Top science news headlines for the week 36

Monday, Aug 31
Optics & Photonics
684

Physicists finally put Feynman's path integral to the test

Planetary Sciences
356

Interstellar travel V: Warp drives, wormholes, and halo drives

Biotechnology
40

'One-pot' CRISPR platform delivers lab-like sensitivity in 30 minutes for at-home testing

Evolution
56

Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today, study finds

Astronomy
80

JWST may solve a 20-year mystery behind a rule-breaking gamma-ray burst

Astrobiology
30

Peptides can form well-defined structures in harsh, Venus-like conditions

Earth Sciences
79

UK and Ireland face greatest risk from rare tropical cyclones reaching Europe

Tuesday, Sep 01
Evolution
21

Firelight may have sparked human storytelling by extending social hours

Planetary Sciences
94

Giant impact could have formed an intact moon within five hours, simulations suggest

Astronomy
44

Declining star formation not caused by simple 'fuel crisis,' new measurements suggest

Earth Sciences
16

Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

Earth Sciences
11

Next-gen sensors: Catching water pollution in real time

General Physics
176

One unexplained event could hint at heavy dark matter

Environment
14

To promote climate action, emotion may matter more than information

Wednesday, Sep 02
General Physics
1396

Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world

Environment
12

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn't it used on public lands more often?

Biotechnology
381

Eight-letter DNA alphabet is accurately transcribed by a natural enzyme

Evolution
44

Peacock-like displays outpace antlers and tusks in evolutionary change, model suggests

Space Exploration
114

Blue Origin's New Glenn explosion shows infrasound can detect rocket accidents from up to 1,700 kilometers away

Optics & Photonics
66

Sorry, this neutrino laser won't work, physicists say

Environment
21

Pacific islands to face food shortages due to global warming: Scientists

Thursday, Sep 03
Bio & Medicine
27

Biodegradable 'nanobone' could one day help regrow bone without painful grafts

Plants & Animals
28

In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal

Agriculture
11

Farming experts tout 'conscious' food systems to fix agriculture woes

Environment
7

Heathrow expansion incompatible with UK legal climate targets, major report finds

Environment
6

First-of-its-kind research balances the needs of solar farms and grazing

General Physics
43

Heat has a memory—and a new theoretical framework can track it

General Physics
181

AI suggests new physics experiments that could outperform human-designed setups

Friday, Sep 04
Archaeology
128

AI helps reveal the immersive sensory experiences of ancient Etruscan tombs

Environment
97

As global heating heads to 1.8°C, is it time to consider the 'Voldemort' of climate policy?

Environment
10

Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move

Social Sciences
1292

Students with lower grades earn degrees more often when they belong to an academic major's majority group

Evolution
257

Not a cheetah: Ancient DNA reveals the surprising Arctic life of extinct North American cat

Ecology
25

Archaea as 'flexitarians': Ammonia-oxidizing microbes also feed on amino acids

Archaeology
102

Iron Age Botswana site sourced copper across southern Africa—but tin from just one place

Saturday, Sep 05
Plants & Animals
52

Tree species diversity protects forests from climate extremes, study finds

Mathematics
128

Some disagreement makes groups more trustworthy, mathematical framework finds

Veterinary medicine
56

Views from a physician and veterinarian: How to improve barriers to pet care when owners are hospitalized

Astronomy
132

A black hole as light as 40 tons can exist inside a star if dark matter helps

Archaeology
107

Late Roman decrees uncover military system behind amphitheater animal spectacles

Plants & Animals
219

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk

Earth Sciences
58

Lakes aren't just storing water—they're changing the carbon cycle

Sunday, Sep 06
Astronomy
83

'Quiet' pulsar suddenly reveals three glitches in 15 years of observations

Evolution
149

The extinct American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after all

Plants & Animals
27

How bird movements are helping researchers track a global virus

Social Sciences
160

Growing up socially isolated linked to young people becoming NEET

Social Sciences
16

How algorithms are making our environments bland

Cell & Microbiology
140

Advanced optical imaging reveals hidden activity in blood immune cells

Nanomaterials
61

Extreme pressure turns blue pigment into record-long single-atom copper chains