at high-temperature superconductivity in thin nickelate films

Ecology
241

Study reveals new technique to identify individual night-flying birds for the first time

Astrobiology
96

Can we grow life on Mars? Experiments show potential in simulated extraterrestrial soil

Sunday, Mar 08
Optics & Photonics
197

Quantum entanglement offers route to higher-resolution optical astronomy

Ecology
168

Twenty-nine years of warming linked to soil fungi shift in Colorado plots

Space Exploration
111

Space launches are changing the chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, studies warn. Here's what can be done

Molecular & Computational biology
23

Contraceptive vaccine reduces fertility in animals to address wildlife overpopulation

Environment
28

Study finds biodiversity credits could boost rewilding, but fall far short

Earth Sciences
42

High-resolution ocean models better capture Atlantic-driven European heat waves

Cell & Microbiology
80

How a protein pair ensures that faulty mRNA is destroyed