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A newly formed island in the Pacific might resemble Martian volcanoes

New landforms on Earth could tell us about how ancient ones on Mars formed.

Tasmanian tiger genome reveals new clues about its extinction but also surprising kinship to kangaroo

It was also particularly vulnerable to disease well before humans arrived in Australia.

Martian atmosphere is not threatened by solar wind

The findings imply that we don't really know how Mars' water disappeared.

The Earth whispers in a low hum that's now been recorded for the 1st time underwater

This planet is restless to its core.

The story of human dispersal out of Africa started 60,000 years earlier than previously thought

The history of mankind's humble beginnings has been rewritten.

The International Space Station is mounting a new device to protect it from space junk

It's a sensor that will tell scientists how common small, but dangerous debris are.

Scientists find gut to brain connection that controls hunger -- and switch it off

The insight could prove useful to battle obesity.

Scientists name 245-million-year-old Horseshoe crab after Darth Vader

The force is strong with this one.

Swarm AI correctly predicted TIME's Person of the Year

The swarm intelligence found the #MeToo movement as the clear winner. It's the second time in a row it guessed TIME's POTY.

Newly discovered amphibious dinosaur had swan-like body but killer raptor claws

A crazy dino chimera.

Squeezing crystals from plant waste generates electricity

A biodegradable plant protein can be crushed to directly generate electricity.

Ginormous hydrogen clouds whizz around the Milky Way at phenomenal speeds

Scientists gain new insight into mysterious cloud formations traveling around the galaxy.

Robot learns like a toddler to predict future outcomes in its environment

Taking inspiration from babies, this machine learns to predict seconds into the future.

ISS bacteria is almost the same as in your home, and that's a good thing

Microbes seem at home in the space lab.

Win-Win: Eat healthy for yourself but also for the environment

If you want to do the environment and yourself a favor, just eat healthily. There will be fewer emissions and less land use.

Morally outraged tweets spread better, but largely stay within 'red' and 'blue' bubbles

A graph that speaks 1,000 words about how ideology is trapped in the same bubble on social media.

One in two abortions worldwide not deemed safe. Most take place in countries with restrictive abortion laws

Illegal abortions are correlated with dangerously unsafe abortions.

Fishing banned in the thawing Arctic for the next 16 years in historic pact

Sometimes, the world can work together for the common gold.

The first migrane-specific drugs to show promise in late-stage clinical trials

A new class of drugs might save you a lot of headaches.

NYC's uptown and downtown rats don't mix, new study found

A young graduate student spent years studying the genes of NYC rats.

Huge exoplanet ten times more massive than Jupiter has unique carbon monoxide atmosphere

There's no water in its stratosphere -- a first that might change what scientists think Hot Jupiters form.

The unfabulous reason why glitter should be banned 

Scientists glitter can be a health hazard for wildlife once it ends up in waterways.

Price of new solar energy plummets by 26% in one single year

It's more profitable to start deploying new solar now than operating currently existing coal or nuclear plants.

Particle accelerator peers inside rare Egyptian-Roman mummy

This is one of only 100 such portrait mummies ever found in the world.

World's smallest fidget spinner is no bigger than a human hair

3-D printing just got a lot sexier.

NASA's new 2020 rover will look a lot like Curiosity but with some important tweaks

Those are some big wheels to fill.

Deepest fish in the sea is the undisputed king of the Mariana Trench

A ghostly, tiny fish dominates the deepest layers of the ocean.

Cobalt-blue tarantula and 30 other species discovered in Guyana rainforest

The brilliant findings underscore the importance of conservation in the area, especially for invertebrates which are often overlooked.

Gene mutation very common in a Amish community might extend lifespan by 10 years

The Amish could hold the secret to the 'fountain of youth'.

Bacteria-printed solar cells produce electricity during both day and night

Living solar cells could power medical or environmental sensors. They're fully biodegradable too.

Scientists create 'Trippy Machine' that induces drug-free hallucinations

The purpose is to identify how everyday consciousness works.

Light therapy might improve depression symptoms in bipolar patients

Some sunshine to brighten a bad mood.

Quantum encryption is now fast enough to support a 'unhackable' internet

The required hardware is inconvenient, however.

Scientists successfully transplant coral into the devastated Great Barrier Reef

This successful first trial might one day save the reef.

Every other summer expected to break heat records by 2030

By 2050, virtually every summer will be hotter than anything we've experienced to date.

Dolly the cloned sheep did not age prematurely, suggesting cloning hazards have been exagerated

There may still be health risks with cloning but we might have been looking at the wrong kind.

Common jellyfish is actually two distinct species

It took us 175 years to spot the difference.

NASA records 20 years of changing seasons in new global map

The ebb of 20 years worth of seasons condensed in 2.5 minutes.

Lightning reacts with the atmosphere to produce nuclear reactions and antimatter

As if lightning wasn't insane enough.

AI-powered drones race against human pilots

Humans had the upper hand for now. In the long run, though, drones prove more reliable.

Scientists turn alligator scales into primitive 'feathers'

The research suggests the same pathway may have been taken by dinosaurs as they transitioned to birds.

Cassini's stunning farewell picture of Saturn

After 11 years in space, this marvelous shot of the ringed planet was taken

That flowing briny water on Mars? It might just be sand

That's how science works sometimes.

Scientists 'reclone' world's first cloned dog

They want to see if there are any health hazards to cloning.

Big Tobacco will run anti-smoking ads, one decade after court order

Anti-tobacco advocates are furious the delay will make the campaign less effective.

Cigar-shaped asteroid is the first interstellar object we've seen in the solar system

A strange visitor from interstellar space came to visit. It might teach us a thing or two about the universe.

Huge extinct sea cow found beneath Russian beach

It used to be a gentle beast which tragically succumbed to human overhunting.

NASA reinvents the wheel with new, 'chainmail' tire design

Finally, no more flat tires!

Pregnant women urged to sleep on side to lower risk of stillbirth

Sleeping on the back in the third trimester doubles the risk of stillbirth.

Owning a dog significantly lowers risk of premature death, especially in people living alone

Owing a doggo seems to our health well.

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