Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1. Global warming is coming for the countryside

Pioneering study projects rural heat will edge closer to city swelter

 6 Aug 2026 By Paul Voosen 

2. DNA reveals the hidden past of North America’s bison—and keys to their future

Scientists are racing to conserve what remains of these majestic animals’ genetic diversity

 6 Aug 2026 By Michael Price 

3. Tau protein can sneak into brain cells’ energy factories—and wreak havoc

Study of mitochondria suggests new treatment strategy for Alzheimer’s and other diseases

 6 Aug 2026 By Sara Reardon 

4. Astrophysicists find best evidence yet that galaxies get some spin before birth

New study spots “primordial spin” imprinted on galaxies by churning halos of dark matter

 5 Aug 2026 By Daniel Clery 

5. Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris

Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome”

would make the swarms unsustainable

7 Aug 2026 By Hannah Richter  

6. Neanderthal growth gene turns modern humans into muscle heads

People with DNA variant from our evolutionary cousins tend to have more lean muscle mass

 5 Aug 2026 By Michael Price 

7. With lucky dive, scientists get a front-row view of the creation of Earth’s surface

Chance—and preparation—reveal live action at midocean ridges

 4 Aug 2026 By Paul Voosen 

8. As a weekly anti-HIV pill nears the market, vaccine research faces new hurdles

Trial failed of supposedly potent antibodies that the leading vaccine candidates aim to trigger

 4 Aug 2026 By Jon Cohen 

9. NASA mission predicts solar explosion’s arrival at Earth with stunning precision

Satellite network known as PUNCH breaks record for forecasting space weather event

 4 Aug 2026 By Rachel Berkowitz 

10. Antimalaria pesticide may have backfired, helping mosquitoes find love

Poison appears to have caused mutation that helps insects home in on mates in noisy cities

 4 Aug 2026 By Anirban Mukhopadhyay 

11. Major highway of the human nervous system gets a complete road map

First comprehensive map of the vagus nerve may point to more precise stimulation therapies

 3 Aug 2026 By Mona Patterson 

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