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Scientists find diamonds forged deep within a lost, ancient planet of the early solar system

Pieces of an ancient planet formed long before Earth shed their secrets.

Mass extinction event 232 million years ago paved the way for the dinosaurs

The dinosaurs started and ended with a bang.

Football field-sized asteroid makes close flyby past Earth -- and no one saw it coming

Close call!

Ketamine nasal spray quickly relieves depression and suicidal thoughts

A novel breakthrough that could save lives.

Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS to find their birthplace

The loggerheads can find their original nesting grounds within 40 to 50 miles, despite being away for decades or traveling thousands of miles.

Scientists measure physical constant in unprecedented detail, which may reveal exotic physics

In doing so, they've come up with evidence that might tell us what dark particles and forces might or might not lurk beyond the Standard Model. 

Every extra drink could shorten your lifespan by 30 minutes

That's over a limit of four to five glasses of wine per week.

Are hand dryers actually hygienic? New study found they spread fecal bacteria all over your hands

Use paper towels instead.

'Punk-haired' turtle that breathes through its butt is seriously endangered

But we humans are the real punks here.. .

Scientists uncover secret color of 200-million-year-old butterfly wings

Butterfly iridescence is really, really old.

Male-female differences linked to risk of extinction, new study finds

Standing out from the opposite sex comes at a cost -- and this could make all the difference in the world.

The Atlantic Ocean's circulation is at its weakest in 1,600 years, and this could disrupt weather patterns

A little ice age and modern global warming have had a say in this.

Scientists reverse damage by key gene involved in Alzheimer's Disease

The results astonishingly suggest that Alzheimer's effects on the brain could be reversed.

Gecko-inspired adhesive allows robots to grip wider range of objects

The new gripper can grasp almost anything from pipes to porous rocks. Its primary application might be space.

Scientists devise new, cheaper way to manufacture graphene

A new step forward that might make graphene mainstream.

Mysterious vomiting condition tied to marijuana can be relieved by hot showers, doctors say

This is a serious condition that has sent many to the ER multiple times.

Ichthyosaur jaw-bone might have belonged to largest animal ever

The fossil found on a UK beach used to belong to an ancient behemoth.

Ancient human fossil finger found in Arabia could rewrite our species' history

A tiny fingerbone is re-writing the story of human dispersal out of Africa.

Humans as old as 79 still generate new neurons, stirring new debate

The results are encouraging given an aging population around the world.

Dark matter might not interact with anything other than gravity

Scientists are left in the dark again.

Why did Neanderthals have such big noses? It helped them adapt to the cold, study says

All the better to breathe with.

Shrimp-inspired camera leads to new underwater GPS

The novel camera help researchers devise a novel underwater GPS method.

Efforts to fight plastic pollution are working: Fewer plastic bags found around UK waters

Taxing plastic bags or coffee cups works -- and the rest of the world should follow suit.

Phosphorus -- a crucial ingredient for life -- might be a lot less common in the universe than we thought

The odds of finding alien life are getting slimmer by the day.

Scientists make most precise measurements of antimatter -- but only deepen mystery

Hydrogen and anti-hydrogen are unremarkably the same.

Astronomers find the most distant star ever, looking through a galactic magnifying glass

The findings might help piece together the evolution of the universe.

Stressed out? Try briefly quitting Facebook, new study says

#deletefacebook?

Bats are migrating earlier due to climate change, and this could spell trouble for our crops

Bats provide more than $22 billion of indirect value to farmers by controlling pests. When bats fall, so does our food.

Scientists reprogram brain cells that store memories about places

German researchers reprogramed brain cells to investigate how place memories are formed.

How stress impairs our ability to learn and recall

This explains why some people fail exams despite having studied for it.

Extinct monitor lizard used to have four eyes -- and this is a pretty big deal

The extra eyes are called the pineal and parapineal organs.

Mind-controlled mice are forced to ignore food, water, and sex to complete maze

This was equally awesome and disturbing to watch.

It takes about 200 hours with someone to turn them into a best friend, new study shows

Making new friends take time. A new study quantified how long it takes, on average, for an acquaintance to climb our social circle.

Bioinspired surface harvests water from thin air

Inspired by the pitcher plant and rice leaves, researchers have devised a new method that harvests water straight from the air.

Scientists crack the eggshell nanostructure, finding what makes it so strong

The findings are important for food safety, but also materials science.

Drug could make human blood deadly toxic to mosquitoes

A drug developed in the 1980s to fight parasites can make human blood toxic to mosquitoes when taken in a high dose.

Marijuna is nowhere near as dangerous to the brain as alcohol

Marijuana does not reduce the size of gray matter or white matter, unlike alcohol.

The Sahara desert expanded by 10% in the last century

The world's largest warm desert grew by 10% since 1920.

How to boil the perfect egg, right to your taste, every time

This is an easy to use calculator that takes into account all the physical parameters that impact a boiling egg.

Social anxiety may be rooted in fear of making mistakes

The findings suggest that therapy should focus on making people less conscious of perceived mistakes.

Elon Musk publishes new academic paper detailing his plans to colonize Mars

Finally, a detailed presentation of what's perhaps the most audacious plan of the century.

A Japanese company wants to sell on-demand fake meteor showers -- but scientists aren't happy

But this could spell trouble for some satellites.

Exotic type of supernova wrapped in a 'cocoon' burns fast and furiously

Not your typical stellar explosion.

More than a third of graduate students are depressed

Graduate students are six times likelier to be depressed than the general population.

Tooth-mounted sensor can track what you eat

The tiny sensor provides objective information about a user's diet.

Pill shows promise in treating peanut allergies

It's not a cure -- but this oral treatment makes people less susceptible to life-threatening allergic reactions.

Scientists double the number of Neanderthal genomes, gleaning new tribal insights

Cheeky new details concerning the interbreeding between Neanderthals and our own species.

Freezing gut nerve makes you less hungry, aiding weight loss

It sounds extreme, but it worked -- with no side effects.

World's first continuous room-temperature maser open door to new applications

A major breakthrough in physics.

Healthy food significantly improves major depression symptoms, new study finds

"You are what you eat."

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