Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. This fuzzy hummingbird chick may be in disguise—as a caterpillar
Researchers discover rare example of defensive mimicry in birds
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 20 MAR 2025
2. ‘Pioneering’ study scans babies’ brains as they form memories
Baby-friendly imaging challenges long-standing assumptions about “infantile amnesia”
BY SARA REARDON 20 MAR 2025
3. Debate erupts around Microsoft’s blockbuster quantum computing claims
Physicists cast doubt on measurements validating Microsoft’s first quantum chip, Majorana 1
BY ZACK SAVITSKY 20 MAR 2025
4. Mystery force behind the universe’s accelerating expansion may not be so constant after all
Dark energy, assumed to be a cosmological constant, varied over time, new data show
BY DANIEL CLERY 19 MAR 2025
5. When honey bees ‘disappeared’ on this small Italian island, wild bees feasted
Unusual experiment suggests managed bees can outcompete wild bees and contribute to their decline
BY ERIK STOKSTAD 19 MAR 2025
6. Deadly fungi are becoming drug-resistant. A new compound could beat them
A drug candidate with a new mechanism of action shows promise against several drug-resistant infections in mice
BY KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT 19 MAR. 2025
7. Neanderthals may have eaten maggots as part of their diet
High nitrogen in Neanderthal bones doesn’t mean they were uber-carnivores
BY ANN GIBBONS 19 MAR 2025
8. A deep Earth layer may have primed the planet for plate tectonics
Magma protruding in the South China Sea reveals unexpected amounts of water
BY HANNAH RICHTER 19 MAR 2025
9. Scorching volcanic ash preserved ancient vulture in stunning detail
Superfine zeolite crystals captured feathery details such as color and shape
BY RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGA 18 MAR 2025
10. This is the sharpest image yet of our universe as a baby
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope captures the afterglow of the Big Bang in unprecedented detail
BY DANIEL CLERY 18 MAR 2025
11. New antibody studies boost hope for HIV cure
Pioneering trials discover potential strategy to keep virus in check after stopping treatment
BY JON COHEN 17 MAR 2025
12. Impact that formed the Moon struck a practically newborn Earth
New studies of Apollo rocks push the Moon's formation back more than 100 million years
BY PAUL VOOSEN 14 MAR 2025
13. One red square can change your entire perception of the world
New film explores how scientists see nature differently from each other—and from everyone else
BY ALEXA ROBLES-GIL 21 MAR 2025
14. Watch these ‘liquid marbles’ pull off a daring heist
Water-resistant armor gives delicate water droplets the nimbleness of white blood cells
BY COLLIN BLINDER 21 MAR 2025
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