Top science news headlines for the week 32

Monday, Aug 03
Planetary Sciences
905

How to keep the Earth habitable when the sun dies

Evolution
155

Homo antecessor skull layers resemble modern humans and Neanderthals, fragments suggest

Earth Sciences
204

Marine microbes point to ancient seawater source beneath Antarctica's Blood Falls

Environment
14

Nanopore method improves detection of cyanobacteria toxins in lake water

Social Sciences
9

How digital interferences shape parent-child time

Environment
10

'What's in it for me?' People more likely to help the environment when it benefits them

Social Sciences
15

Good things take time—but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easier

Tuesday, Aug 04
Plants & Animals
630

Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction

Cell & Microbiology
628

Why some people are mosquito magnets while others get away unbitten

Cell & Microbiology
193

3D DNA mapping in rare immune cells reveals new genes linked with autoimmune disease risk

Ecology
15

Expert discusses soil fertility and tropical forest productivity

Materials Science
13

Metal-free process makes plant dyes more durable for textiles

Environment
10

After the Palisades and Eaton fires, research offers new answers for communities as they rebuild

Economics & Business
9

Decolonizing economics means questioning where its ideas came from and imagining new ones

Wednesday, Aug 05
Evolution
186

Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged

Evolution
885

Neanderthal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today, study shows

Environment
66

As urban tree shade shrinks, mortality rises

Ecology
303

A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae

Astronomy
112

'Little red dots' may be pulsating monster stars that created early-universe black holes

Agriculture
6

Is hemp a thirsty crop? New research measures just how much water cannabis farming can use

Evolution
19

Genomic evidence suggests coral reefs may be rewriting their genetic future in real time

Thursday, Aug 06
Molecular & Computational biology
2500

Mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations identified

Evolution
30

Sugars may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, new research suggests

Nanomaterials
36

Carbon nanostructure improves fuel-cell catalyst durability while reducing platinum use

Plants & Animals
56

Songbirds may have developed sharper senses to de-husk seeds

Space Exploration
370

We might soon have the technology to reach other star systems

Bio & Medicine
14

Light-activated nanoparticles could help surgeons find and destroy brain cancer remnants

Biochemistry
13

Your next handbag could start with mushrooms

Friday, Aug 07
Evolution
39

The creatures born from code: Generative AI threatens to upend citizen science records

Plants & Animals
36

Honduras review confirms 227 native mammal species after eight-year effort

Earth Sciences
24

Hidden anatomy of clouds reveals how rain may begin without ice crystals

General Physics
424

Crossing into a mirror world: Particles turn to wisps of fog, and the magnetic monopole paradox dissolves

Astronomy
17

Physicists trace solar outbursts that led to historic Mother's Day storms

Biotechnology
68

Natural insecticide made from compound found in garlic and spearmint kills bean beetles effectively

Biotechnology
41

First full zoysia grass genetic blueprint opens doors for drought-tolerant turf

Saturday, Aug 08
Social Sciences
72

Mega-study analyzes the impact of gratitude interventions

Ecology
49

Dodo birds more clever than we thought

Environment
22

Canada tries to adapt to a future of wildfires

Plants & Animals
34

Butterfly ranges shift worldwide amid climate change, with most species expanding their reach

Cell & Microbiology
41

Gut cells may measure hunger by how watery their insides become

Space Exploration
128

Reduced gravity pushes people toward simpler movement patterns, experiments suggest

Materials Science
53

Silver nanocatalysts switch reaction sites between power generation and hydrogen production

Sunday, Aug 09
Space Exploration
78

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

General Physics
131

Tiny particles defy action-reaction symmetry to stay in motion

Planetary Sciences
118

Rare Mars meteorite preserves 1.27-billion-year-old clues to planet's deep interior

Nanophysics
65

Controlled cracking technique prints quantum dots into tiny pixels for sharper displays

Astronomy
230

Cosmic filaments help set first limits on dark matter's decay into gravitons

Ecology
16

Australia has pledged to restore nature. But could we ever bring back lost ecosystems?

Space Exploration
40

The asteroid that may be three worlds