Top science news headlines for the week 11

Monday, Mar 09
Earth Sciences
9

How a shift in the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of a major ocean current system

Plants & Animals
9

Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

Cell & Microbiology
4

Why simulating an entire cell cycle took years, multiple GPUs and six days per run

Earth Sciences
3

Ocean carbon removal looks promising, but nutrient cycling could curb long-term gains

Environment
3

Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years

Space Exploration
3

Terraforming Mars isn't a climate problem—it's an industrial nightmare

Evolution
2

'Peculiar' crocodile ancestor started life on four legs before learning to walk on two

Tuesday, Mar 10
Plants & Animals
22

Japanese scientists discover how falling cats almost always make perfect landings

Veterinary medicine
4

Veterinarians in Japan and the UK view animal welfare through different cultural lenses

Archaeology
4

First absolute dating of Paleolithic paintings in the Dordogne

Evolution
2

New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms

Evolution
1

Why lethal mutations persist: Fruit fly study points to newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors

Plants & Animals
1

Could ultrasound help save hedgehogs?

Social Sciences
1

Language difficulties can hinder young children's social autonomy

Wednesday, Mar 11
Plants & Animals
21

Queen bees survive winter flooding by breathing underwater

Astronomy
2

Galaxy-group motion suggests slower expansion in our cosmic neighborhood

Quantum Physics
1

Scalable quantum batteries can charge faster than their classical counterparts

Plants & Animals
1

Nocturnal ants use lunar compass and sophisticated calculations to travel at night

Ecology
1

Friendly fungi hijack plant regulator to promote symbiosis

Environment
1

As wildfires intensify, researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction

Nanomaterials
1

Heavy water expands energy potential of carbon nanotube yarns

Thursday, Mar 12
Archaeology
4

Researcher uncovers Zoroastrian 'ripples' in Jewish documents from ancient Egypt

Condensed Matter
4

Palm-sized superconducting magnet achieves 42 tesla, rivaling the world's biggest

Plants & Animals
4

Pollen-replacing feed strengthens honey bee colonies, long-term study confirms

Earth Sciences
3

Climate change is slowing Earth's spin at unprecedented rate compared to past 3.6 million years

Paleontology & Fossils
2

Meet Crocodylus lucivenator, a 12- to 15-foot predator that hunted iconic Lucy's species

Social Sciences
2

Phone or affection: Study explores effect of phubbing on relationships

Biotechnology
2

Fantastic fungi found with ability to freeze water

Friday, Mar 13
Earth Sciences
4

A race against time to save Alpine ice cores that record medieval mining, fires, and volcanoes

Bio & Medicine
3

Ultrasound-based approach to delivering potent drugs into cancer cells shows promise in benchtop experiments

Evolution
3

How an unlikely all-female clonal fish species copied and pasted itself free from extinction

Polymers
2

From plastics to pharmaceuticals, a new discovery sparks chain reactions

Analytical Chemistry
2

Scientists confirm existence of molecule long believed to occur in oxidation

Ecology
1

Microbial clues uncover how wild songbirds respond to stress

Mathematics
1

Decades-old problem in classical geometry solved: First compact pair of bonnets found

Saturday, Mar 14
Paleontology & Fossils
1

Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year: Why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs

Ecology
1

Study documents record 118-kilometer dispersal by young female fisher in New Hampshire

Astronomy
0

Dry ice detected in a planetary nebula for the first time

Earth Sciences
0

Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

Biochemistry
0

Not one ring but many: Antioxidant enzyme family can assemble in far more diverse ways than previously thought

Environment
0

Tsunami risks in the Mediterranean: Why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan

Plants & Animals
0

Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive

Sunday, Mar 15
Archaeology
0

Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made

Condensed Matter
0

Physicists break longstanding high-temperature superconductivity record at ambient pressure

Environment
0

'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

Plants & Animals
0

Rising seas threaten barrier islands, but seabird guano could speed recovery

Environment
0

Pesticides from flea treatments and sheep dips found at damaging levels in Welsh rivers

Astronomy
0

ATCA observations probe peculiar pulsar wind nebula Vela X

Social Sciences
0

Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple