Top science news headlines for the week 06

Monday, Feb 02
Astronomy
206

Infrared running of gravity offers a field-theoretic route to dark matter phenomena

Biotechnology
153

Lab-grown algae remove microplastics from water

Environment
150

Some bottled water is worse than tap for microplastics, study shows

Archaeology
146

Ancient Alaskan site may help explain how the first people arrived in North America

Cell & Microbiology
113

Cells adapt to aging by actively remodeling endoplasmic reticulum, study reveals

Earth Sciences
112

Geologists may have solved mystery of Green River's 'uphill' route

Quantum Physics
101

91-qubit processor accurately simulates many-body quantum chaos

Tuesday, Feb 03
Astronomy
251

Did we just see a black hole explode? Physicists think so—and it could explain (almost) everything

Social Sciences
190

Political division in the US surged from 2008 onward, study suggests

Earth Sciences
135

Global warming is speeding breakdown of major greenhouse gas, research shows

Optics & Photonics
83

Ultra-thin metasurface can generate and direct quantum entanglement

General Physics
82

Physicists achieve near-zero friction on macroscopic scales

Plants & Animals
77

How play and social connection may help some dogs understand words

Astronomy
77

Cosmic radiation brought to light: Researchers measure ionization in dark cloud for the first time