Weekly Headlines (excerpts)

1. Milky Way may escape fated collision with Andromeda galaxy

Fresh simulations find even chance our Galaxy avoids a cosmic crash in a few billion years

BY DANIEL CLERY 9 AUG 2024 

2. ‘Force of nature’ genomicist builds world-class center for Africans to help Africa

With vision and a big personality, Christian Happi offers a model of postcolonial genomics in Nigeria

BY JON COHEN, ABDULLAHI TSANNI 9 AUG 2024 

3. How scientists are confronting the lingering imprint of colonialism

Science series to spotlight efforts to reduce parachute science, empower Global South countries

BY ELIZABETH CULOTTA, SHRADDHA CHAKRADHAR, RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGA 9 AUG 2024

4. Africa poised to declare continentwide emergency alarm for mpox outbreak

Rollout of vaccines will likely be a challenge as sixteen countries fight active outbreaks

 BY JON COHEN 8 AUG 2024 

5. How ‘water bears’ evolved their superpower

Tardigrades trapped in amber reveal origins of their ability to survive deadly radiation, glacial temperatures, even bullet impacts

BY RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGA 8 AUG 2024 

6. Bold new strategy to suppress HIV passes first test

A stripped-down HIV genome can interfere with the normal virus’ replication

BY JON COHEN 8 AUG 2024 

7. News at a glance: Platypus breeding, Southern Europe’s ‘sheep plague,’ and a cell-biology pioneer dies

The latest in science and policy

BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF 8 AUG 2024 

8. Record-breaking trove of mantle rocks hints at how magma feeds seafloor volcanoes

Kilometer-long core sample also yield clues to deep microbial life

BY MAYA WEI-HAAS 8 AUG 2024 

9. Terraforming Mars could be easier than scientists thought

Tiny rods made from martian ingredients could trap heat and warm planet

BY HANNAH RICHTER 7 AUG 2024 

10. Eliminating a gut microbe could slash gastric cancers

Mammoth study in Chinese villages shows antibiotics that kill Helicobacter pylori reduced cancer risk

BY DENNIS NORMILE 7 AUG 2024 

11. Waves rippling under continents could explain mysterious plateaus around the world

Underground churn from ancient continental breakups can explain highlands in Brazil, India, and South Africa

BY HANNAH RICHTER 7 AUG 2024 

12. Sea lion ‘camera crews’ capture new footage of ocean floor

Recordings unveil unseen underwater habitats and previously undocumented sea lion behaviors

BY CATHERINE OFFORD 7 AUG 2024 

13. Rich countries drain ‘shocking’ amount of labor from the Global South

Workers in the Global South—from farm workers to scientists—power the world economy but face a yawning wage gap

BY PHIE JACOBS 6 AUG 2024 

14. ‘The hobbit’ may have shrunk early, evolved from a tall human ancestor

Bones recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores help fill in the mysterious history of Homo floresiensis

BY BRIDGET ALEX 6 AUG 2024 

15. Emergency rooms are less likely to give female patients pain medication

Sex bias in treating pain could prolong suffering and ignore serious problems, experts say

BY VIVIAN LA 5 AUG 2024 

16. Did an ancient human relative really bury its dead?

Critics challenge explosive claim about Homo naledi, with implications for both human evolution and new models of scientific publishing

BY MICHAEL PRICE 5 AUG 2024 

17. Deadlier strain of mpox spreads to multiple African countries

Massive outbreak of virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo spills into neighbors

BY JON COHEN 3 AUG 2024