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Climate change fuels banana disease, threatening our crops

It's getting worse: climate change is taking our bananas.

Why the bubbles from Guinness go down, not up

The beer bubbles exhibit an unusual phenomenon, which researchers felt warrants a closer look.

Scientists find miniature T-Rex ancestor

A smaller relative to the king of the dinosaurs.

How UV lights could end up saving crane species

A simple way to help bird populations.

End of AIDS in sight -- existing treatment prevents transmission of HIV

This could deal a huge blow to HIV.

Vietnam to introduce at least 3,000 electric buses next year

A remarkable initiative!

People don't feel responsible for their actions during major bouts of fear or anger

Of course, this does not absolve people of what they do when they are angry or afraid.

Trees help keep cities cool and cozy -- especially if there's a lot of them

In truth, all cities in the world would benefit from planting more trees.

Crusaders were a diverse bunch, genetic analysis shows

Modern genetics sheds new light on these ancient religious wars.

Getting rid of debt might not only make you happier -- but also smarter

In poverty, there is no room for error -- and no room for risk.

This legendary massacre may have been started by a children's game

Talk about eye for an eye...

Employees forced to smile for customers drink more, new study finds

Here's to annoying customers!

Going vegan might not be the greenest diet -- but giving up meat, is

The main takeaway: eat less meat.

Did the Maya civilization really use chocolate as currency? New study suggests so

I say we bring back this currency.

Scientists record unimaginably rare radioactive event

It has a half-life of about a trillion universes.

Most detailed survey yet finds 200,000 species of viruses living in the oceans

There's a lot of life in the oceans.

World's second-largest language family originated in northern China during the Neolithic

This multidisciplinary study could settle a long-lasting debate.

Scientists present device that transforms brain activity into speech

This could be transformative for so many people suffering from speech impairment.

Chinese lunar rover shows dark side of the Moon like you've never seen it before

Take a walk on the dark side -- of the moon.

Why depressed people listen to more sad music

It's probably not what you think.

How much are Americans sitting

Are you sitting down for this?

Greenland ice is melting 6 times faster than in the 1980s

Requiem for an ice sheet.

Arctic warming accelerates climate change -- and will cost $70 trillion

Take action against climate change -- or pay up.

Like meal kits? You might be doing the environment a favor

Have you ever tried a meal kit? You might be doing the environment a favor.

Slime moulds learn by absorbing substances

This simple creature can learn, teach, and memorize, without a nervous system.

How Japanese astronomers discovered the most distant object in the Kuiper Belt with a $3,000 telescope

This is a real victory for little projects.

Even moderate intake of red meat substantially increases risk of bowel cancer

Bacon is not so good for you after all.

Coffee not essential for life, Switzerland decides

Say what now?

Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic

Truly, no place on Earth has escaped pollution.

Russian researchers extract liquid blood from frozen 42,000-year-old foal -- plan to clone it

You want Jurassic Park? Because this is how you get Jurassic Park.

The world's first AI-written textbook showcases what machine learning can do -- and what it can't

The technology could have a surprising use.

Dogs really help people stay fit, new study shows

As if dogs weren't precious enough, they also help with our fitness -- new research shows that dog owners are 400% more likely to meet recommended physical activity guidelines.

Japanese university professor taught students how to produce MDMA, risks up to 10 years in prison

Japanese Breaking Bad? Not really -- this time it's about science, not profit.

Air pollution from corn kills thousands of people each year

Researchers are trying to map the pollution impact of all the foods we eat.

Scientists create artificial material capable of metabolism, self-assembly, movement, and organization -- key traits of life

If it was capable of multiplying, it would essentially be life.

Cherokee cave inscriptions tell tales of ritual ball game

Researchers have translated the famous Cherokee inscriptions from Manitou Cave — but it’s not the story they were expecting to see.

NASA female astronaut set to break record

Congrats, and good luck!

Two of the world's oldest universities team up to digitize treasured medieval manuscripts

Some works will come straight from the Vatican.

Archaeologists find first prehistoric figurative cave art in the Balkans

It's the first find of its kind in the area.

It's official: there's more plastic in the oceans than ever before

Researchers are calling for change on all levels of society.

Sleep myths are unscientific and potentially dangerous

If there's one thing we should appreciate, it's sleep -- and myths proliferated on the internet aren't doing anyone any favors.

The best black hole photo memes the internet has to offer

Get sucked into the joyous celebration of the black hole image.

Researchers 3D print a miniature heart -- using a patient's own cells

Yes, scientists 3D-printed a heart.

The kill rate in Game of Thrones is actually quite realistic, a new study reveals

Don't blame George Martin or HBO for killing your favorite character -- blame reality!

How the snailfish survives more than 6 km beneath the surface

This could help us understand how creatures can survive in the crushing and frigid depths of the oceans.

Meteorite impacts are squeezing water from the moon

The moon has a hydrological cycle, but it looks nothing like the one on Earth.

Microplatics can also travel by wind, new study shows

Even pristine mountainous landscapes are now polluted with microplastics.

Britain's earliest farmers were immigrants from Greece and Spain

The farmers did not interbreed with local foragers.

Deep methane lakes revealed on Titan

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, hosts liquid hydrocarbon lakes and seas on its surface. During the last close encounter with Titan, the Cassini mission offered an unprecedented view of these methane lakes. Writing in two separate papers, researchers report that some of these lakes are more than 100 metres deep and have been fed by methane […]

This is what the photographed black hole's "neighborhood" looks like

You came into the right neighborhood.

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