Top science news headlines for the week 19

Monday, May 04
Earth Sciences
601

Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth's interior and power grid risks

Social Sciences
31

Babies may share adults' sense of beauty, and it appears to sharpen with age

Environment
29

New insight could change how we break down 'forever chemicals'

Space Exploration
74

Mathematical framework solves asteroid route planning exactly for first time

Social Sciences
18

Denmark's 'hands‑off' approach to parenting could offer a blueprint for raising more resilient, self‑reliant kids

Environment
23

Louisiana's shrinking coast may offer world early guide to climate adaptation

Social Sciences
16

They look like healthy motivation, but these viral posts may do more harm than good for young adults

Tuesday, May 05
Evolution
440

Indigenous Andeans have a digestive superpower—and it may be linked to potatoes

Environment
3441

Climate scientist finds large errors in a global climate pollution database

Education
92

Books and brain development: Why reading is much more than a pastime for children and teens

Molecular & Computational biology
463

Almost all plant-based meat alternatives contain mycotoxins, new research finds

Astrobiology
153

Three billion years ago, Earth's life relied on a rare metal

Earth Sciences
15

The ocean system that shapes Europe's climate

Archaeology
303

Medieval jaw reveals Scotland's first known dental bridge made from 20-carat gold

Wednesday, May 06
Other
122

Human language shows deep safety bias, challenging 70-year scientific consensus

Plants & Animals
237

What can singing mice say about human speech?

Social Sciences
44

A tale as old as time: Young, attractive femme fatale lore appears in nearly every culture

Archaeology
1092

DNA matches identify four more sailors from Franklin expedition

Evolution
261

Gut bacteria reveal hidden evolutionary lineages tied to aging and disease

Astronomy
177

A new way to read the universe could sharpen understanding of cosmic expansion and dark energy

Quantum Physics
126

A persistent quantum computing error finally explained

Thursday, May 07
Education
444

For years, reading struggles seemed obvious. This massive analysis points to a very different cause

Plants & Animals
144

Streetlights trigger bizarre 'death spirals' in thousands of isopods, scientists find

Molecular & Computational biology
94

From pantry to pest control: Garlic kills the mood for mosquitoes as well

Evolution
1135

Ancient sea fossils indicate millipede and centipede ancestors evolved their legs while still underwater

Cell & Microbiology
208

Ultrasound waves rupture COVID-19 and flu viruses without damaging cells

Archaeology
120

Modern experiments suggest rhino teeth may have been part of Neanderthal toolkits

Molecular & Computational biology
159

Scientists unlock fungi's secret chemistry, offering a greener path to crop protection

Friday, May 08
Earth Sciences
251

Myanmar says giant 11,000-carat ruby found in Mogok could rank among most valuable

Planetary Sciences
102

How Dante's Inferno modeled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science

Plants & Animals
111

Plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid by duplicating genomes, study suggests

Other
137

From flying discs to glowing orbs, these newly opened Pentagon files point somewhere stranger than expected

Archaeology
397

Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what archaeologists thought about early island life

Education
58

Nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations, AI-assisted audit finds

Paleontology & Fossils
117

Dinosaur dental fossils reveal bird-like parental care bonds

Saturday, May 09
Astronomy
83

Non-rotating early galaxy is a surprise to astronomers

Ecology
53

Bee more specific: New radar tech could improve identification and tracking of key pollinators

Earth Sciences
21

Heavy Atlantic rain can block African aerosols from fertilizing Amazon, study finds

Astronomy
61

Lonely Jupiter-like planet 900 light years away tells us more about gas giants

Astronomy
92

Black hole jets measured in real time, revealing 10,000-sun power

Materials Science
94

New catalyst unlocks carbon-free ammonia heat for steel, cement and chemicals

Planetary Sciences
87

Ganymede's unique magnetic field may be powered by ongoing core formation—not a cooling core

Sunday, May 10
Earth Sciences
162

Alaska's near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls

Archaeology
280

Cut marks on 1.6 million-year-old bones reveal early humans moved prized meat

Quantum Physics
49

Good vibrations for quantum communications: Engineers couple single phonon to single atomic spin

Astronomy
92

Radio telescopes confirm 3.3-million-light-year halo in unusually quiet galaxy cluster

Environment
30

No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India's salt pans

Education
52

Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen

Ecology
349

Under mushroom caps, 17-plus bacterial species help drive stubborn blotch disease