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Archaeologists working in Kazakhstan uncover 3,000-year-old pyramid mausoleum

The mausoleum was likely built for a local king more than three millennia ago.

Texas has highest maternal mortality rate in developed world, study finds

The US lags behind all the developed world, and the situation in Texas is unmatched.

Scientists make new opioid painkiller, without the nasty side effects

They started from scratch, using computational techniques to explore more than four trillion different chemical interactions.

Finland capital Helsinki starts driverless bus pilot

If you thought driverless cars are part of a distant past, think again.

White dwarf goes nova after a long slumber

Polish astronomers have captured an incredibly rare event from start to finish: a white dwarf going nova.

New dolphin species found in ... museum collection

Museum collections are riddled with valuable specimens.

This app lets you buy leftover food from UK restaurants - and it's really cheap

Keeping food inside our bellies instead of the bin.

Scientists find brain's generosity center

Scientists zoom in on your generosity, and it could help us understand psychopaths.

Mayans may have been better at math and astronomy than we thought

Anthropologists have shown that Mayan tablets of math and astronomy have been greatly underestimated.

Top chefs are using leftover food in Rio to feed the poor

Leftover food from the Olympic Village in Rio is being prepared by a group of international chefs and served to the poor.

#FossilFriday: opalized belemnite

Belemnites were extinct cephalopods with a squid-like body.

Scotland just powered itself completely from wind power the entire day

High winds and a low demand on a Sunday allowed Scottish windmills to generate 106% of the country's electricity demand.

Archaeological finding could confirm gruesome Greek legend

Archaeologists working on top of a Greek mountain have made a sinister discovery.

340-Year-Old Cheese Recovered From Shipwreck: ‘We think it’s cheese’

It's perhaps the stinkiest cheese in the world right now, after molding at the bottom of a shipwreck for centuries.

Paleontologists make gruesome finding about 300-million-year-old shark

A small tooth in a fecal sample confirms that the fierce predator ate its young.

How and where to watch the Perseids this year

The Perseids are taking place in this period, and this year promises to be an especially good one.

Analysis reveals Donald Trump's angry tweets are his own, moderate ones are from staff

Social media analysis spots the real Trump twitting.

Did the earliest Americans walk on ice or cross on water? New study sparks debate

How did people get to America, and when? A new, 'pioneering and neat' study may have some answers.

Elon Musk's company revealed plans for a roof made of solar panels

Elon Musk has shown plenty of times in the past that he's not afraid to go a bit outside the box - or even a bit more.

Pools at the Rio Olympics are turning green

Someone is celebrating St. Patrick's early this year.

Scientists solve one of anthropology's most famous hoaxes

In 1912, palaeontologist Arthur Smith Woodward and the amateur antiquarian Charles Dawson made a stunning announcement, which turned out to be a hoax.

Scientists find a way to harvest green energy from grass

Garden grass could become a source of sustainable energy, a group of scientists claim.

Citizens are happier in countries where the government intervenes more frequently in the economy

Who knew that governments can make people happier?

Six million Americans are drinking water with unsafe levels of toxic chemicals

Six million Americans might be drinking water with high levels of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems.

Researchers find brain's 'physics engine'

There's a physics expert inside all of us, though deeper in some than in others.

Scientists figure out why snakes have such long bodies

Researchers from Portugal believe they finally have the answer.

These are the worlds most energy-efficient countries

Europe tops the list.

New Italian law encourages supermarkets to give unsold food to the needy

About one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption -- 1.3 billion tons -- is wasted.

The Media Village at the Rio Olympics Is Built on a Mass Grave of Slaves

The Olympic Games in Rio are shaping up to be an absolute nightmare.

Russians digitize and publish disturbing diaries of Heinrich Himmler

The chilling diary of a monster.

Archaeologists might have just found a castle at King Arthur's alleged birthplace

It may or may not be Arthur's castle, but it's a monumental finding.

Facebook's new algorithm could help us promote better science

Improve quality on Facebook? Yes please!

Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate

Loud screamers compensate for small testicles... but it works.

Eco-friendly wines really do taste better, scientists find

Let's toast to eco-friendly grapes!

Jupiter's Red Patch Heats up the Entire Planet

We finally know what caused the huge, Earth-sized red spot on Jupiter.

Huge crowdsourced study finds genetic links to depression

Big data is paving the way for a new generation of studies.

Dynamic augmented reality could make Pokemon interact with the real world

It's simply amazing.

Penis flowers are blooming across America, and we don't really know why

Corpse flowers are blooming much faster than usual.

ESOF's Echoes - Talking Science

The European Science Open Forum (ESOF) has come and gone, but its echoes still resonate. It's one of the biggest science events worldwide and it absolutely felt like it.

This tree grows 40 different types of fruits

No joke, no trick - the tree you see blow grows 40 different types of fruit.

Viking 1: Laying the Foundation of Space Exploration on Mars

We have touched Mars. There is life on Mars, and it is us—extensions of our eyes in all directions, extensions of our mind, extensions of our heart and soul… — Ray Bradbury, science fiction author, speaking at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, October 8, 1976 Traveling to Mars has been the dream of many […]

Astrophysicist calculates a one in 87 billion chance Melania Trump's speech was not plagiarised

A 1 in 87 billion chance.

'Shocking,' 'Plain Stupid': New British Prime Minister shuts down Climate Change Office

The UK seems hell bent on making unfortunate decissions.

Tesla just changed one word in its mission statement - and it's a big change

Energy.

Borneo orangutan and two shark species hit extinction 'red list'

It is alarming to see such emblematic species slide towards extinction

In the long run, morphine might actually cause more pain than it alleviates

Painkillers in the opium family (most notably morphine) may actually make pain last longer, a new study reports. Morphine treatment after a nerve injury doubled the duration of pain in rats and this is highly worrying. It gets even more disturbing when you consider the addictive potential of many commercial opioids such as OxyContin and Vicodin. If this is […]

Scientists create robotic stingray powered by light-activated muscle cells

It's just as crazy as it sounds.

Religious people say they don't watch pornography... but the data says otherwise

Pornography is still a taboo in most communities, especially in religious ones. Almost without exception, religious people will deem it as deviant and sinful behaviour, and even viewing it is simply unacceptable. But data shows that they’re almost certainly lying. A study published June 2 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment & […]

Astronomers find water clouds on brown dwarf

Researchers working with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii have made a stunning discovery: they found evidence of water clouds around a brown dwarf. Since its discovery, the brown dwarf known as WISE 0855 has fascinated astronomers. It lies just 7.2 light-years from Earth and it’s the coldest confirmed object outside of our solar system at temperatures ranging […]

Light pollution causes spring to come earlier

The night light burns bright.