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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Science & Society

    These are the 5 most popular Science News stories of 2024

    Science News drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a recap of the most-read and most-watched news stories of 2024.

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  2. Life

    These scientific feats set new records in 2024

    Noteworthy findings include jumbo black hole jets, an ultrapetite frog, ancient asteroid remnants and more.

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  3. Animals

    Ethiopian wolves are the first large carnivores found to slurp nectar

    Wolves from three different packs were seen licking red hot poker flowers. That sweet tooth could make them the first known large predator pollinators.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Electronic ‘tattoos’ offer an alternative to electrodes for brain monitoring

    A standard EEG test requires electrodes that come with pitfalls. A spray-on ink, capable of carrying electrical signals, avoids some of those.

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  5. Animals

    Videos capture orcas’ tricks for taking down the largest fish on Earth

    Citizen science videos document for the first time how orcas coordinate an attack against whale sharks.

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  6. Animals

    Putting vampire bats on treadmills reveals an unusual metabolism

    A bat gym shows that vampires are more like some insects, burning amino acids from blood proteins rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on.

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  7. Animals

    Science has finally cracked male riflebirds’ flirty secrets

    New video upsets the old notion that these birds of paradise use wing clapping to make percussive sounds while courting.

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  8. Climate

    Climate change fueled the fury of hurricanes Helene and Milton

    Two new studies find climate change amped up sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, fueling the hurricanes' intensity.

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  9. Microbes

    Some bacteria in your mouth can divide into as many as 14 cells at once

    The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii has a unique reproductive strategy that might allow it to claim territory quickly.

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  10. Climate

    Can solar farms and crop farms coexist?

    Researchers working in the field of agrivoltaics are studying how to combine solar farming with grazing, crop production or ecological restoration.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere

    The Earth’s ambipolar electric field is weak but strong enough to control the shape and evolution of the upper atmosphere.

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  12. Environment

    How much is climate change to blame for extreme weather?

    Scientists can estimate how much more likely or severe some past natural disasters were due to human-caused climate change. Here's how.

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