Top science news headlines for the week 29

Monday, Jul 15
Earth Sciences
424

How climate change is altering the Earth's rotation

Environment
377

As alpine glaciers melt, the corpses of long-lost climbers are being discovered in the ice

Evolution
283

Zooplankton study challenges traditional views of evolution

Ecology
250

New concept explains how tiny particles navigate water layers, with implications for marine conservation

Astronomy
204

Surprising ring sheds light on galaxy formation

Analytical Chemistry
176

Superlubricity study shows a frictionless state can be achieved at macroscale

Analytical Chemistry
175

Producing hydrogen and fertilizer at the same time

Tuesday, Jul 16
Astronomy
855

Astronomers discover what may be 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars

Optics & Photonics
357

Quantum microscopy study makes electrons visible in slow motion

Plants & Animals
303

World's rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species

Astronomy
230

NASA transmits hip-hop song to deep space for first time

Astronomy
213

Telescope tag-team discovers 10 strange and exotic pulsars

Nanophysics
178

Researchers achieve unprecedented nanostructuring inside silicon

Plants & Animals
168

Study shows frogs can quickly increase their tolerance to pesticides

Wednesday, Jul 17
Earth Sciences
593

Sea ice's cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent, new study finds

Paleontology & Fossils
404

Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago

Earth Sciences
251

Diatom surprise could rewrite the global carbon cycle

Planetary Sciences
141

Astronomers spot a 'highly eccentric' planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter

Plants & Animals
140

Scientists identify brain circuits tied to the behavior of schooling fish

Ecology
138

Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity

Plants & Animals
135

Japanese honeybees slap nest-invading ants with their wings to knock them away