Top science news headlines for the week 41

Monday, Oct 05
Optics & Photonics
432

Lightsaber-like plasma antenna uses laser-ionized air to transmit radio waves

General Physics
284

Scientists uncover recurrent patterns within chaotic quantum behavior

Astronomy
992

Tiny ancient black holes may live in a five-dimensional world

Plasma Physics
131

A novel path to fusion ignition: Heat first, then add fuel

Astronomy
72

Quantum interactions may have locked early universe's fields into existing energy states

Environment
28

Detecting forever chemicals—with yeast and AI

Education
9

A health app designed for teachers

Tuesday, Oct 06
Plants & Animals
426

Viewing honey bee colonies as superorganisms could reshape beekeeping practices

Plants & Animals
989

Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is vastly overestimated, global analysis finds

Bio & Medicine
321

Vanillin provides a sweet solution for chronic wound healing

Earth Sciences
128

Anthropogenic warming reorganizes North Atlantic atmospheric circulation patterns

Archaeology
576

Columbus' own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start

Cell & Microbiology
36

Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken

Ecology
326

Yosemite's meadows can be restored, but it will take time and effort

Wednesday, Oct 07
Mathematics
1967

Why some people are good at math while others struggle

Plants & Animals
1580

Giant tortoises outnumber people in Seychelles, with nearly 183,000 on Aldabra

Evolution
929

Gut bacteria reveal ancient ties to human migrations across continents, genetic analysis suggests

Optics & Photonics
174

Levitating glass sphere becomes entangled with light at room temperature

Environment
17

How Spain's torrential rainstorms put sewage into its rivers and seas

Environment
13

Use of natural gas or propane in commercial kitchens exposes workers to air pollution and dangerous heat

Biotechnology
20

Biodegradable nanoparticle technology may improve agricultural production

Thursday, Oct 08
Evolution
806

Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades

Molecular & Computational biology
52

Fading control over 'jumping genes' may explain why big dogs age faster

Economics & Business
7

More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts faced food insecurity in 2024

Social Sciences
57

Most trading card packs hide the odds of winning rare cards, study finds

Biotechnology
20

Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer

Astronomy
36

Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

Plants & Animals
49

Bees struggle to smell flowers when air pollutants combine

Friday, Oct 09
Optics & Photonics
124

Superconducting circuit links smaller photon groups into larger entangled states

Plants & Animals
15

How plant enzymes learned to tell mirror-image molecules apart

Economics & Business
18

Q&A: How does AI affect our engagement at work?

Plants & Animals
71

Plant-bacteria partnership reveals how roots access iron locked in soil

Archaeology
72

Broken bones in ancient homes shed new light on Viking violence

Plants & Animals
247

Nightjar wings reveal a trade-off between hunting slowly and traveling far

Social Sciences
12

My son goes to the gym a lot. How can I tell if this is healthy or a sign something is wrong?

Saturday, Oct 10
Social Sciences
63

Preschool boys favor bigger groups while adults' choices hint at political attitudes

Earth Sciences
27

Nearly 300,000 at risk from Himalayan floods, as flood zone building accelerates

Plants & Animals
141

Why some young ants start hunting and caring for others early

Cell & Microbiology
39

How to meal prep safely: A microbiologist's step‑by‑step guide

Environment
506

Tsunami alert after major earthquake rocks Panama

Paleontology & Fossils
2111

Zimbabwe's dinosaurs were different from South Africa's: New species offers clues

Plants & Animals
46

Against the odds: Why some ecosystems thrive

Sunday, Oct 11
Quantum Physics
359

Quantum 'birthmarks' hold lasting traces of a system's past

Bio & Medicine
186

Spinach nanoparticles help failing rat hearts via 'borrowed photosynthesis'

Ecology
22

New study shows effects of hypoxia in Florida's Banana River

Archaeology
349

Egypt's Fayoum mummy portraits to travel abroad for first time after restoration

Cell & Microbiology
100

'DNA Typewriter' records cells' history in developing mouse embryo

Environment
47

Hurricane Simon strengthens as it nears western Mexico

Environment
21

At least 4 dead as cyclone Isaias drenches southern U.S.