Top science news headlines for the week 38

Monday, Sep 14
Quantum Physics
415

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

Ecology
14

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

Environment
17

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

Agriculture
9

Researchers identify rubber-related chemicals in Swiss milk

Evolution
52

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

Social Sciences
14

People form real feelings for chatbots, according to researcher

Plants & Animals
19

Chocolate's new climate threat: Too much rain

Tuesday, Sep 15
General Physics
1776

Novel particle beam could challenge Einstein's theory of gravity

Archaeology
318

Ancient DNA traces medieval migration from Sweden to Finland

Analytical Chemistry
200

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

Economics & Business
12

How advertising turns our insecurities into profit—and how you can resist the manipulation

Earth Sciences
80

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

Plants & Animals
23

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

Nanomaterials
134

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

Wednesday, Sep 16
Cell & Microbiology
711

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

Astronomy
95

Webb measures extreme gas outflows from distant 'dead' galaxies

Archaeology
85

Iron Age seeds reveal the origins of Iberian wine

Economics & Business
3686

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

Cell & Microbiology
29

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

Plants & Animals
11

Dog-guided cameras uncover weasels across Georgia, including regions unseen for 30 years

Molecular & Computational biology
10

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

Thursday, Sep 17
Social Sciences
8

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

General Physics
130

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

Nanomaterials
80

Using sound waves to turn iron and water into magnetic nanoparticles

Social Sciences
95

Dungeons & Dragons study rolls for better well-being

Plants & Animals
47

Deep-sea crustaceans caught hitching rides on giant sea spiders

Condensed Matter
125

Close-up images show defects locking electrons into stable Wigner solids

Cell & Microbiology
46

Ubiquitin marks abnormal glycogen for destruction to protect the brain, study finds

Friday, Sep 18
Plants & Animals
357

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

Evolution
305

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

Archaeology
115

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

Agriculture
49

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

Polymers
43

Hemp waste cellulose unlocks tougher biodegradable plastics

Evolution
63

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

Ecology
142

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

Saturday, Sep 19
Earth Sciences
280

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

Ecology
254

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

Environment
228

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

Earth Sciences
30

How narwhal 'scientists' track Arctic warming

Cell & Microbiology
75

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

Molecular & Computational biology
185

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

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
202

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

Earth Sciences
1035

Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast

Social Sciences
135

Longitudinal survey finds little evidence that social tech predicts life satisfaction in adults

Archaeology
127

'Rusty treasure' find revealed as Europe's largest assemblage of prehistoric iron bars

Archaeology
14

The story of Little Italy's Feast of San Gennaro is the story of how Italian immigrants became American

Planetary Sciences
53

To understand the solar cycle, notice how the sun sleeps

Social Sciences
57

How firelight may have shaped the origins of spoken language