Top science news headlines for the week 14

Monday, Mar 30
Earth Sciences
591

Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point

General Physics
1824

Pairs of atoms observed existing in two places at once for the first time

Ecology
453

Gut bacteria may influence social behavior through smell

Earth Sciences
606

Recovery from sudden permafrost collapse ranges from 10 years to a century, study suggests

Astronomy
254

Ripples in spacetime and the universe's most controversial number

General Physics
60

Framework unifies the classical and quantum Mpemba effects

Archaeology
54

Tasmanian tiger lives on in Arnhem Land rock art

Tuesday, Mar 31
Space Exploration
601

Terraforming Mars: Modeling engineered aerosols to warm the planet

Earth Sciences
10

Circular economies should work for communities, not against them

Environment
7

How California's war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone's air cleaner

Mathematics
56

Crushing soda cans and the mathematics of corrugation formation

Condensed Matter
76

Quantum magnetism: Spin-flip process in atomic nucleus does not account for all magnetic behavior

Evolution
10

Parasites defy biodiversity rules, thriving far from the equator

Cell & Microbiology
69

SimCells successfully target and kill drug-resistant bacteria

Wednesday, Apr 01
Archaeology
1132

Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo

Astronomy
1014

Unexplained sky flashes from the 1950s: Independent analysis supports their existence

Bio & Medicine
323

Graphene 'scaffold' recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures

General Physics
220

Gravitational waves as possible candidates for the origin of dark matter

Bio & Medicine
45

Molecular system can distinguish and neutralize cancer cells, paving the way for 'smart' drugs

Social Sciences
937

Study suggests people are losing 338 spoken words every year and have been for at least 15 years

Biotechnology
106

Nature's photocopiers caught 'doodling'—scientists say it could revolutionize how DNA is written

Thursday, Apr 02
Astronomy
254

Cosmologists collaborate to sharpen measurements of the Hubble constant

Astronomy
122

Ghostly particles: Dark radiation may have masqueraded as neutrinos

Planetary Sciences
84

Early data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals over 11,000 new asteroids

General Physics
295

Gravity from positivity: Single massive spin-3/2 particle makes gravity logically inevitable, study claims

Archaeology
63

Native Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts

Biochemistry
94

Smartphone rapid test detects microbiologically contaminated water in less than a minute

Evolution
237

Spectacular fossil treasure trove pushes back origins of complex animals

Friday, Apr 03
General Physics
429

The secrets of black holes and the Higgs mass could be hidden in a 7-dimensional geometry

Planetary Sciences
214

The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be 'superionic'

Astronomy
321

The most pristine star yet found in the known universe

Plants & Animals
31

Bumblebees can perceive rhythm, despite their brains being the size of a sesame seed

Plants & Animals
936

Tiny African fish caught climbing to the top of a 50-foot waterfall

Earth Sciences
43

3D root model captures mangroves' capacity to protect coastal communities from storm waves

Archaeology
203

Scientists discover a 1,200-year-old Fijian island likely built from discarded shellfish remains

Saturday, Apr 04
Evolution
66

Humans' closest invertebrate ancestors date back much further than thought

Quantum Physics
223

Microscopic mechanism of 'quantum collapse' in real-world environments uncovered for the first time

Evolution
84

How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

Social Sciences
22

Humor helps older adults navigate aging, research suggests

Analytical Chemistry
65

Iridium's hidden surface chemistry may change how hydrogen and chlorine are made

Space Exploration
88

Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

Social Sciences
48

Do narcissists ruin relationships over time? A six-year study suggests a more complex pattern

Sunday, Apr 05
Astronomy
53

TESS spots the rise of a black hole X-ray binary system

Evolution
49

It takes a village: How cooperative breeding has shaped Lake Tanganyika fish

Paleontology & Fossils
93

The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago—here's what we have learned

Space Exploration
488

Artemis astronauts glimpse moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

Environment
81

Coral reef science must adapt for a chance to outpace climate change, say experts

Political science
11

Study points to opportunity for governments to work with public on use of AI

Space Exploration
434

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record