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Archaeologists reveal first known usage of vanilla -- 3,600 years ago

Ancient people had good taste.

Cold, dark climates linked to heavy drinking

This explains some things...

Delicious chemistry: the science behind wok tossing

Things don't get much hotter (and spicier) than this.

Archaeologists uncover Roman baths in Syria

It's a remarkable find, but it's only the first step.

Archaeologists date prehistoric "Swiss army knife" from Chinese cave

It's a tool built by humanity's ancestors.

Scientists draw inspiration from nature to develop cheese-smelling electronic nose

Scientists went to the zoo to develop better electronic noses.

How wombats make cubed poop

The answer to a question you never knew you had.

Fish oil doesn't really do anything, new study suggests

Researchers say the chance of getting any meaningful benefit from taking omega-3 is one in 1,000.

Coffee or tea? The answer might lie in your genes

So, which one is your favorite?

Many Americans suffer from "social jet lag", new social media study shows

Social media is more impactful than you might think.

Chinese archaeologists discover evidence of skull surgery in ancient, sophisticated hospital

It's an important finding, from one of China's richest archaeological sites.

Italian supervolcano might restart eruption cycle, new study concludes

There's no reason to panic, researchers stress.

This stunning medieval book has 6 bindings -- and is essentially 6 different books

It's jaw-droppingly beautiful.

Scientists zoom in on blood test for cancer

The test is quick and almost painless.

Neanderthal life wasn't more violent than human life, new study suggests

Yet another similarity that Neanderthals share with humans.

Bacteria might be living inside the human brain

This could be a massive game changer.

Climate change caused the demise of flourishing Ancient civilization

There's a lesson to be learned from today.

Climate change might damage male fertility

This does not bode well.

Australia opens first off-the-grid, solar-powered classroom, using Tesla battery

It's still early days, but this is a promising technology.

Plants evolved to manipulate ants into defending them

A chicken and egg problem -- rehashed in an unlikely scenario.

Poaching evolution: elephants are evolving to lose their tusks

It would be an amazing example of evolution -- if it weren't so tragic.

Researchers map and compare the genome of delicious truffles

A most delicious study!

Yes, your pet is keeping track of time -- and it probably knows when it's feeding time

It's always feeding time, isn't it?

Whole Shakespeare collection hidden inside a single tweet

Shakespeare-ception.

The Internet Relay Chat (IRC) turned 30 -- and it probably changed our lives

Remember the good old days?

Scientists find brain signal associated with depression and anxiety

Zooming in on the secrets of the brain.

Scientists find oldest figurative cave painting

The origin of these artists, however, remains a mystery.

MRI study shows how Beatboxing really works -- and it's crazy

They move their vocal tract in a completely new way.

Cockatoos can create and manipulate tools, study suggests

Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.

Scientists find natural combo to keep pastries looking delicious for a long time

Two of my favorite things combined: pastry and science.

Deaf moths use acoustic camouflage to escape bats

It's an evolutionary arms race.

The drugs we take end up in rivers, where they affect the entire ecosystem

The drugs we take are reaching natural ecosystems, and moving up the food chain.

More than 90% of children worldwide breathe heavily polluted air -- a "ticking time bomb"

Pollution is a silent killer -- and it's affecting almost all the planet's children.

Mining cryptocurrencies consumes as much energy as mining precious metals

More evidence that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have a negative environmental impact.

Orangutan numbers continue to decline -- despite optimistic government report

There is little reason for optimism here -- but conservation efforts can still make a difference.

Vikings conquered Europe thanks to a technological innovation: tar

Tar may have been the straw that broke Europe's back.

New project aims to map the DNA of every animal, plant and fungus

One of the most ambitious projects ever attempted in science.

Immigrating drastically changes people's microbiome

It changes very fast.

Younger Americans are better than older Americans at spotting fake news

Well this finding will definitely rattle some spirits.

Materialism is on the rise -- here's how to avoid raising a materialistic child

There's a silver bullet to fight materialism: generosity.

China lifts ban on tiger and rhino parts for "traditional medicine"

This is a major setback for animal conservation.

Cockroach uses karate kick escape zombie-making wasps

Well this is a grisly Halloween story if I've ever seen one.

Humans have killed 60% of all animals since 1970

Things are not hopeless, but we need to act -- now.

Dinosaurs laid colored eggs and passed this trait on to birds, new study shows

Dinosaurs developed colored eggs for the first and only time in history, a new study suggests.

The biggest birds in history were probably nocturnal -- and blind

They did, however, have an excellent sense of smell.

Tiny bug trapped in amber gives clues of tectonic movement

This tiny bug tells a story much bigger than itself.

Young kids are exposed to many app advertisements, new study reports

This is worrying news.

Archaeologists find oldest intact shipwreck -- 2,400 years, in the Black Sea

It's absolutely amazing.

Bitcoin could nudge global warming past 2°C

More cryptocurrencies, more problems.

Chocolate and humans go back much longer than we thought

The cacao plant was domesticated 1,500 years earlier than we thought.

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