Top science news headlines for the week 10

Monday, Mar 02
Education
39

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
554

Feral horses and cattle create more resilient nature, rewilding study reveals

Ecology
1835

Dense, dark forests in Europe are a modern phenomenon

Plants & Animals
23

Color shortcut reveals bumblebees are efficient decision-makers

Biotechnology
95

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

General Physics
521

Quantum dynamics show 'memory' depends on whether states or observables evolve

Tuesday, Mar 03
Evolution
1854

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
200

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

Ecology
350

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

Evolution
63

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

Archaeology
227

Newly excavated Maya wetland settlement shows the civilization's adaptation to changing climate

Wednesday, Mar 04
Veterinary medicine
1159

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
176

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

Social Sciences
72

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

Plants & Animals
68

How moss helped solve a grave-robbing mystery

Optics & Photonics
52

Trapping light on thermal photodetectors shatters speed records

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
272

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

Molecular & Computational biology
103

This odd little plant could help turbocharge crop yields

Evolution
127

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

Space Exploration
49

Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions

Environment
26

2025 was hotter than it should have been: Five influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what's ahead

Friday, Mar 06
Condensed Matter
770

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

Earth Sciences
63

Data reveal a significant acceleration of global warming since 2015

Plants & Animals
77

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

Other
66

Many scientists now use AI but fail to disclose it, study finds

Environment
42

Overshoot reshapes climate strategies—but the path to net zero remains unchanged

Plants & Animals
193

Satellite images uncover new threat to emperor penguins during their annual molt

Earth Sciences
717

Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds

Saturday, Mar 07
Ecology
362

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

Plants & Animals
210

Plant mitochondria actively pull oxygen from chloroplasts, researchers discover

Planetary Sciences
66

NASA's DART test for planetary defense proved it can shift an asteroid's solar orbit

Agriculture
85

What's in your salad? Crops exposed to nanoplastics may boost heavy metal intake

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

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

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
127

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

Ecology
32

Heat-tolerant corals may help some reefs persist, but most still erode