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Trump Administration considers privatizing the ISS. Fortunately, that won't likely happen

Because it would be dumb.

Scientists outfit praying mantises with tiny 3D glasses, find new type of stereo vision

Turns out the praying mantis sees in 3D quite differently from us -- and this could be exploited by new drones.

Primitive 'walking' fish can teach us how the first land animals evolved

An amazing 'living fossil' suggests ancient marine life evolved the software for walking before the hardware.

Loneliest frog in the world is looking for a Match to save his species

This is not your typical online dating profile.

Deep-sea marine animals lay eggs near hydrothermal vents so they hatch faster

This is the first time scientists have seen a marine animal doing this.

Fastest shark on Earth might inspire the next-generation of drones and wind turbines

Lessons from the fastest-swimming shark on the planet.

Crypto mining is using almost as much power as Greece

Bitcoin and Ethereum emit as much greenhouse gases as 6.8 million average European inhabitants

Billions of viruses are showering the planet's surface in every moment

Virus rain.

'Cheddar Man' DNA suggests early Britons had dark skin, blue eyes

The research suggests light skin genes arrived later than previously thought.

Scientists reproduce superionic ice thought to exist in Uranus' core

Water was subjected to a pressure millions of times higher than at Earth's sea level.

Stomach burn: toads vomit bombardier beetles which trigger explosions in the gut

This amazing insect doesn't flinch at the thought of getting eaten. It pops!

Unique Science Jewelry Gifts for Valentine's Day

Brainy bling for that special someone.

12 Perfect Gifts for Engineers on Valentine's Day

Gifts that will keep the gears of love well oiled.

Spider-like arachnid with a tail sheds new light on origin of spiders

Spider meets scorpion.

Meditation may not make you a better person after all

There are still plenty of science-backed reasons to meditate anyway. It's just that 'becoming a better person' isn't one of them.

Russian cosmonauts accidentally set a new spacewalk record while repairing old radio antenna

It's the longest Russian spacewalk and the fifth-longest spacewalk in human spaceflight history.

Cave crocodiles that swim in bat poop are evolving into a new species

Sometimes, you gotta get your feet wet to do science. In bat feces.

Dwarf satellite galaxies are challenging the standard cosmological model

We thought the Milky Way was special. Now, scientists have found a glitch elsewhere which challenges established physics.

Russia is planning to offer tourists a trip to the ISS, spacewalks included

It would cost around $100 million a pop, though.

Lucky paleontologist finds dozens of dinosaur footprints literally in NASA's parking lot

The tracks were made over 100 million years ago.

People are going crazy over face-swapping AI that puts Nicholas Cage's face in any movie in history

The implications are far less humorous, however. Prepare for #FakeNews 2.0.

Breathtaking panoramic view of Mars shows how far Curiosity has gone

We're looking at a view from millions of miles away. Take a moment to appreciate this fact.

Orcas are able to imitate human speech. Here's how it sounds like

These clever marine mammals never cease to amaze us!

Earth's magnetic poles could reverse soon, with potentially devastating consequences if we dont prepare

Modern human civilization is threatened by the magnetosphere's polar mood swings.

AI may have deciphered the Voynich Manuscript -- the most mysterious coded book in the world

After many failed attempts, artificial intelligence comes to the rescue.

Hackers stole $172 bn. from nearly one billion consumers in 2017

People are way too overconfident that they won't fall victims to cybercrime, report says.

Scientists discover how Giardia causes one of the world's most common gastric diseases

Giardia uses proteins that are like Trojan Horses for the gut, tricking cells to open up.

Amateur astronomer finds long-lost NASA satellite after 12 years of drifting around Earth's orbit

It just serves to show that hope is never lost.

Astronaut poop could one day be recycled into Marmite-like food

I never liked Marmite.

'Solar windows' change from transparent to tinted at high temperatures, blocking the sun while generating electricity

For the smart buildings of the future.

Google's Doodle celebrates the Canadian neurosurgeon who treated epilepsy with the help of a toasty hallucination

Google honors a medical genius who helped countless people with their seizures.

Oldest human fossil outside Africa suggests our species left the continent 100,000 years earlier than thought

A 200,000-year-old human jawbone found in a cave in Israel is rewriting history.

New Zealand startup launches huge 'disco ball' into space. It's now the brightest object in the night sky

It's supposed to be an art project, but you be the judge.

Trump wants to withdraw NASA's funding for the ISS as of 2024

It's the earliest date this is possible but this could leave American astronauts stranded on the ground.

Book review: 'The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire'

Every empire has an apex, it also has a breaking point from which it spirals-down into insignificance. 

Junk food could be taxed like cigarettes or alcohol, researchers find

A tax on junk food could be a solution to the nation's obesity problem.

Google-backed civilian race to the moon ends with no winner for $20 million prize

Ten years and four deadline extensions later, there's still no winner to show.

China overtakes U.S. as world's biggest publisher of scientific papers

This looks like the good kind of competition.

There's no going back if we start geoengineering the planet, not if we care about wildlife

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Geoengineering is not for the faint of heart.

How exactly do solar panels work?

Solar energy is on the rise, but how does it really work?

A rooster's crow is as loud as a jet taking off 15 meters away. Here's why it doesn't go deaf

Roosters have evolved soft tissue over the inner ear that protects them from their own clamor.

Geologists say part of northern Australia was once stuck to North America

We might learn more about a very ancient supercontinent called Nuna.

This brave spacecraft will soon fly through the sun's atmosphere

A modern-day mechanical Icarus.

Scientists levitate largest object yet with an acoustic tractor beam, might one day work for humans

From science fiction to reality.

Tiny nuclear reactors might power the first Martian settlements

It's the first space-bound nuclear reactor in 50 years.

Brain disease that plagues football players is caused by repeated head injuries, rather than concussions

You don't need to suffer concussions to get CTE, which mainly affects athletes who receive repeated head trauma.

Brewing beer on Mars? Students find Martian soil is suitable for growing hops

Brace yourselves for Martian craft beer!

Lowering blood alcohol concentration limit on US roads will lead to fewer driving-related fatalities, report says

About one-third of all traffic fatalities are due to alcohol-impaired driving.

Maple syrup might become a thing of the past because of climate change

The delicate maple trees might not survive the warming temperatures forecasted for the end of the century.

Being too social can shorten your lifespan -- if you're a marmot

The opposite is actually true for humans. Having close friends and family extends our lifespan.

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