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Guns kill or wound 7,000 children in the US yearly -- it's the third-leading cause of death among children

There is so much more we can do.

Physicists make waves by simulating black hole in a bathtub

Your childhood fantasies weren't all that off.

Abnormal chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA might explain why suicide seems to favor some people

People kill themselves for all sorts of reason, but there's a genetic makeup to it too.

Delaying meals can alter the body clock and solve some of that jet lag

Delaying breakfast for a couple of hours can help synchronize the body's biological clocks.

Chinese satellite beams entangled particles over 1,200km away, sets the stage for unhackable quantum network

This is the beginning of the quantum internet.

Phytoplankton paints Bosphorus Strait in a stunning milky turquoise

Istanbul residents were delighted with the bright and milky water, as they were quick to point out on social media.

Lost Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand, an 'eight wonder of the world', may have been found after 131 years

The scientists owe it all to a 19th-century field diary.

The sun likely has a lost twin called 'Nemesis', as do most stars like it

It sounds like the plot of a bad movie -- but it's just science.

Jupiter is likely the oldest planet in the solar system

This fatty likely had a great influence on how other later planets formed in the early solar system, including Earth.

Jupiter now officially has 69 moons. There are likely more to be confirmed

The massive gas giant likely adopted the cosmic bodies when they came too close to Jupiter's gravitational pull.

Physicists dream up LHC 2.0: a new particle accelerator three times bigger than the current LHC

Three times bigger and seven times more powerful. Particles have no idea what's in store for them.

During times of economic uncertainty, citizens prefer dominant leaders rather than prestigious candidates

Populism thrives on fear and uncertainty.

Only half a degree of warming has more than doubled India's risk of fatal heat waves

The poor are disproportionately affected.

Neurons in the human brain actually form 11-dimensional structures

The brain's complex web just got a lot more tangled.

Retails drug price varied by more than 600% among 10 high-income countries

Average expenditures are lower among single-payer financing systems, the study found.

ISS astronauts will bake the first crumb-free, space bread in 2018

One small step for bread, one giant leap for mankind.

Suppressing reasoning side of the brain with harmless electrical zaps enhances creativity

Put that thinking cap on.

Dogs and wolves share a sense of fairness

Don't mess with the wolf.

Baby bird trapped in stunning pristine condition inside 100-million-year-old amber

An extremely rare find.

FDA wants the Opana opioid painkiller off the market

The United States is going through an opioid epidemic and this decision is a desperate attempt to do something about it.

AI is better than doctors at predicting how long a patient has to live

Some information is just unreadable to humans.

Presenting the first 2D magnet: it will allow scientists to make previously impossible experiments

This magnet is just one atom thick.

NASA discovers unusual deep pit on Mars' South Pole

NASA doesn't know yet what could have caused it.

Another Einstein predication is confirmed by scientists: gravitational lensing measures star's mass for the 1st time

Einstein -- right again!

The plot thickens: earliest Homo Sapiens fossils discovered in Morocco suggest humans evolved more than 300,000 year ago

This discovery is poised to rewrite our species' history.

Nature's Leaning Tower of Pisa: these Cook pines always lean towards the equator

Pines in the northern hemisphere face south and southern pines always face north, conversely.

Virtual reality out-of-body experience makes people less fearful of death

Virtual reality is not just a buzz word -- it's a real game changer.

Handwashing with hot water doesn't kill more germs than cold water. We also need surprisingly little soap

Hot water might be more comfortable but it's wasted energy when it comes to sanitizing your hands.

Mayors against Trump: 257 mayors representing 59 million Americans pledge to follow Paris Agreement

And counting...

Scorching exoplanet is hotter than most stars. It's so hot it might even leave a trail of atomic gas like a comet

That's one hot tomato!

Light-weight tethered exoskeleton helps you run faster and longer

You know this is serious business when it's funded by the military.

Methylene blue, a common antioxidant, could reverse some of the effects of aging in the human skin

Don't worry -- you won't turn into a Smurf.

How tree-climbing goats keep one of Morocco's agricultural treasures growing

Goats are crazy!

You’d have to run 15% faster on a treadmill to workout as hard as outside

At the end of the day, you decide which works best for you.

Coral reefs generate $36 billion in tourism every year but we offer little in return

Millions of people enjoy diving around reefs every year.

Halos on Mars suggest the red planet may have been hospitable for far long longer than thought

Life had more time to appear or even thrive on Mars than we imagined.

First DNA analysis of mummies shows ancient and modern Egyptians don't really have much in common anymore

An unprecedented research which will pave the way for more ancient mummy genome sequencing.

Innovative tech generates electricity from where rivers meet the ocean

When two kinds of water meet, there's a lot of energy involved.

Nano-holograms 1,000 times thinner than the human hair pave way for smartphone-generated holograms

Scientists made holograms that are thin enough to be deployed from conventional electronics.

Organic food requires 40% more land than conventional farming for the same carbon footprint

Eating organic might make you feel good, but it's hardly a viable option for most people.

Incredible new Amazon glass frog is so transparent you can see its beating heart

It's strikingly beautiful but also endangered.

We can't count on trees to solve our global warming mess -- there's just too much CO2 out there

We'd have to plant trees instead of food.

L.A. lawns lose 70 billion gallons of water every year. "It was the maximum water loss possible," said scientist

Talk about waste.

Replacing beef with beans on Americans' plates might be the fastest way to cut CO2 emissions

If Americans ate beans instead of beef, the U.S. would realize 50 to 75% of its 2020 GHG-reduction targets.

CBD oil made from cannabis cuts rare epileptic seizures in half

Although anecdotal evidence abounds, this is the first time science confirms cannabis compounds can treat epilepsy.

Do probiotics actually work? Let's hear what the science says

There's little evidence probiotics helps you medically.

About 73% of sunscreens don't work as they claim or contain harmful ingredients

Many consumers can get burned.

Major study explored the biology of human intelligence and found 40 new genes that play a role

What shall we do with this information?

Physicists propose new, donut-shaped planetary body: the synestia

Homer Simpson would have been impressed. D'oh!

Women aren't more expressive than men, contrary to the common stereotype

There are some gender differences but these are far more nuanced.

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