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Trump Administration reverses ban on plastic water bottles in America's national parks. ‘Corporate agenda is king,' say environmentalists

The latest in a long running-list of anti-environmental measures by the President and team.

Preliminary results suggests probiotic immunotherapy cures peanut allergy four years after treatment

Sometimes you have to fight nuts with nuts (and probiotic).

Scientists make healthy sperm in the lab, raising hope for those suffering from genetic male infertility

They started from a mouse's ear tissue cells, which they eventually turned into healthy sperm.

How algae prepared the ground for complex life 650 million years ago

The story of the rise of the algae.

Gene variant that makes plump, juicy tomatoes identified by scientists

Who doesn't love a plump tomato?

Why adding water to whiskey makes it taste better, or so some scientists claim

Diluting whiskey with a touch of water can enhance its taste.

Missing link dinosaur bridges the gap between vegetarians and meat eating dinosaurs

This missing link provides a glimpse into how different dinosaurs groups split and evolved differently.

Ancient coins reveal when Rome became an empire

Even in science, you can learn a lot of things if you follow the money.

What's the difference between HIV and AIDS

You shouldn't use the two interchangeably.

What does 5-sigma mean in science?

In science, there's no room for certainty. But we can get close enough by using statistical significance.

New insights into testicular macrophages, the guardians of male fertility

Meet the testis police!

Nanotech makes solar panels literally green, hopefully making them more appealing

What's your excuse now for not using solar energy?

Scientists find 91 new volcanoes miles beneath Antarctica's thick ice sheet

Exciting but scary news at the same time.

Why sea levels around Finland and Sweden are dropping while the rest of the world is drowning

Earth is not a bathtub and some places actually experience a sea level drop due to climate change.

We can form new memories while we're asleep but not the meaningful kind

The implications aren't clear yet but you won't learn French in your sleep anytime soon.

Book Review: 'Unsolved! The History and Mystery of the World's Greatest Ciphers'

A great book for those who want to brush up on some cipher history as well those who want to really dive into it will find this book satisfying. 

Scientists develop spit-activated battery

The battery could power critical electronics like diagnostic sensors in developing countries.

Not all video games are equal: some hurt your brain while others improve cognition

Action games that use in-game GPS do not promote spatial reasoning and can lead to a gray matter decrease in the hippocampus.

Newly identifed 500-million-year old ancient worm had 50 spines bulging from its head

It looked rather scary and ugly. Nevertheless, it was an important creature in life's evolutionary history.

Couples who spend more than $20k on engagement rings and weddings are 3.5x likelier to divorce

The wedding industry has been lying all this time. The more you spend on a wedding, the higher the risk of divorce.

Excel spreadsheets might be ruining science for everyone

One more reason to hate Excel.

Scientist publishes algebra paper in which he blames flawed postdoc system for his friend's suicide

The paper has gone viral on social media. The author hopes the postdoc system changes so similar tragedies might be averted.

New Anthrax variant is causing havoc in Africa threatening chimp populations

The risks for humans are still being investigated.

NASA will fly jets to chase the upcoming total eclipse to learn more about the sun

No, they don't want to chase away the eclipse. It's just science.

Scientists make fully functional battery-free phone that makes Skype calls

It harvests energy from the ambient light and is super efficient.

IBM achieves 330TB storage on magnetic tape, set to improve 'cloud' applications

Magnetic tapes might be tech dinosaurs but they're still invaluable for some applications.

The sun's core rotates four times faster than its surface

Scientists think this is a left over effect since the sun formed billions of years ago. In time, solar wind likely slowed the rotation of the outer sun.

Kitchen sponges are hotspots for bacteria. Sanitizing methods like microwaving don't seem to work

Used sponges are teeming with bacteria. You should better replace them weekly instead of sanitizing them.

Big Data predicts 1,500 mineral species are waiting to be found. Ten have already been discovered

Big data is opening the flood gates for a new age of discovery in geology. As for the industry, billions could be made thanks to these insights.

What are the moons of the solar system and how many are there

An overview of some of the most important natural satellites in our solar system. They're quite a few.

What is THC: the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana

THC has beneficial health outcomes but also carries risks. Let's see what the science says about it.

Scientists may have found the first exomoon. It looks like it's the size of Neptune

It's the best candidate for an alien moon we've encountered so far.

The eye of the friend zone: relationship goals influence how each person looks at potential friends or mates

One person's crush could be the next one's prospective friend. The psychology of attraction is far more complex than we thought.

Water-repelling surface makes dew droplets so small, they're practically invisible

The breakthrough could help cool the hotspots of high-performance electronics.

You likely can't recognize faces when they're upside down -- and neither can the Japanese rice fish

This is the first non-mammal that behaves like us in this instance and the implications are numerous.

Biblical Canaanites live on in modern-day Lebanese people, with which they share 93% DNA

Turns out the Israelites didn't wipe out the Canaanites after all.

Thought octopuses only live in water? Watch David Attenborough explain how the only land octopus hunts

If you thought octopuses were amazing, wait 'till you see this.

Ketamine has encouraging effects for depression but long-term consequences are still unclear

Ketamine is remarkable against depression but questions remain about the long-term risks.

At least it's not all bad news: global warming is making plants use water more efficiently

Australian researchers from CSIRO found land-based plants are absorbing 17% more CO2 than they did 30 years ago.

Scientists edit the first human embryos in the United States

It's further than anyone has ever gone with gene editing in the United States.

Neuropathologist examines brains of 111 N.F.L. players, finds 99% had degenerative disease linked to repeated blows to the head

This is something every football players should be aware of.

Moon's mantle contains lots of water suggesting its interior is wet, study finds

The findings have big implications for future missions to the moon.

Western males have lost nearly 60% of their sperm count since the 1970s

Exposure to new man-made chemicals might be to blame.

What's a Galileo thermometer and how do you read it?

While it's not the most precise instrument, it's certainly one of the most attractive.

Tesla Model 3: All About The Most Anticipated Car Ever

A glimpse at the future: the electric, self-driven vehicle of choice for the average American home.

Aboriginal people arrived in Australia 65,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought

The findings rewrite the story of the first Aboriginal people.

Massive simulation of the HIV 'shell' reveals new vulnerabilities that we might exploit to eliminate the virus

It took two years on a supercomputer to simulate 1.2 microseconds in the life of the HIV capsid.

3-D printing and Raspberry Pi are turned into impressive lab equipment on the cheap

The microscope costs less than 100 Euros and can be used for neuroscience.

Only five nuclear explosions are enough to change the climate and trigger a 'nuclear autumn'

In the case of China's five-megaton bomb, a single throw is enough to destabilize the planet's climate.

Daily crosswords linked to sharper brain later in life

Your granny is on to something here.

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