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Fingerprint test can tell if someone used cocaine or just handled it

The drug diagnosis takes less than two minutes and could prove to be a useful forensics tool in the future.

Going to bed with your lover's shirt might help you sleep better

The effect was similar in magnitude to that reported for melatonin supplements -- a commonly used sleep aid.

Wearing 'beer goggles' makes you more inclined to notice unattractive faces (and give them a chance)

Yet another study finds getting buzzed makes love interests more appealing than they normally would while sober.

Primitive bee trapped in 100-million-year-old amber is one of the earliest pollinators

The fossils could tell us more about the changes ancient wasps went through as they evolved into bees.

A rare and painful tumor that affects humans was found in a 66-million-year-old dinosaur

It's the first time that scientists find a dinosaur affected by this disease.

Largest turtle that ever lived had a shell with horns

A car-sized turtle may have been the largest to have ever lived.

'Ghost DNA' belonging to ancient extinct humans is still alive in the genomes of West Africans

A new lineage of humans has been identified in the DNA of certain African populations. But no one knows what they looked like or what happened to them.

Epic photo of two mice fighting over crumbs wins award for Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The photographer scoured London's grubby tube station for the perfect moment to take this award-winning shot.

Iranian propaganda tries to pass $20 children's Halloween costume as an astronaut suit

Yup, they seriously tried to pull this off...

This is the only pink manta ray in the world -- and people are going crazy over it

The ray, named after a beloved character from the Pink Panther movies, may have a genetic mutation that makes its skin color pink.

Zealandia, the world's 8th continent, linked to the forging of the Pacific Ring of Fire

The reactivation of ancient faults may have not only shaped the sunken continent of Zealandia but also the highly tectonically active Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean.

What's the link between autism and gut bacteria?

Gut bacteria may contribute to the development of autism-like behaviors.

Heavy storm helps British Airways 747 break the subsonic transatlantic record

The flight, which arrived nearly two hours earlier than scheduled, reached a top speed of 825 miles per hour.

Male birth control pills are around the corner. Here's how they work

Several research groups are working in parallel to devise a male birth control pill that is at least as effective and safe as the pill for women.

The gruesome practice of shrinking human heads

Jivaro head hunters employed a unique technique to shrink the heads of their fallen enemies in order to prevent their spirits from taking revenge.

AI upscales iconic 1895 film to 4K 60fps and the results are amazing

One of the world's first motion pictures has been adapted to modern-day standards by several neural networks.

The number of political TV ads mentioning guns increased eightfold since 2012

Political ads have also become more polarized, with more gun regulation-orientated messages now airing.

How to cope and recover from muscle soreness

Muscle soreness is actually a sign that you're growing stronger. No pain, no gain!

Scientists strap controller onto jellyfish, turn it into a super-fast cyborg-jellyfish

The supercharged jellyfish swam up to three times faster than they normally would have.

WHO officially declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency

It's the sixth global emergency declared in the past decade.

White dwarf stars drags space-time around it, proving Einstein right yet again

After gravitational waves and black holes, another one of Einstein's brilliant predictions has been confirmed.

US life expectancy rises for the first time in four years

The first fall in drug overdoses since 1990 and a decline in cancer deaths have contributed to the most the trend reversal in life expectancy.

Soft robot hand can sweat to keep itself cool

Inspired by human's unique ability to keep cool, researchers have designed a soft robot that sweats.

The International Space Station will soon have a 'space hotel' for the wealthy

If you want a seat, you'd best save up $50 million by 2024

Why do men and women store fat differently? The answer might lie with fruit flies

Certain genes cause differences in how body fat is stored among the sexes. This insight could someday be used to treat metabolic-related illnesses.

Praise, rather than punishment, improves classroom focus by 30%

The more teachers praised instead of scolding, the more students paid attention in class.

The Pacific Ocean has become so acidic it's dissolving crab shells

Ocean acidification is threatening the entire marine food chain.

Is there a coronavirus vaccine?

Not yet, but we might have one in as early as three months -- the fastest time yet for a vaccine's development.

How Liverpool FC is using data science to dominate British Premier League

The Reds are tracking data and trends to dominate the pitch.

Butterfly wings are alive and double as hi-tech sensors

Nanostructures on the butterfly's wings are especially designed to protect living tissue inside them. This could inspire engineers to design more efficient heat shields.

Second positive case of Wuhan coronavirus confirmed in Toronto

The Wuhan novel coronavirus has now reached Canada. Health workers are investigating 19 other cases in the province.

Inferno 'ultra-hot Jupiter' is the hottest planet in the universe

This planet's surface is hotter than some stars.

How neuro-symbolic AI might finally make machines reason like humans

It combines the raw processing power of neural networks with human-like concept recognition.

Green policy leaders awarded 'Nobel Prize for Environment'

Can you put a price on nature? Turns out, quantifying ecosystems is essential to modern-day policy.

New stretchable battery is ideal for wearable electronics

The battery uses a solid polymer as the electrolyte and can provide a constant power output even when stretched to twice its original length.

Trump's "fake news" war might actually make journalists more credible

Trump's "fake news" strategy might actually backfire.

UK researchers accuse WHO of spreading 'blatant misinformation' about e-cigarette safety

British researchers say that e-cigs are 95% harmful than regular cigarettes and refute a WHO report claiming that vaping should be avoided entirely.

This is what the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy sounds like

Scientists have resurected the voice of an ancient Egyptian priest.

Scientists plot incredibly detailed 3D map of the fruit fly's brain wiring

It's like a Google Maps of the brain.

Scientists record video of atoms forming chemical bonds in real time

It's the first time that footage of atoms bonding and separating has been recorded.

What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide

You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.

A huge asteroid might have ended the "Snowball Earth" era 2.2 billion years ago

Earth's oldest impact crater reveals new secrets from a strange time when the planet was almost entirely covered in ice.

What's an MRI and how does it work?

MRI scanners have proven revolutionary in medical practice and neuroscience.

Your belly fat is increasing the risk of a heart attack

An unhealthy waist circumference puts patients at risk of subsequent heart attacks regardless of how many drugs they use.

'Dancing dragon' bridges gap between feathered dinosaurs and birds

A perfectly preserved dinosaur specimen found in China was covered in feathers.

Neanderthal teeth could chomp on hard plants like nuts and seeds

A new study found that early human ancestors had teeth that could penetrate the hard shells of nuts and seeds without suffering damage.

The saber-toothed cat: the most memorable extinct megafauna

There's more to these amazing prehistoric animals than their long canine teeth.

Hand-held device shows promise in treating gastroparesis

A device initially designed for treating migraines is effective against a stomach condition, too.

When will the Sun run out of fuel?

The Sun has enough hydrogen fuel to last it another 5 billion years. However, life on Earth might become extinct as early as 1 billion years from now.

Why do dogs have whiskers?

Whiskers allow dogs to "see" things that are literally under their noses.

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