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Chocolate and humans go back much longer than we thought

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

Dogs successfully diagnose malaria in children

Dogs really have an amazing sense of smell.

Chess tournament shows you really burn a lot of calories while thinking

If you want to lose a few extra pounds though, there are some better ways.

Physically attractive women don't have higher levels of sex hormones, new study reveals

This contradicts a rather popular theory.

Plant roots may hold the key to the next generation drought-resistant crops

It's an arms race with climate change.

Time travel Anime inspires solution to puzzling math problem

An anime math problem? My favorite.

"Fascinating": Crows are even smarter than we thought

Crows are much smarter than we thought -- and one, in particular, seemed like a moody genius.

NASA tries to fix Hubble problem by switching it off and on again

Hi, have you tried switching it off and on again?

That cold, gloomy weather you hate? It might give you a heart attack

Bad weather just got a bit worse.

Eating organic reduces cancer risk? Not so fast

Not so fast.

Signs of fracking water found in freshwater mussels

"Cleaned" fracking water is not that clean, and can do significant long-term damage.

Cheap CubeSat snaps first images of Mars

While this isn't a remarkable achievement in itself, it shows that CubeSats are a viable technology for interplanetary missions.

Mars may yet hold life in salty subsurface waters

Mars may be more life-friendly than we thought.

How the black widow spins her steel-strong silk web

One cannot overstate the potential impact on materials and engineering, researchers say.

Golden labs seem to be healthier than their chocolate cousins -- and we're not sure why

Who's a good boy? All dogs, that's who. But some have more problems than others.

No Photoshop involved: this iceberg really is almost perfectly rectangular

It's as if someone cut it with a knife.

NASA names new constellations after Doctor Who, Hulk, and Godzilla

Someone call a Doctor!

Earth's inner core is solid, seismic waves reveal

It's amazing how we can learn things about the very depths of our planet.

New study reveals why dandelions are among the best fliers -- they take to the air in a unique way

We have a lot to learn from the humble dandelion.

Researchers find Jurassic piranha-like flesh-eating fish, and also spot their victims

The Jurassic had flesh-eating fish... of course it did.

Scientists develop self-lubricating, smart condoms

An innovation which will make a lot of people happyier.

Ghost fishing kills over 650,000 animals a year. These researchers believe they've found a solution

Technology to the rescue!

Scientist exposes predatory journals by submitting 'Rick and Morty' papers

Briefly, a dinglebop was smoothened by the help of schleem.

Giraffe patterns aren't random -- and they're quite important

Have you ever noticed a giraffe's patterns?

Just 20% of US students learn a foreign language -- compared to 92% in Europe

This seems to be a systemic problem.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede shows signs of "strike-slip" tectonic activity

This could, ultimately, help us look for extraterrestrial life in our solar system.

Neanderthal child was eaten by giant bird

Talk about a gruesome story -- yikes!

Italy's Mount Etna might soon collapse into the sea

Well this sure ain't good news.

Archaeologists discover Roman-age burial site of "vampire-child"

Strap your seatbelts, it's creepy time.

Small Somalian cavefish hints at mammals' nocturnal ancestor

Things start to change when you've been living in the dark for millions of years.

It's high time we moved past BMI -- meet the metabolome

When it comes to obesity we need all the help we can get -- and better tests are sure welcome.

Some moons have moons of their own -- moonmoons

But can moonmoons have moonmoonmoons?

Last call if we want to save the planet from devastating climate change, scientists warn

The science is in. Now, it's time for policymakers to act, and for all of us to drive the change.

Ice spikes on Europa could be threatening for future missions

An ice penitence in outer space.

Eight-year-old in Sweden pulls ancient sword from a lake

This makes her the queen, right?

Banksy stencil sells for $1.3 million -- then immediately self-destructs

The painting doubled in value, since this is Banksy world and normal rules don't seem to apply.

3,500-year-old spiced latte? Archaeologists report earliest known usage of nutmeg

The spice gives an exciting insight into an old civlization.

Sexual assault and harassment has long-lasting consequences on women

The fact that so many women go through this is nothing if not disturbing

If we want to find the "missing" dark matter, we have to look beyongblack holes

Dark matter makes up most of the universe -- and we still don't really know what it is.

Homeopathy is ineffective against children's cold and flu

Captain Obvious to the rescue!

Do cats keep rats away? Not really -- but it's complicated

It's not about the fight, it's about what leads to the fight.

University creates Mars-like soil -- and you can buy it dirt cheap

A way to create a piece of Mars here on Earth -- kind of.

Scientists discover new hummingbird species and it's almost extinct already

A remarkable finding, already highly vulnerable.

The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins

It's not all good when you're tall.

People can handle the truth -- more than you think

Speak your mind, but don't be a jerk.

Here's why it doesn't get dark when you blink

It's not magic -- it's science.

Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah claims to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis

A problem that turned out to have more sides than initially thought.

History in the making: Japan lands two rovers on asteroid

This could give insights on the birth of the Earth, and even the solar system.

Renowned mathematician claims "simple" solution to 160-year-old problem

This could be huge.

Researchers have found a pattern for prime numbers -- and it resembles something from nature

We don't often think about mathematics as being beautiful, but perhaps we should.

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