Top science news headlines for the week 45

Monday, Nov 04
General Physics
295

A physicist and his cat 'reveal' the equation of cat motion

Ecology
280

Study suggests Jesus's 'miraculous catch of fish' may have had a less-than-miraculous explanation

Environment
255

Rainwater samples reveals it's literally raining 'forever chemicals' in Miami

Astronomy
169

Black hole in early universe appears to be consuming matter at over 40 times its theoretical limit

Environment
168

How many trees does it take to cool a city? Researchers develop tool to set urban tree canopy goals

Paleontology & Fossils
150

Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago

Archaeology
148

Fingerprints on ancient terracotta figurines show men, women and children worked on figurines

Tuesday, Nov 05
Earth Sciences
370

Earth underwent a massive, rapid melting period after the last global ice age, new study suggests

Environment
225

Bio-based fibers could pose greater threat to environment than conventional plastics

Space Exploration
196

World's first wooden satellite launched into space

Environment
158

Study finds 30% of regions worldwide achieve economic growth while reducing carbon emissions

Astronomy
139

Globular cluster Gran 5 hosts two stellar populations, study finds

Astronomy
121

The first 3D view of the formation and evolution of globular clusters

Molecular & Computational biology
121

Testing thousands of RNA enzymes helps find first 'twister ribozyme' in mammals

Wednesday, Nov 06
Evolution
214

Ancient unicellular organism indicates embryonic development might have existed prior to animals' evolution

Evolution
155

The high cost of complexity: New study explores energy needs of multicellular life

Condensed Matter
154

Quantum vortices confirm superfluidity in supersolid

Archaeology
133

Earliest evidence of Ephedra use found in 15,000-year-old Moroccan burial

Condensed Matter
124

Kagome superconductor breaks the rules at record-breaking temperatures

Biochemistry
116

Gamma radiation converts methane into complex organic molecules and could explain the origin of life

Economics & Business
112

Asset owners could drive investment in climate change mitigation, research suggests

Thursday, Nov 07
Evolution
191

Evolutionary anthropologist presents hypothesis about why humans are dominating the world over other animals

Environment
189

Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate

General Physics
159

Fluids thicken at the speed of light: A new theory extends Einstein's relativity to real fluids

Earth Sciences
120

Advances in plate tectonics research provide a new view of deep Earth's carbon emissions

Ecology
102

Amnesia-causing diatoms found in Luzon shellfish farms

General Physics
96

New giant particle collider 'right option for science': Next CERN chief

Astronomy
95

Astronomers discover a new repeating fast radio burst