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This AI can do a 3D facial reconstruction from a single picture

It's seriously cool.

Scientists devise mind-bending model of the Universe

Things are about to get very weird.

Researchers use ultra-violet light to study first English voyage to America

The first Englishman to set foot on America.

Does parenting make people unhappy?

The answer is often 'yes'.

Amid government shutdown, US National Parks overflow with garbage

This is bad news.

China spacecraft makes historic landing on the dark side of the moon

It's the first mission to ever land on the far side of the moon.

Bacteria in ancient Druid "healing soil" found to stop the growth of super bugs

It even stops MRSA.

Populist leaders are threatening democracy, researchers warn

The world is experiencing a dramatic surge of populism.

Freelancing might be bad for your health, a new study suggests

Working as a freelancer? You might want to read this.

Japan's new year resolution: resuming commercial whale hunting

The decision has been met with disappointment and criticism.

An ancient recipe for chicken and damsons

An old, delicious recipe.

Meet the world's smallest snowman

Isn't he adorable?

Yes, a quantum internet is possible, new study shows

This is seriously cool.

Stone Age people were living on the Himalayan plateau 30,000 years ago

They may have received some genetic assistance from an early race of humans.

Want to understand something complicated? Just try explaining it to yourself

It's like your very own 1 on 1 tutoring session.

Christmas traditions: In Catalonia, a man is pooping in the nativity scene

It's supposed to bring good luck!

The statistic of the year: 90.5% of plastic has never been recycled

Some stats are better than others.

Dutch researchers grow bananas without soil to protect them from disease

Bananas, as we know them, are undergoing huge challenges.

Dementia symptoms reversed in mice -- human trials are next

The key is a combination of microbubbles and ultrasound.

Coastal erosion reveals incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints in southern England

It's like Disneyworld for paleontologists.

Blind creature that buries its head in the sand named after Donald Trump

The resemblance is uncanny.

Giraffes quietly dropped down to 'Endangered list'

Giraffes have been undergoing a silent extinction.

Working out in the evening doesn't cause any sleep problems

Work out anytime you want -- no excuses!

Germany's word of the year is a climate change pun

It's a hot topic.

Look at all these faces. None of them are real -- they were created by an AI

Un-real.

Johnson & Johnson knew its baby powder has cancer-causing asbestos -- but it lied

A story worth reading.

Tourists might be bringing diseases to Antarctica's penguins

Tourists are bringing dangerous pathogens to the Antarctic.

Shark numbers plummet by 92% in Australian waters

Sharks are declining at an alarming rate.

Virgin Galactic tourist space rocket passes first test

Fancy a trip to outer space?

Luxembourg to become the first country to make public transportation free

It's Luxembourg's moment in the spotlight.

Blink and you'll miss it -- new study shows that blinking can be significant nonverbal cues

Do you pay attention to how the people you talk to blink?

How pink poop and satellites revealed a giant penguin colony

Don't eat the pink snow.

A geological hallmark of human activity: chicken bones

It's not a very pleasant thought.

Giant marsupial predator was "unlike any living animal"

It was a fierce beast.

Yes, the Trump administration really pitched coal at a climate conference

Well... this is awkward.

Older people believe their own lies

We're still not sure what lying does to the brain.

Dracula ants have the fastest body parts known to man: their jaws

After all, they are called Dracula ants.

Here's why you should never eat raw cookie dough

It's delicious, sure -- but cook it before you eat it.

People aged 70 and over who exercise regularly have the bodies of 40-year-olds

It's never too late to start exercising -- and the results are impressive.

City frogs are more attractive than their countriside cousins, new study shows

Female frogs like city boys, a new study finds.

Helium exoplanet inflates like a balloon

Helium was predicted to be one of the most common elements of exoplanets, but was only recently observed for the first time.

Contrary to 'propaganda' myths, migrants are actually good for a country's health and economy, new study reports

Think migrants are bad? Think again, science says.

After millions of tests, researchers find the most promising compounds against malaria

This is far from being a final drug, but it's still extremely exciting.

Researchers repurpose wasp venom peptides as antibiotics

Finally, a use for wasps.

Archaeologists find 50,000 year-old tiara, made from wooly mammoth ivory

It's still beautiful to this day.

Nutritional study taking a jab at "Joy of Cooking" withdrawn -- among many others

There's still some joy in cooking.

Young Hawaiian seals are showing up with eels stuck in their noses -- and we're not really sure why

Sure you've had bad days, but have you had an 'eel up your nose' day?

252 million years ago, climate change nearly wiped out life on Earth; something similar is happening today

If this sounds a bit alarming... it should.

Christmas dinner launched towards the ISS

It's hearty space food.

The Large Hadron Collider shut down for upgrades -- until 2021

This time, it's all going according to plan

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