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Anti-vaxx fears fuel measles outbreak in Europe -- with 37 fatalities already

We're all in this together -- we can't let the diseases win.

Kalashnikov presents retro-futuristic electric car

It's interesting, but how many rounds per minute does it fire?

Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA -- and it's really similar to birds'

Life, uhm, finds a way.

Extinct cave bear DNA pops up in modern brown bears

Looks like some DNA is able to bear the test of time.

In ancient Rome, political discourse was sometimes like an internet fight

Talk about thick skin!

Europe set to ban halogen light bulbs

Here's why this is a good thing.

Human hybrid -- Ancient human relatives interbred with each other

How I met your Neanderthal mother.

Losing sleep can lead to more extra pounds

If you have sleep issues or weight issues, you should read this.

This year, the UK had a tropical summer -- and you can probably thank global warming for that

Have you noticed summers getting hotter and hotter?

Macaws can communicate with each other by blushing

We may have forgotten how to blush, but macaws certainly haven't.

Arctic seabirds also affected by climate change

Global warming meets the circle of life: water heats up, krill gets killed off, krill-eating birds suffer.

Roots evolved at least twice -- independently

Roots branched out a long time ago.

Ants develop division of duties, even in groups as small as six

Division of labor, once thought to be a hallmark of mankind, is also present in the animal world.

California is generating so much renewable energy, it's about to take a break

California's green policy is so successful it needs to slow down for a bit.

The oldest life on Earth may have appeared 4.5 billion years ago, according to detailed 'family tree'

The lineage which led to humans, however, only emerged a billion years later.

Stretchable electronics could be as 'multipurpose as your phone'

A new approach in how we can work with electronics.

NASA finds ice on the Moon -- raising prospects of a lunar colony

Finally, something to put in my lunar glass of whisky.

Police militarization doesn't bring more safety and might do more harm than good

A new study sheds some much-needed light on a controversial topic: police militarization.

This core thinking error underlies both creationism and conspiracy theories

Maybe this is not so surprising after all.

Almost 40% of teen drivers text while driving

Don't text and drive. That's all.

Google just let an Artificial Intelligence take care of cooling a data center

This could save Google millions of dollars -- and it also ushers in a new age of technology.

Scientists spot traces of titanium in scorching hot planet's atmosphere

The planet is almost as hot as the Sun.a

Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere

This could be big.

Ancient galaxies found in our cosmic neighborhood

The galaxies date from the so-called cosmic Dark Ages.

Your lack of sleep might be the reason why you're lonely

Get your good 8 hours of sleep, if you don't like being lonely.

Mathematicians solve old mystery about spaghetti breaking

Here's a question you never knew you wanted to answer.

Korean supermarket wins at selling bananas

I need this in my life.

The dirty link between deforestation, illegal fishing, and tax havens

Tax havens are even more problematic than we thought.

You Instagram photos may look cool -- but they're almost certainly not original

Originality is a scarce commodity on the web.

France trains birds to pick up the litter

It's an interesting man-animal collaboration.

Unwise opioids for wisdom teeth

Opioids don't really do any good here, and they might pave the way for an unwanted addiction.

Youtube now adds facts below conspiracy theory videos

This is probably a good thing, but it remains to be seen whether it will actually make a difference.

Lab-grown meat is almost upon us -- and most Americans would gladly try it

Yum or yuck?

If the whole world ate like America, we wouldn't have enough land in the world

We need to be more responsible -- starting from our plates.

You're really only as old as you feel -- or rather, as you think

How old do you feel, really?

Older adults less likely to recognize their errors

Don't let this fuel the inter-generation conflict though.

Enigmatic creatures that lived 630 million years ago were animals -- but not like anything we've seen before

To the untrained eye, they look just like plants, static and seemingly inactive. But things are not always as they seem.

Europe is so hot right now that it has to stop its nuclear plants

There's a particular irony to this situation.

Geoengineering the Earth against climate change might do as much harm as good

It looks like we'll have to tackle climate change the good old-fashioned way

Smart clothes may be right around the corner, thanks to a new fabrication technique

Smart clothes -- not watches -- are the future of wearables.

Where crows go in the winter -- and other stories about migration

We see them ever so often, but there's so much still shrouded in mystery.

We can limit global warming to 1.5°C -- but we need to change how we travel, heat homes, and use devices

This might just work.

Study calls for regulating energy-intensive Bitcoin transactions

Bitcoin has a lot of work to do before it fulfills its promise.

NASA's brand new TESS telescope is already sending back impressive footage

Even before it actually started doing science, TESS sent back awesome footage of a passing comet.

Bizarre, rogue planet boasts impressive magnetic aurora

It's a planet -- no, it's a brown dwarf. No, it's... both?

Foxy genes: Scientists map red fox genes associated with wild or tame behavior

Foxy genes.

Vaccinating against livestock disease could reduce poverty in eastern Africa, study finds

Vaccines could go a long way towards alleviating poverty in the area.

Angry people are more likely to overestimate their intelligence -- but that's not the whole story

Results are intriguing, but psychologists are faced with a weird problem.

Curiosity celebrates its sixth "birthday" -- with no song and nothing but a tweet

Happy birthday, dear Curiosity! Happy birthday to you!

The benefits of sauna are large and plenty, a new review finds

Saunas really do have a positive health effect, a new review concludes.

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