Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1. The first dinos that only ate fruit munched like parrots

Toothless, turkey-size oddity may have evolved alongside the emergence of flowering plants

23 Oct 2026 By Taylor Mitchell Brown 

2. Flickering signals in monkey brains hint at how we become conscious of what we see

Detailed recordings reveal an unexpected way neurons represent perceived and unnoticed images

23 Oct 2026 By Zoe Beketova 

3. Europe’s summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 people in urban areas

Researchers estimate climate change is responsible for two-thirds of the deaths

22 Oct 2026 By Warren Cornwall 

4. First human death linked to recently discovered livestock virus in Europe

Scientists stress need for further study of Shamonda virus but say there’s no cause for alarm

22 Oct 2026 By Kai Kupferschmidt 

5. Iron at Earth’s heart may take a surprising form

X-ray experiments reveal cubic crystals that could complicate the picture of the inner core

22 Oct 2026 By Paul Voosen 

6. This ‘glue gun ant’ fires sticky webs at its enemies

Lordomyrma azumai has repurposed its venom gland as a web slinger

20 Oct 2026 By Jay Kakade 

7. Could your chatbot tip off a scientific rival? It’s possible, researchers say

Experts offer tips for keeping sensitive research private

20 Oct 2026 By Tom Howarth 

8. This lizard’s ‘great escape’ was frozen in amber for 99 million years

A tiny fossil tail offers the first “irrefutable” proof of a dropped tail

19 Oct 2026 By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega 

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