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Fish-like robot might reveal the secret life of ocean wildlife

Aquatic bots like SoFi will enable scientists to learn more about some of the most elusive underwater creatures.

Helmet-like wearable scanner can record brain activity in moving subjects

This isn't a war helmet -- it's a revolutionary brain scanner!

Inspired by a Japanese basket, physicists create new metal with peculiar properties

Kagome is a popular style element in Japanese basket-making characterized by a symmetrical pattern of interlaced triangles.

What's up with Steve: A new kind of aurora demystified by scientists

Meet a shimmering purple ribbon of plasma called Steve.

Supermassive black hole sends radio echoes of its stellar dinner

Another discovery that cements black holes' fundamental role in the evolution of the universe.

Scientists engineer new life form with mixed Bacteria and Archaea membrane

This is essentially a new life form with both modern and 'primordial' traits.

LSD blurs the line between our own sense of self and others

This knowledge could be used to improve social interactions in patients with mental disorders.

The health risks of second-hand marijuana smoke shouldn't be ignored

Marijuana smoke is still smoke -- and it might clog arteries just as bad as tobacco.

Kepler -- the spacecraft that discovered thousands of alien worlds -- is running on its last drops of fuel

It will have time to find just a couple more candidate exoplanets.

Men with heightened prefrontal cortex activity are less likely to cheat

Willpower is important for staying committed to a relationship.

Babies reason long before they can speak

Behind the adorable "goo goo ga ga" lies a logical tiny human.

Airbus tests harpoon meant to shoot down satellite-sized space junk

They're after the Moby Dick of space.

Modern humans and Denisovans interbred at least twice in history

Our ancestors interbred both with Neanderthals and Denisovans.

What causes Déjà vu -- the unsettling feeling of familiarity in novel situations

There's a glitch in the Matrix...

What's the surprising connection between cannabis and coffee?

Both substances target cannabinoids.

Industrialization pays less dividends: when manufacturing jobs shift abroad, their share peak at a lower level than in the previous country

It's a global problem, which means recent U.S. policy might be doomed to fail.

Galactic clockwork: Astronomers find all galaxies rotate once every billion years

Regardless of their size, all galaxies that just as long to come full circle.

Why a spinning hard-boiled egg always faces up

Try it at home.

Scientists invent ultra-white coating inspired by beetle scales

It's 20 times whiter than paper.

Generic drugs for heart conditions work just as well as brand name drugs

They might not sound fancy, but generics work just as well for a faction of the cost.

Stopping muscle atrophy at old age could be possible

Scientists have found a connection between nerve loss and muscle atrophy. They think the process can be reversed.

Ice-VII found in nature for the first time, suggests aqueous fluid present in Earth's deep mantle

A strange form of ice is intriguing scientists.

Elon Musk: Mars spaceship might test flight in early 2019

Another audacious claim from quite possibly the boldest man on Earth.

A demonic robo-wolf is now protecting Japanese farmlands

The scarecrow of the 21st century.

Revolutionary nanoparticle eye drops could make glasses obsolete

The procedure also involves a minimally invasive laser, and can be performed without medical supervision.

Scientists 'sew' atomic lattices seamlessly together

The findings could lead to a new class of electronics like flexible LEDs.

CRISPR edit makes mosquitoes far less likely to pass malaria

This looks like a better alternative to wiping out mosquitoes at the population level.

Tiny diamond provides first evidence of Earth's fourth most abundant mineral

The diamond rose 700 km from Earth's mantle to the surface.

NASA records fascinating Martian landscape of odd rock formation and sand dunes

Mars is still full of surprises.

Permian lizard detached tail to escape predators, a trait still found in modern lizards

It took more than a hundred million years before lizards re-evolved this feature.

'Magic angle' allows stacked graphene sheets to work as both insulator and superconductor

It means that we could one day build amazing electronics with graphene.

Fundamental quantum mechanics equation can also describe large-scale objects in the universe

It's a completely unexpected discovery.

Novel air-breathing electric thruster might mantain satellites in low orbit

It uses air molecules as fuel to beat drag.

Scientists engineer crop that uses 25% less water without compromising yield

It could make food crops more resilient to droughts.

New insight into what makes tattoos last forever could improve laser removal techniques

Tattoo removal might get more effective and less painful, as a result.

Stephen Hawking: before the Big Bang there was nothing

It was a mind-blowing appearance by Professor Hawking.

Bouncing lasers might enable autonomous cars to literally see around the corner

Such technology could one day save lives.

Astronomers find unique water-rich exoplanet similar in mass with Saturn

This odd world hundreds of light-years away could teach us about how planets in our solar system formed.

CRISPR-Cas9 scissors can cut through both DNA and RNA

CRISPR is more like a swiss army knife now.

Scientists debunk 'obesity paradox.' No, you won't live longer being overweight

A more thorough analysis suggests overweight and obese people don't actually live longer than people of normal weight.

The moon may have formed from a giant spinning donut of vaporized rock

Homer Simpson is drooling over this story.

There are actually two species of African elephants -- and this may mean the difference between life and death

This means there are three species of elephants alive today.

World's biggest aircraft completes key milestone ahead of 2019 launch

Its wider than a football field.

Working at a standing desk leads to "muscle fatigue" and "deteriorates mental states"

Sitting isn't good for our health. But neither is standing. The solution lies somewhere in the middle.

New lithium-ion battery operates at -70 C, a record low

This will make electric car drivers in Siberia very happy.

Scientists build electrical circuit out of four-stranded DNA

The research could inspire a novel class of microelectronics based on DNA.

Scientists show how fat cells help heal wounds in fruit flies [VIDEO]

An exciting research catches fat cells migrating by themselves for the first time.

Beech trees are booming in northeastern United States due to climate change, and this is a problem

Beech trees' range has expanded dramatically, suffocating birch of maple trees.

NASA shares unique time-lapse of Jupiter's South Pole

A rare and beautiful view of Jupiter from a novel angle.

Monkey 'vocabulary' could clue us in on evolution of human speech

An adorable monkey's 'ekks' and 'tsiks' might teach how speech evolved.

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