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Mushroom with antiviral properties could save the honeybees

A mushroom grower may have found a way to save the bees from Colony Collapse Disorder.

Tobacco industry's carbon footprint mirrors entire countries -- cost of cigarettes should reflect the environmental damage, WHO says

We all know smoking is bad for our health but not a lot of people are aware of the hidden environmental costs of the tobacco industry.

GHB drug use associated with long-term cognitive changes

The is responsible for many overdose-induced comas. Now, research suggests tripping on the drug 'fries' the brain.

A 15-minute jog is better for the mind than a brief period of calm relaxation

It's incredible what just a couple of minutes of exercising can do for the mind.

Monkeys and wolves forge alliance that resembles domestication done by humans

In Ethiopia's grasslands, huge herds of gelada monkeys might be in the process of domesticating wolves.

Naps help us process information we subconsciously acquire during the day

More reasons to sleep!

How Siberian Huskies got their ghostly blue eyes

These canine white walkers got their famous blue eyes thanks to a genetic duplication.

Neanderthals gave humans viruses, but also the genes that protect us from them

Ancient interbreeding primed modern humans for an encounter with new viruses.

Lockheed Martin unveils lunar lander concept meant send astronauts to the moon

The huge lander is supposed to ferry humans between an orbiting space station and the lunar surface.

Hugs protect our mood from the negative effects of interpersonal conflict

A simple and effective way to relieve psychological stress.

Japanese builder-bot offers glimpse into the construction site of the future

No more heavy lifting.

How the African elephant's cracked skin keeps it cool

Faced with the hot and dry savannah, the African elephant evolved a creative solution.

Key ingredient for life on Earth may have come from outer space

Phosphates forged in space made their way to Earth on comets and asteroid.

In a just a few years, scientists could domesticate the delicious ground cherry

They used CRISPR gene editing to take a shortcut around traditional plant domestication that can take up to thousands of years.

Polymer paint passively cools down any surface

The paint can cool buildings by as much as 6°C compared to the surroundings.

Scientists find over 60,000 new Maya structures (thanks to LIDAR)

The map extends over thousands of square miles.

Half of world's killer whales could disappear in next 30 years due to toxic pollutant

PCBs have been banned almost two decades ago but their effects are still widely felt by the iconic orcas.

Some people die from 'giving-up-itis': the lack of will to live

Trauma can be severe for some people that they literally wish themselves dead.

Japanese rovers beam back more awesome pictures from asteroid's surface

You can see how the sun moves across the asteroid's horizon.

Ancient retrovirus may make some people more prone to addiction

The study hints to evidence for a physical cause of addiction.

5 Technologies Scientists Are Currently Pursuing to Improve Healthspan

Science may one day open the way to the 'Fountain of Youth'.

Unlike your vacuum, the manta ray never clogs -- and it might inspire microplastic filters

No other animal has the same ability.

Galileo Galilei faked his own letter 400 years ago to avoid the Inquisition

The Italian physicist had a close shave with the Inquisition -- but he couldn't fool them twice.

Divorce risk rises with proportion of opposite-sex individuals at work

Having more individuals of the opposite sex at work may be too tempting for some.

Scientists describe world's largest bird on record -- it used to weigh more than many dinosaurs

A newly describe elephant bird species takes the crown for world's largest bird ever.

Thawing Arctic lakes are bubbling methane, greatly amplifying global warming

An understudied phenomenon may double the amount of methane released into the atmosphere by the thawing Arctic permafrost.

Glyphosate might be killing bees by messing with their gut bacteria

Glyphosate may not be harmless to animals after all.

Scientists spot dust storms on Titan for the first time

It's the third Solar System body, in addition to Earth and Mars, where dust storms have been observed.

Earth wobbles as it spins, and humans are responsible for a third of this effect

Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.

Watch this awesome giant net collect garbage in space

An experimental spacecraft designed to solve our growing space junk problem was a sound success.

How NASA tech made its way into everyday life

The technology initially developed for space is remarkably common in everyday life applications on Earth.

AI-controlled glider learns to ride air currents like an eagle

Autonomous aircraft could save energy or study migratory birds using this machine learning tech.

MDMA or 'ecstasy' makes octopuses more social, too

This could help scientists uncover the origin of social behavior in all animals.

Meet the strongest material in the universe: nuclear pasta

It's a mind-perplexing 10 billion times stronger than steel.

Most people hate wasps -- but they deserve to be loved just as much as bees

Wasps are actually useful.

Mosquitoes are eating microplastics, which they pass on to the food chain

Ultimately, what the mosquito eats, we eat as well.

Both males and females perceive women wearing makeup as more open to casual sex -- and they're wrong

It sounds a lot like wishful thinking.

Volcanoes on dwarf planet ooze ice instead of molten lava

Ceres just got a heck of a lot more interesting to researchers.

Canada bans artificial trans fats which cause heart disease

A welcomed policy that will save thousands of lives.

We might have our own natural 'night vision', new study says

The retina changes both software and hardware components to see better in the dark.

Just a few pieces of plastic are enough to kill sea turtles

And the situation is getting worse.

SpaceX will send its first passenger around the moon aboard a Big Freaking Rocket

It's been almost 50 years since a human has come this close to the moon.

Humans arrived on Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than previously thought -- so then what killed the elephant bird?

The story of the elephant bird's extinction just got a lot more interesting.

Humans were brewing beer before they started growing cereals

The 13,000-year-old evidence is actually the first record of man-made alcohol in the world.

Stephen Colbert ridicules administrator's plan to allow NASA corporate sponsorships

Astronaut suits plastered in ads like NASCAR racers? Now that's a thought...

Parasitic beetles trick sex-hungry bees by mimicking their pheromones

This master of deception adapts its pheromones to the local bee species, and it's deadly effective!

New non-antibiotic treatment hijacks tuberculosis bacterium

It could prove a valuable alternative to the way TB is currently being treated.

Bonobo food-sharing points to evolutionary origin of human generosity

Generosity helped our species thrive -- but we are not alone in the animal kingdom.

SETI project uses AI to track down mysterious light source

Scientists are still in the dark but the new insights place them a step closer to the source of fast radio bursts.

The table of disruptive technologies: a timeline of industry-killing breakthroughs

Do you know what future tech looks like?

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