Top science news headlines for the week 31

Monday, Jul 27
Condensed Matter
350

Physicists capture first direct evidence of a Floquet topological state

Social Sciences
174

Kids who own cellphones have poorer reading comprehension scores than those who don't, researchers find

Cell & Microbiology
17

Harmful bugs can thrive in your kitchen sponge for weeks, and you won't be able to tell

Astronomy
759

Astronomers identify one of the universe's rarest black hole events

Biotechnology
13

Purple corn offers a stable natural alternative to artificial food dyes

Biochemistry
36

Why the future of fashion might involve wearing live fungi

Biochemistry
16

When polymers meet primitive membranes: How molecular cooperation may have helped life begin

Tuesday, Jul 28
Earth Sciences
374

California drought may have pushed parts of the Sacramento Valley aquifer toward permanent collapse

Social Sciences
154

Psychologist develops puzzle that can tell you how fast you think

Archaeology
844

New theory on how six‑tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago: On a glacier

Molecular & Computational biology
11

Cracking the axolotl code: How to regrow limbs and stay young

Archaeology
364

DNA studies uncover a forgotten population at the top of the world

Biochemistry
7

Plant-derived lignin could guide bone repair by forming bone-like minerals

Astronomy
64

More evidence Mars once had water emerges from old Spirit rover data

Wednesday, Jul 29
Evolution
301

Monkey friendships with dogs, deer and even pigs offer clues to the evolutionary origins of pet-keeping

Archaeology
611

An ancient civilization of millions once flourished in the Amazon

Earth Sciences
160

The oceans near Australia may be the best places to fertilize for removing carbon dioxide

Ecology
309

Where have all the wasps gone this summer?

Biochemistry
35

One of industry's toughest lignin byproducts could become feedstock for valuable chemicals

Analytical Chemistry
6

Advanced mass spectrometry technique breaks free from specialist hardware

Plants & Animals
11

Trees and microbes team up to improve nitrogen nutrient processes in higher CO₂ conditions

Thursday, Jul 30
Evolution
707

New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from 'ghost' ancestors

Biotechnology
605

Combined rattlesnake proteins prove 10 times more potent than current antivenom in lab tests

Evolution
43

Two Arctic charr populations evolved in less than a century, study finds

Evolution
32

Ancient smallpox genomes reveal how European colonization brought the disease to the Americas

Astronomy
24

Meet the astronomer digging into the Milky Way's 'fossils'

Cell & Microbiology
13

Bacteria may identify a virus without recognizing its DNA

Analytical Chemistry
122

Hiroshima blast debris reveals a previously unknown alloy

Friday, Jul 31
Astronomy
2009

Astronomers finally measure the full size of the largest known galaxy

Evolution
106

Lichen-like life 600 million years ago may push back origins of fungal-algal partnerships

Mathematics
36

Math shows why your vote may not count the way you think it does

Archaeology
78

Ancient Rome's food shortages were shaped more by logistics than climate

Analytical Chemistry
120

Diego Rivera claimed his mural Creation was half wax, but chemical forensics says otherwise

Nanomaterials
67

Magnetic nanoparticles remove forever chemicals from water

Environment
12

Technical flaws may inflate Australia's forest carbon credits

Saturday, Aug 01
Plants & Animals
331

AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates

Ecology
206

Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey

Earth Sciences
563

Pacific cloud brightening could weaken El Nino, but models reveal risks for Europe and Asia

Archaeology
69

Moonlight-like fur and feathers may explain Egyptian god Thoth's two animal forms

Plants & Animals
63

Fluorescent probes offer sharper view of plant tissues

Biochemistry
39

Oil droplets remodel themselves, swallow their surroundings like living cells

Quantum Physics
720

Quantum computer completes verified task beyond practical reach of classical simulations

Sunday, Aug 02
Plants & Animals
240

How simple amber lights could make nights safer for insects

Economics & Business
51

Rideshare launches boost regional GDP and flexible jobs, study finds

Astronomy
84

DESI side project reveals the spectra of disintegrated exoplanets

Archaeology
196

Laid to rest with care: Ancient infants, perhaps twins, found in 1,200-year-old latrine

Nanophysics
81

New microscopy method achieves angstrom-scale localization precision with one laser

Molecular & Computational biology
64

Newly unearthed mechanism that helps plants 'feel full' could help crops use fertilizer more efficiently

Nanomaterials
81

Smart sensor identifies present molecules by remembering the past