Top science news headlines for the week 14

Monday, Mar 30
Earth Sciences
580

Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point

General Physics
1813

Pairs of atoms observed existing in two places at once for the first time

Ecology
451

Gut bacteria may influence social behavior through smell

Earth Sciences
605

Recovery from sudden permafrost collapse ranges from 10 years to a century, study suggests

Astronomy
254

Ripples in spacetime and the universe's most controversial number

Plants & Animals
48

Human touch leaves chicks feeling happy, study finds

Astronomy
68

A rare 'triple-double' radio galaxy discovered using MeerKAT

Tuesday, Mar 31
Space Exploration
599

Terraforming Mars: Modeling engineered aerosols to warm the planet

Earth Sciences
10

Circular economies should work for communities, not against them

Evolution
10

Parasites defy biodiversity rules, thriving far from the equator

Cell & Microbiology
69

SimCells successfully target and kill drug-resistant bacteria

Social Sciences
18

Ending birthright citizenship would impact Asians and Latinos most, study finds

Archaeology
84

Lost mosaic reveals first image of female beast-fighter from the Roman era

Social Sciences
15

What builds cohesion in diverse societies? Brain scans point to shared national identity cues

Wednesday, Apr 01
Archaeology
1124

Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo

Astronomy
1009

Unexplained sky flashes from the 1950s: Independent analysis supports their existence

Bio & Medicine
322

Graphene 'scaffold' recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures

General Physics
219

Gravitational waves as possible candidates for the origin of dark matter

Bio & Medicine
42

Molecular system can distinguish and neutralize cancer cells, paving the way for 'smart' drugs

Quantum Physics
52

Useful quantum computers could be built with as few as 10,000 qubits, team finds

Social Sciences
910

Study suggests people are losing 338 spoken words every year and have been for at least 15 years

Thursday, Apr 02
Astronomy
252

Cosmologists collaborate to sharpen measurements of the Hubble constant

Astronomy
120

Ghostly particles: Dark radiation may have masqueraded as neutrinos

Planetary Sciences
82

Early data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals over 11,000 new asteroids

General Physics
294

Gravity from positivity: Single massive spin-3/2 particle makes gravity logically inevitable, study claims

Archaeology
61

Native Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts

Biochemistry
93

Smartphone rapid test detects microbiologically contaminated water in less than a minute

Evolution
233

Spectacular fossil treasure trove pushes back origins of complex animals

Friday, Apr 03
General Physics
389

The secrets of black holes and the Higgs mass could be hidden in a 7-dimensional geometry

Planetary Sciences
213

The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be 'superionic'

Astronomy
320

The most pristine star yet found in the known universe

Plants & Animals
29

Bumblebees can perceive rhythm, despite their brains being the size of a sesame seed

Plants & Animals
935

Tiny African fish caught climbing to the top of a 50-foot waterfall

Earth Sciences
42

3D root model captures mangroves' capacity to protect coastal communities from storm waves

Archaeology
202

Scientists discover a 1,200-year-old Fijian island likely built from discarded shellfish remains

Saturday, Apr 04
Evolution
66

Humans' closest invertebrate ancestors date back much further than thought

Quantum Physics
220

Microscopic mechanism of 'quantum collapse' in real-world environments uncovered for the first time

Evolution
84

How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

Social Sciences
20

Humor helps older adults navigate aging, research suggests

Analytical Chemistry
65

Iridium's hidden surface chemistry may change how hydrogen and chlorine are made

Space Exploration
88

Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

Social Sciences
48

Do narcissists ruin relationships over time? A six-year study suggests a more complex pattern

Sunday, Apr 05
Space Exploration
487

Artemis astronauts glimpse moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

Astronomy
53

TESS spots the rise of a black hole X-ray binary system

Evolution
48

It takes a village: How cooperative breeding has shaped Lake Tanganyika fish

Paleontology & Fossils
92

The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago—here's what we have learned

Environment
25

Why cutting down rainforests may be driving 28,000 heat deaths a year

Astronomy
161

Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid

Space Exploration
37

Artemis astronauts to study the moon's surface using mainly their eyes