Top science news headlines for the week 27

Monday, Jul 01
Plants & Animals
1086

Wild bats found to possess high cognitive abilities previously considered exclusive to humans

Earth Sciences
255

Microscopic fungi enhance soil carbon storage in new landscapes created by shrinking Arctic glaciers

Earth Sciences
201

Increased atmospheric moisture may dampen the 'seeds' of hurricanes

General Physics
195

World's most accurate and precise atomic clock pushes new frontiers in physics

Evolution
188

Research shows Darwin and Wallace both right on butterfly evolution

Plants & Animals
182

Sixty-million-year-old grape seeds reveal how the death of the dinosaurs may have paved the way for grapes to spread

Evolution
161

The evidence is mounting: Humans were responsible for the extinction of large mammals

Tuesday, Jul 02
Ecology
700

Two new species of Psilocybe mushrooms discovered in southern Africa

Environment
611

True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealed

Astronomy
433

Cosmic simulation reveals how black holes grow and evolve

Planetary Sciences
278

New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years

Ecology
237

Invasive brown widow spiders found to host novel bacteria related to chlamydia

Archaeology
224

Aboriginal ritual passed down over 12,000 years, cave find shows

Evolution
186

Small change in Earth's oxygen levels may have sparked huge evolutionary leap

Wednesday, Jul 03
Archaeology
309

World's oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave

Archaeology
283

Bone remains indicate extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years

Archaeology
203

New study challenges drought theory for Cahokia exodus

Nanomaterials
192

Scientists discover way to 'grow' sub-nanometer sized transistors

Plants & Animals
161

Scientists pinpoint strategies that could stop cats from scratching your furniture

Astronomy
133

Astronomers observe a strong shock front in galaxy cluster SPT-CLJ 2031-4037

Molecular & Computational biology
123

Energy landscape theory sheds light on evolution of foldable proteins

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