Top science news of the week

Monday, Jul 08

Astrobiology

2264

Astronomers find surprising ice world in the habitable zone with JWST data

Plants & Animals

585

Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend

Environment

476

Study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners

Environment

450

Lithium ion batteries a growing source of PFAS pollution, study finds

Ecology

363

Study projects major changes in North Atlantic and Arctic marine ecosystems due to climate change

Optics & Photonics

279

New shapes of photons open doors to advanced optical technologies

Quantum Physics

257

Researchers realize time reversal through input-output indefiniteness

Tuesday, Jul 09

Archaeology

370

Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa

Optics & Photonics

271

Photons from quantum dot emitters violate Bell inequality in new study

Quantum Physics

263

Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms

Evolution

250

Ancient large kangaroo moved mainly on four legs, according to new research

Planetary Sciences

230

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

Plants & Animals

228

First local extinction due to sea level rise identified in the US

Plants & Animals

155

New database reveals presence of magnetic bacteria in animals

Wednesday, Jul 10

Planetary Sciences

648

Auroras caused by head-on blows to Earth's magnetic field could damage critical infrastructure, scientists say

Planetary Sciences

479

Astronomers suggest up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets

Plants & Animals

404

Tiny TnpB: The next-generation genome editing tool for plants unveiled

Earth Sciences

298

New incompletely rifted microcontinent identified between Greenland and Canada

Planetary Sciences

248

Modeling study proposes a diamond layer at the core-mantle boundary on Mercury

Plants & Animals

242

Lion with nine lives breaks record with longest swim in predator-infested waters

Planetary Sciences

238

Mars likely had cold and icy past, new study finds

Thursday, Jul 11

Quantum Physics

705

Physicists suggest tachyons can be reconciled with the special theory of relativity

Planetary Sciences

370

Scientific definition of a planet says it must orbit our sun: A new proposal would change that

General Physics

369

Theoretical physicists find Higgs boson does not seem to contain any harbingers of new physics

Evolution

322

'A history of contact': Geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans

Superconductivity

227

New experiment investigates light-induced Meissner effect in optically driven superconductor

Astronomy

219

Q&A;: Researcher discusses how gravitational waves hint at dark matter and Big Bang mysteries

General Physics

195

Muscle machine: How water controls the speed of muscle contraction

Friday, Jul 12

Earth Sciences

183

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics unveiled

Plants & Animals

151

Hatcheries can boost wild salmon numbers but reduce diversity, research shows

Evolution

140

New geological dating techniques place first European hominids in Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago

Optics & Photonics

134

Securely propagating entanglement at the push of a button

Evolution

126

Insight into one of life's earliest ancestors revealed in new study

Optics & Photonics

111

Neural networks made of light can make machine learning more sustainable

Earth Sciences

111

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Top science news headlines for the week 28

Astronomers find surprising ice world in the habitable zone with JWST data

Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend

Study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners

Lithium ion batteries a growing source of PFAS pollution, study finds

Study projects major changes in North Atlantic and Arctic marine ecosystems due to climate change

New shapes of photons open doors to advanced optical technologies

Researchers realize time reversal through input-output indefiniteness

Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa

Photons from quantum dot emitters violate Bell inequality in new study

Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms

Ancient large kangaroo moved mainly on four legs, according to new research

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

First local extinction due to sea level rise identified in the US

New database reveals presence of magnetic bacteria in animals

Auroras caused by head-on blows to Earth's magnetic field could damage critical infrastructure, scientists say

Astronomers suggest up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets

Tiny TnpB: The next-generation genome editing tool for plants unveiled

New incompletely rifted microcontinent identified between Greenland and Canada

Modeling study proposes a diamond layer at the core-mantle boundary on Mercury

Lion with nine lives breaks record with longest swim in predator-infested waters

Mars likely had cold and icy past, new study finds

Physicists suggest tachyons can be reconciled with the special theory of relativity

Scientific definition of a planet says it must orbit our sun: A new proposal would change that

Theoretical physicists find Higgs boson does not seem to contain any harbingers of new physics

'A history of contact': Geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans

New experiment investigates light-induced Meissner effect in optically driven superconductor

Q&A;: Researcher discusses how gravitational waves hint at dark matter and Big Bang mysteries

Muscle machine: How water controls the speed of muscle contraction

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics unveiled

Hatcheries can boost wild salmon numbers but reduce diversity, research shows

New geological dating techniques place first European hominids in Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago

Securely propagating entanglement at the push of a button

Insight into one of life's earliest ancestors revealed in new study

Neural networks made of light can make machine learning more sustainable

Studies unravel climate pattern impacts on the Antarctic Ice Sheet

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