Top science news headlines for the week 31

Monday, Jul 31
Superconductivity
2056

Viral room-temperature superconductor claims spark excitement—and skepticism

Space Exploration
1537

NASA listens for Voyager 2 spacecraft after wrong command cuts contact

Astronomy
711

Study predicts black hole chirps occur in two universal frequency ranges

Archaeology
584

Arrowhead housed at Bern History Museum found to be made from meteoritic iron

Evolution
442

Bees likely evolved from ancient supercontinent, earlier than suspected

Plants & Animals
346

Plans to plant billions of trees threatened by massive undersupply of seedlings

Nanophysics
235

New nanotech identifies chemical composition and structure of impurities in air, liquid and living tissue

Tuesday, Aug 01
Space Exploration
4223

NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact

Astronomy
1592

Collisions between asteroids may lead to formation of metal asteroids able to generate and record magnetism: Study

Archaeology
363

Systematic use of coal as a fuel source found at Bronze Age dig site

Archaeology
353

Evidence the oral stories of Australia's First Nations might be 10,000 years old

Quantum Physics
346

Using AI to accurately quantify the amount of entanglement in a system

Mathematics
339

Scientists uncover a surprising connection between number theory and evolutionary genetics

Nanophysics
334

Using sound waves to image nanostructures

Wednesday, Aug 02
Materials Science
302

True shape of lithium revealed for the first time

Archaeology
271

DNA study of remains at Delaware site find kinship among European settlers, African slaves

Superconductivity
240

Waves of charge signal rare physics at work inside a superconductor

Condensed Matter
175

Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials

Earth Sciences
149

Greenland's largest glacial floating ice declined 42% due to global warming, scientists determine

Quantum Physics
144

Calculations reveal high-resolution view of quarks inside protons

Earth Sciences
136

Drops of seawater found to contain traces of an ancient world