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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.

Doctors remove what's possibly world's largest brain tumor from Indian man's skull

It was like the tumor “sat like a head on top of another head,” doctors recalled.  

New study links ancient cave drawings and the origin of language

Human speech may have been born out of cave art.

How bats don't get sick despite carrying the highest number of viruses

It's the most disease-infested mammal in the world but yet bats not only survive, they thrive. What's their secret?

Most distant supernova reveals its secrets to scientists

A cosmic record breaker.

[WATCH] Some ignorant human trying to stop a door-opening robot dog

Boston Dynamics' SpotMini takes a beating -- but went through either way.

Which is better: low-fat or low-carb? Neither option is superior, says new weight-loss research

It really depends a lot on your body.

Are GMOs bad? Science says they're safe

The scientific consensus says GMOs are safe but public opinion remains polarized.

Scientists find hidden artwork beneath one of Picasso's 'Blue Period' paintings

Secrets don't stay buried for long in the face of science.

Scientists breed first sheep-human hybrid -- but there's no reason to freak out

The goal is to ultimately harvest organs for transplant in human patients.

Physicists create a new form of light by binding photons

"It's very uncharted territory," the researchers explained.

Elon Musk's Roadster will most likely crash into Earth or Venus millions of years from now

Radiation might destroy the car long before that happens, though.

A China-sized dark vortex that smells like farts is slowly fading away on Neptune

Good thing Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

New desalinization technique separates seawater into freshwater and lithium

The world is facing a water crisis. This novel technique not only provides freshwater but also an important building-block for batteries.

Ancient 34,000-year-old lavish burial shows special care for disabled children

The children were buried with vast riches, in contrast to functional adults who had more modest burials.

Huge Antarctic iceberg exposes mysterious marine ecosystem hidden beneath the ice for 120,000 years

One of the biggest icebergs in the world has now exposed a potentially alien-like ecosystem.

Germany wants to make all public transit free to cut back on pollution

The country wants to first experiment with the proposal in five cities.

Extinction model that factors in body size explains why animals tend to evolve larger bodies

The model teaches us what makes a species more resilient with limited resources.

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