Top science news headlines for the week 40

Monday, Sep 30
Nanomaterials
611

Researchers witness nanoscale water formation in real time

Earth Sciences
312

Discovery of 3,775-year-old preserved log supports 'wood vaulting' as a climate solution

Plasma Physics
242

A new and unique fusion reactor comes together due to global research collaboration

Archaeology
229

Retracing walrus ivory trade of Viking Age reveals early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans

Earth Sciences
201

A river is pushing up Mount Everest's peak

Evolution
119

Protein study reveals how the tiny shrew achieves a resting heart rate of 1,020 beats per minute

Earth Sciences
113

New assessment suggests Anthropocene started in the 1950s

Tuesday, Oct 01
Astronomy
257

Webb researchers discover lensed supernova, confirm Hubble tension

Planetary Sciences
207

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our sun

Quantum Physics
199

First-ever teleportation of logical qubit using fault-tolerant methods

Earth Sciences
190

Tongan volcanic eruption triggered by explosion equivalent to 'five underground nuclear bombs,' new research reveals

Biotechnology
185

Structure of a eukaryotic CRISPR-Cas homolog, Fanzor2, shows promise for gene editing

Optics & Photonics
179

Researchers observe hidden deformations in complex light fields

Analytical Chemistry
172

It all adds up: Study finds forever chemicals are more toxic as mixtures

Wednesday, Oct 02
Social Sciences
1016

Scientists unlock secret of 'Girl With Pearl Earring'

Space Exploration
241

New triple star system sets shortest orbital period record

Social Sciences
220

AI-generated college admissions essays tend to sound male and privileged, study finds

Astronomy
194

Influence of a black hole's spin: First evidence of precession in ultraluminous accretion disks

Social Sciences
169

Study: Conservative users' misinformation sharing drives higher suspension rates, not platform bias

Planetary Sciences
125

Surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms, observations reveal

Plants & Animals
125

As temperatures rise, researchers identify mechanisms behind plant response to warming

Thursday, Oct 03
Earth Sciences
276

Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in 'exquisite' detail by seismic data

Earth Sciences
220

Geological surveys shed light on the formation mystery of Uruguay's amethyst geodes

Other
152

Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?

Space Exploration
128

Mercury's magnetic landscape mapped in 30 minutes

Optics & Photonics
126

Logic with light: Introducing diffraction casting, optical-based parallel computing

Paleontology & Fossils
123

Scientists offer a detailed look at the skeleton of an ancient predator that thrived in extreme conditions

Earth Sciences
120

Decades-long research reveals new understanding of how climate change may impact caches of Arctic soil carbon

Friday, Oct 04
Cell & Microbiology
454

Dietary zinc inhibits antimicrobial resistance gene transmission in lab tests

Astronomy
365

The earliest galaxies formed amazingly fast after the Big Bang. Do they break the universe or change its age?

Evolution
253

Study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans

Earth Sciences
236

Antarctic 'greening' at dramatic rate, satellite data show

Plants & Animals
205

Scientists uncover auditory 'sixth sense' in geckos

Earth Sciences
188

Research links El Niño to Atlantic weather a year later, could enhance long-range weather forecasting

Archaeology
151

Archaeologists shed light on the Tartessos culture's sustainable construction skills

Saturday, Oct 05
Astronomy
175

Large radio bubble detected in galaxy NGC 4217

Space Exploration
163

Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy

Earth Sciences
144

Limestone and iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Western Australia 100,000 years ago

Analytical Chemistry
83

Using AI to figure out the chemical composition of paints used in classical paintings

Plants & Animals
36

Study of global primate populations reveals predictors of extinction risk

Environment
30

Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers

Molecular & Computational biology
17

Trees' own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease

Sunday, Oct 06
Environment
1542

Study shows EV owners have bigger carbon footprint than average because they are wealthier

Astronomy
170

Astronomers detect multiple extended tidal tails in an old globular cluster

Evolution
149

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led to the invention of 'ant agriculture'

Earth Sciences
112

Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river—but deeper forces are at work

Bio & Medicine
68

Paper-based sensor offers rapid cardiac diagnostics in 15 minutes

Space Exploration
32

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life

Ecology
20

Two elephants die in flash flooding in northern Thailand