Top science news headlines for the week 10

Monday, Mar 02
Education
38

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

Astronomy
253

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
1834

Dense, dark forests in Europe are a modern phenomenon

Plants & Animals
22

Color shortcut reveals bumblebees are efficient decision-makers

Earth Sciences
67

Antarctica has lost 10 times the size of Greater Los Angeles in ice over 30 years, satellite data reveal

Biotechnology
94

Agrivoltaics can increase or reduce yields and profits, depending on the crop and where the systems are deployed

Tuesday, Mar 03
Evolution
1852

Left-handed people may have a psychological edge in competition

Social Sciences
156

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

Evolution
63

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

Ecology
350

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

Soft Matter
118

Reduce rust by dumping your wok twice, and other kitchen tips

Wednesday, Mar 04
Veterinary medicine
1157

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

Plants & Animals
1444

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

Evolution
174

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

Social Sciences
71

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

Social Sciences
12

AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge. Here's how

Environment
14

Australia's carbon markets risk penalizing Indigenous stewardship

Thursday, Mar 05
General Physics
251

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
268

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

Astrobiology
143

Introducing the Interplanetary Habitable Zone

General Physics
73

Why Large Hadron Collider predictions can miss the mark, and a new way to fix it

Social Sciences
19

New research warns charities against 'AI shortcut' to empathy

Evolution
127

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

Friday, Mar 06
Condensed Matter
769

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

Plants & Animals
77

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

Earth Sciences
63

Data reveal a significant acceleration of global warming since 2015

Social Sciences
40

Why being nice matters in a complex world

Plants & Animals
411

New study reveals differences between 'Demon Slayer' bamboo muzzle and actual bamboo

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

Saturday, Mar 07
Ecology
361

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

Plants & Animals
210

Plant mitochondria actively pull oxygen from chloroplasts, researchers discover

Molecular & Computational biology
29

A new clue to how the body detects physical force

Planetary Sciences
79

DART images reveal asteroids can toss slow 'cosmic snowballs' between moons

Astronomy
51

V615 Vul shows rare hybrid nova signature after rapid two-day rise

Social Sciences
64

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

Analytical Chemistry
54

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

Sunday, Mar 08
Ecology
168

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

Space Exploration
112

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

Optics & Photonics
197

Quantum entanglement offers route to higher-resolution optical astronomy

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

Mathematics
111

How long does it take to get last liquid drops from kitchen containers? These physicists know the answer

Paleontology & Fossils
120

New fossil reveals the weird 'tooth cushions' of an apex predator from 425 million years ago