Top science news headlines for the week 38

Monday, Sep 14
Quantum Physics
410

Physicists help uncover 'spooky' quantum effect in the Large Hadron Collider

Ecology
13

Mosquito 'toilet' detects West Nile and first Hedwig-like virus found in the Americas

Environment
16

How can countries prevent shocks and disasters from turning into food crises? Analysis points to resilience measures

Agriculture
8

Researchers identify rubber-related chemicals in Swiss milk

Evolution
50

The surprising history of woolly rhinos: They weren't always creatures of the frozen north

Social Sciences
13

People form real feelings for chatbots, according to researcher

Plants & Animals
17

Chocolate's new climate threat: Too much rain

Tuesday, Sep 15
General Physics
1758

Novel particle beam could challenge Einstein's theory of gravity

Analytical Chemistry
197

Plasma and electricity convert CO₂ into methanol, butane and other useful chemicals

Archaeology
314

Ancient DNA traces medieval migration from Sweden to Finland

Earth Sciences
79

Greenhouse gas benefits of agricultural irrigation far outweigh emissions costs, study finds

Plants & Animals
22

For many group-living females, breeding and raising young are shared endeavors

Nanomaterials
131

Rust prevention coating uses nanotech to self-repair and conquer corrosion

Bio & Medicine
135

Smart nanoparticles deliver antibiotics directly to H. pylori

Wednesday, Sep 16
Cell & Microbiology
708

Tendon cells can rebound from stiffness when returned to softer tissue-like surroundings

Economics & Business
3677

Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET

Cell & Microbiology
26

Hedgehog coronaviruses may threaten cats more than humans, new study finds

Molecular & Computational biology
9

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

Plants & Animals
61

Dogs show human-like brain activity when they restrain themselves

Astronomy
94

Webb measures extreme gas outflows from distant 'dead' galaxies

Archaeology
82

Iron Age seeds reveal the origins of Iberian wine

Thursday, Sep 17
Social Sciences
8

Museums on prescription: How cultural activities are becoming crucial to the public health debate

General Physics
123

What kills Schrödinger's cat? Underground experiment rules out gravity model for quantum decoherence

Nanomaterials
78

Using sound waves to turn iron and water into magnetic nanoparticles

Cell & Microbiology
45

Newfound fungal nutrient-sensing mechanism could advance biofuels and disease control

Quantum Physics
901

Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time

Optics & Photonics
30

Handheld scanner delivers lab-quality chemical composition maps using infrared light

Agriculture
76

Robots grow and package lettuce year-round in Norway's fully automated farm

Friday, Sep 18
Plants & Animals
284

Bolivia's tilcayo tiger cat becomes first new wildcat species in 100 years

Evolution
297

Discovery of CRISPR's long lost ancestor may expand gene-editing toolkit

Evolution
61

Why high levels of the amino acid cysteine are toxic to cells

Polymers
40

Hemp waste cellulose unlocks tougher biodegradable plastics

Ecology
136

'Plasticorals,' coral rubble fused with plastic, represent a new form of plastic pollution

Archaeology
104

To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own

Agriculture
40

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

Saturday, Sep 19
Earth Sciences
279

Australia's vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds

Ecology
251

A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home

Environment
216

Sacred springs of South Africa—pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested

Earth Sciences
28

How narwhal 'scientists' track Arctic warming

Molecular & Computational biology
183

Loss of Y chromosome in men could be an early warning sign of cancer

Cell & Microbiology
74

At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive—and eat—industrial pollution

Earth Sciences
60

Bringing ice sheets to life: Releasing a dynamic ice sheet modeling workflow for Australia's climate model

Sunday, Sep 20
Planetary Sciences
198

Venus ate its moon: How Earth's 'twin' could have swallowed a rocky satellite

Social Sciences
57

How firelight may have shaped the origins of spoken language

Environment
1383

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

General Physics
39

Cooling liquids reveal self-limiting particle clusters behind glass transition

Earth Sciences
26

Magma influx explains short-lived bulge at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

Social Sciences
29

British food was complex, multicultural and flavorful in the 18th century—despite what you might think

Cell & Microbiology
123

Virtual cells built from 4D AI models and 'digital twins' could speed up drug discovery