Top science news headlines for the week 24

Monday, Jun 10
Astronomy
3103

Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago

Plasma Physics
774

How does light interact with matter at extreme intensities, near the Schwinger limit?

General Physics
618

New insights on the role of nucleon exchange in nuclear fusion

Optics & Photonics
549

Novel quantum sensor breaks limits of optical measurement using entanglement

Astronomy
469

Lone star state: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way

Optics & Photonics
468

'Quantum optical antennas' provide more powerful measurements on the atomic level

General Physics
443

New study reveals brain's fractal-like structure near phase transition, a finding that may be universal across species

Tuesday, Jun 11
Earth Sciences
617

New discovery reveals that ocean algae unexpectedly help cool the Earth

Analytical Chemistry
509

Scientists make and test efficient water-splitting catalyst predicted by theory

Plants & Animals
460

Millions of insects migrate through 30-meter Pyrenees pass

Astronomy
318

Combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth

Astronomy
302

First map of outflows from nearby quasar I Zwicky 1

Plasma Physics
283

New plasma escape mechanism could protect fusion vessels from excessive heat

Plants & Animals
273

New veggie piranha-like species named after Tolkien villain

Wednesday, Jun 12
Earth Sciences
2880

Satellite 'megaconstellations' may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole

Earth Sciences
1969

Study confirms the rotation of Earth's inner core has slowed

Earth Sciences
895

Satellite data reveal anomalies up to 19 days before 2023 Turkey earthquake

Plants & Animals
570

Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20–30 years, study finds

Condensed Matter
462

New theory links quantum geometry to electron-phonon coupling

Planetary Sciences
403

Coming in hot: NASA's Chandra checks habitability of exoplanets

Ecology
350

Humans are the elephant in the room when it comes to conservation models

Thursday, Jun 13
Plasma Physics
760

Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab

Earth Sciences
418

Scientists unravel drivers of the global zinc cycle in our oceans, with implications for a changing climate

Optics & Photonics
353

Physicists report optical analog of Kármán vortex street

Archaeology
309

Isotope study suggests men and women had equal access to resources 6,000 years ago

General Physics
255

Physicists use machine learning techniques to search for exotic-looking collisions that could indicate new physics

Molecular & Computational biology
198

Sweaty cattle may boost food security in a warming world

Astrobiology
192

Watery planets orbiting dead stars may be good candidates for studying life—if they can survive long enough

Friday, Jun 14
Quantum Physics
6275

Physicists confirm quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles

General Physics
1187

Quantum entangled photons react to Earth's spin

Plants & Animals
707

Researchers map genome of the last living wild horse species

Astronomy
519

High-speed baby stars circle the supermassive black hole Sgr A* like a swarm of bees

Astronomy
396

High-precision measurements challenge our understanding of Cepheids

Environment
257

Remember they said Miami would be under water? A preview of the future

Planetary Sciences
252

Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

Saturday, Jun 15
Analytical Chemistry
156

Novel photocatalyst enables efficient ester reduction with blue light

Other
89

Saturday Citations: Bacterial warfare, a self-programming language model, passive cooling in the big city

Social Sciences
59

Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?

Biotechnology
55

Some CRISPR screens may be missing cancer drug targets

Agriculture
43

Improving soil health yields unexpected benefits for farmers

Environment
39

Nitrous oxide emissions surge in climate threat: Study

Ecology
39

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Sunday, Jun 16
Archaeology
221

We dated a sacred Aboriginal women's site used for birthing ceremonies and discovered 7,000 years' worth of tool making

Archaeology
88

Secrets of Maya child sacrifice at Chichén Itzá uncovered using ancient DNA

Ecology
40

Polar bears could vanish from Canada's Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C

Plants & Animals
32

Searching for a female partner for the world's 'loneliest' plant

Environment
16

Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week

Environment
12

Ending native forest logging would help Australia's climate goals much more than planting trees

Environment
10

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off southern Peru