Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1．EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected

A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says

 30 Jul 2026 By Kai Kupferschmidt 

2. High-speed orcas are blowing sunfish to smithereens

Never-before-seen behavior may represent the giant cetaceans playing with their food, ecologists say

 30 Jul 2026 By Annie Roth 

3. Ancient DNA confirms historical accounts of how smallpox got to the Americas

“Landmark” paper finds disease originated with European contact

 30 Jul 2026 By Lizzie Wade 

4. Why is tracing the source of cyclosporiasis outbreaks so difficult?

Parasite’s biology, combined with logistical issues and budget cuts, make tracking it a major challenge

 29 Jul 2026 By Laura Martín Agudelo 

5. Odd shapes hidden in dense Amazon rainforest reveal sprawling ancient civilization

Newly found earthworks suggest about 3 million people might have lived in just about 3% of the forest’s entire area

 29 Jul 2026 By Julia Vaz 

6. Fossil skull flattening suggests ancient origins of infant helplessness

Homo erectus and H. floresiensis skulls both show defects similar to those modern human babies can develop after repeatedly resting on the same side

 28 Jul 2026 By Ailie McWhinnie 

7. How does the universe set black holes on a collision course?

Black holes can form spiraling pairs in three different ways, the gravitational waves from hundreds of collisions suggest

 28 Jul 2026 By Adrian Cho 

8. Gene may help lizards get a grip in hurricane-force winds

“Huge” new study of Caribbean anole populations catches evolution in real time

 28 Jul 2026 By Mitch Leslie 

9. Future of giant monkey research facility uncertain, even as sanctuary plan dropped

The Oregon National Primate Research Center could change its name and shift its focus to nonanimal studies

 27 Jul 2026 By David Grimm 

10. Clear sighting of ‘wandering’ black hole reveals escapee from galaxy merger

Stripped-down behemoth promises new insights into how galaxies grow, astronomers say

 27 Jul 2026 By Daniel Clery 

11. A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return

Satellite data reveal in unprecedented detail how groundwater reservoirs permanently lose their ability to store water

 27 Jul 2026 By Christian Elliott 

12. AI’s top startups are barely publishing their research

More than half of AI “unicorns” have never published a paper or preprint

 27 Jul 2026 By Celina Zhao

13. Watch killer flies zigzag in flight to escape their cannibal mates

Artful dodging allow males to elude females trying to eat them, slow-motion videos show

 27 Jul 2026 By Catherine Offord 

14. Saber-toothed cats became inbred—and struggled to move—before they went extinct

Population declines led to spike in spinal deformities and rare tumors, fossil study suggests

 27 Jul 2026 By Taylor Mitchell Brown 

15. What triggered one of the most dramatic changes in Earth’s history?

New science may explain mysterious gap before oxygen flooded our planet billions of years ago

 31 Jul 2026 By Paul Voosen 

16. These moths smell with their wings

Never-before-seen ability may allow the insects to home in on their favorite plants

 31 Jul 2026 By Ailie McWhinnie 

支持单位：