Top science news headlines for the week 30

Monday, Jul 25
Materials Science
2757

Researchers improve catalyst that destroys 'forever chemicals' with sunlight

Plants & Animals
2542

What's a shark ordinarily associated with the Arctic doing in Belize?

Superconductivity
1852

New leap in understanding nickel oxide superconductors

Materials Science
1201

Promising new catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells

Space Exploration
1022

Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars

Evolution
992

Study refutes claim that T. rex was three separate species

Condensed Matter
777

Scientists capture first-ever view of a hidden quantum phase in a 2D crystal

Tuesday, Jul 26
General Physics
9325

Roboticists discover alternative physics

Paleontology & Fossils
5542

Plesiosaur fossils found in the Sahara suggest they weren't just marine animals

Quantum Physics
3282

A new theory of quantum subsystems

Astronomy
1950

Heaviest neutron star to date is a 'black widow' eating its mate

Astronomy
1586

Space study offers clearest understanding yet of the life cycle of supermassive black holes

Quantum Physics
1222

Anti-butterfly effect enables new benchmarking of quantum computer performance

Plants & Animals
1195

Evidence found of stingrays making noise

Wednesday, Jul 27
Other
7148

Miners unearth pink diamond believed to be largest seen in 300 years

Archaeology
5258

Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore

Nanophysics
3217

Graphene scientists capture first images of atoms 'swimming' in liquid

Archaeology
1091

Famine and disease drove the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe

Plants & Animals
884

560-million-year-old fossil is earliest known animal predator

Materials Science
771

Adding one more layer of metal fluoride can enhance performance of solar cells

Superconductivity
741

An alternative superconducting qubit achieves high performance for quantum computing

Thursday, Jul 28
Ecology
3802

Introduced donkeys and indigenous pumas are helping to resurrect extinct food webs in Death Valley

Environment
2332

Alarm as Earth hits 'Overshoot Day' Thursday: NGOs

Biochemistry
2231

Scientists discover new 'origins of life' chemical reactions

Optics & Photonics
1459

New method of controlling qubits could advance quantum computers

Astronomy
1294

Improved model for the mass distribution of galaxy cluster SMACS J0723.3−7327 based on Webb telescope image

Plants & Animals
1086

Bumblebees appear to feel pain

Materials Science
807

New bioremediation material can clean 'forever chemicals'

Friday, Jul 29
Paleontology & Fossils
6113

Jurassic marine world unearthed in a farmer's field

Quantum Physics
966

A roadmap for the future of quantum simulation

Archaeology
825

Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world

Evolution
521

Taking your time makes a difference: Brain development differs between Neanderthals and modern humans

Plants & Animals
330

Whales' eyes offer glimpse into their evolution from land to sea

Plants & Animals
317

Using sap flow to infer plant hydraulic properties

Biochemistry
303

Methanol biotransformation enables efficient production of fatty acid from yeast

Saturday, Jul 30
Planetary Sciences
450

NASA's mineral dust detector starts gathering data

Astronomy
127

Hubble images a complex galactic trio

Environment
78

Appalachian flooding deaths set to climb; more rain forecast

Environment
15

Faster growth may help bacteria remove lake plastic waste: study

Environment
5

EXPLAINER: One weather system floods St. Louis and Kentucky

Sunday, Jul 31
Space Exploration
423

Chinese booster rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth

Archaeology
193

Is Danish king who gave name to Bluetooth buried in Poland?

Environment
56

Mountain melt shutters classic Alpine routes

Environment
13

Climbing Mont Blanc a tall order as Europe swelters

Environment
8

California not counting methane leaks from idle wells