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Ruby chocolate: not just color, but actually a different type of chocolate

There's a new type of chocolate in town.

In Iceland, CO2 is sucked out of the air and turned into rock

The project, while innovative, is unlikely to save us from climate change.

Scientists figure out a way to add fat to lab-grown meat

The industry is progressing very quickly.

We're evolving right now: scientists see how our genome is changing in recent history

Evolution never stops.

New vaccine kills HIV in monkeys. Could it work in humans?

It won't happen overnight, but an HIV vaccine could be on the way.

This is one of the oldest pieces of cloth in the world -- and it's made from something surprising

Researchers have been arguing whether it's made from wool or linen. Turns out, it's neither.

Tea-coffee combination may have protective effect against stroke and dementia

Finally, something both coffee and tea drinkers can agree on.

Gay and bisexual men that move to a more tolerant country have lower risk of suicide

Being more tolerant could save lives -- quite literally.

The Vikings (and their mice) were the first to reach these idyllic Portuguese islands

Evidence shows Norse seafarers settled the Azores centuries before Portuguese explorers.

New AI approach can spot anomalies in medical images with better accuracy

It can reduce the workload of physicians and improve the results of image analysis.

Going to sleep before 10 PM could lower your risk of heart disease

... so I'm screwed.

Holocaust Museum Report: the Chinese government may be committing genocide

The museum is the latest organization to make extremely serious allegations against the Chinese government.

Sharks and seahorses found living in the Thames waterway

The river that passes through London was declared "biologically dead" in 1957 -- now, it's a thriving ecosystem.

Your cat is using your voice to constantly track your location inside the house

Cats get surprised when their humans' voices appear from somewhere else than they expect it.

Racial disparities in police shootings in the US are even bigger than previously thought

In California, for instance, Black people are almost 4 times more likely than white people to be non-fatally shot.

Atomic isotopes solve mystery about jellyfish diet

We're not even sure exactly where jellyfish lie on the food chain -- but chemistry can help solve the case.

Eating animal fat increases stroke risk -- while vegetable fat may decrease it

Not all fat is the same, the new study suggests.

Fusion breakthrough brings us one step closer to solving key challenges

Another step towards a working fusion reactor.

A vaccine cuts the risk of cervical cancer by 90%

It's already saved thousands of women from cancer.

California cultured meat plant is ready to produce 50,000 pounds of meat per year

Although lab-grown meat hasn't even been FDA approved, the industry seems ready to take off.

NASA wants to deflect an asteroid to test our planetary defences

It's always best to be prepared, especially when it comes to asteroids.

New posters feature the 42 largest asteroids imaged in unprecedented detail

Asteroids are pretty, at least from afar.

Some worker ants can rewire their brains to become queens -- and researchers are figuring out how

A single molecule controls a switch from worker to queen.

These adorable mice can regenerate their kidneys without scarring

They could teach us how to do it as well.

Astronauts make delicious hot tacos with peppers they grew on the ISS

It's the first time NASA has grown hot peppers in space -- and they're apparently delicious.

Stellar pollution shows exoplanets are more diverse than we thought -- but few are like Earth

Exoplanet composition may be much more varied and weird than we thought.

Consumer habits in rich countries are killing 2 million people a year

Your daily actions can have important consequences on the other side of the world.

Marie Antoinette Syndrome -- or why some people's hair can turn white overnight

Yes, it's very rare, but it does seem to happen.

Honeybees also use social distancing to protect themselves from pathogens

It's an approach employed by several different species.

G20 leaders promise big climate efforts but make few tangible commitments

The world's richest promised "meaningful and effective actions" to curb climate change -- but we've heard promises before.

You really shouldn't get an eye tattoo. Here's why

It's extremely dangerous, often leads to complications, and it's not even a true tattoo.

Here's all we know about the COVID-19 Delta sub-variant AY.4.2

How much do we have to worry about the new "Delta plus" strain?

Pandemic stimulus designed to help restaurants led to more COVID-19 cases

Turns out, incentivizing people to eat out wasn't the way to go.

Rare 500-year-old manuscript mentioning legendary artifact analyzed by researchers

The prayer roll is one of only a few dozen of its kind still in existence, and it sheds new light on Christian practices at the time.

Airborne survey reveals how Mesoamerican cultures built their cities

The architecture of over 400 sites, built over a period of 2,000 years, has been revealed.

What does Mars sound like? Thanks to NASA, now we know

Two microphones are helping us explore the Red Planet acoustically.

Evidence suggests COVID-19 is a seasonal infection -- and we need to focus on "air hygiene"

We may be stuck with yearly COVID-19 waves from now on. But understanding patterns can help us be better prepared for it.

Pfizer's vaccine boosters are very efficient (95.6%) against COVID-19

We still don't know how long the immunity lasts, but this is excellent news.

After two hours, sunscreen with zinc can lose effectiveness and become toxic

We should all be extra careful with what type of sunscreen you use.

Dog-sized scorpion was king of the sea 440 million years ago

It had barbed limbs, a poisonous tail, and measured about a meter in length.

Water is sublimating on the surface of Europa -- at ungodly low temperatures

Outside of Earth, Europa is one of the places most likely to host life in our solar system.

Could machine learning help us develop next-generation materials? These researchers believe so

Algorithms could help usher in a new material revolution.

Venus is a no-lifer -- and probably always was

Ancient aliens may have not found Venus that appealing.

The "superstar effect": how the best chess players affect those around them -- and why it matters

This could be surprisingly useful for employers.

NASA finds evidence of man-made global warming going down to the early 1900s

Greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activity were influencing the global climate since the early 20th century, a study reports. The study, carried out by NASA researchers, provides one of the earliest evidence of global man-made climate change. Tree ring records can be used to reconstruct temperature and precipitation seasonal variations. Researchers can also use […]

The infamous Pompeii Vesuvius eruption may have been a bit later than we thought

It was one of the most violent eruptions in human history.

Scientists find potential downside to cesarian

We're still only starting to discover the effects of gut bacteria on human health.

Eating less animal products linked to better heart health

The evidence supporting plant-based diets grows stronger and stronger.

This small, cheap, and extremely accurate gyroscope could revolutionize navigating

This device could help keep cars on track even without using a GPS.

Google's MuZero chess AI reached superhuman performance without even knowing the rules

This gives it a surprisingly human-like intuition.

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