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Two butterflies thought to be different species are actually the same one

Can you tell by looking at them?

It's becoming abundantly clear that politicians don't understand encryption, and this is a problem

It's not just counterproductive, it's also impossible.

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

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

Toyota to start selling long-range electric car by 2022

The automaker is teasing us with news of solid-state batteries that charge in minutes.

Social media is making mass surveillance easier than ever -- and we're just embracing it

Sharing your location with third party apps? Well then... I've got some news.

Don't like to wake up to your alarm clock? Try this gentle birdsong app from Carnegie Museum

Sweeten those nasty mornings with a charming wake-up call.

Porsche announced it wants half of its cars to be electric by 2023

We're witnessing a new age of sports cars.

India starts rolling out solar trains that might save millions of gallons of diesel

India's getting serious about their green revolution, and they're taking it step by step.

Science-based birth control app gets EU approval

The app, which is the brainchild of a Higgs Boson physicist, has been certified as a valid birth control in the European Union.

The first full system test for the Hyperloop is a success. Not a pipe dream anymore

The first functioning Hyperloop could open as early as 2019 in Dubai.

The "eelevator" gives migrating eels a ride past obstacles

The lift to save eel lives.

Moth eyes lead to glare-less phone screens

It's another fantastic discovery inspired by nature.

Steaming fish makes for a healthier meal with fewer toxins

If you boil it, don't drink the fish stock.

Why wheelie suitcases wobble out of control and what you can do to stop them

Ah, wheeled luggage -- a necessary evil.

Solar paint makes hydrogen fuel from solar energy and water vapor

Power from thin-ish air!

Shape changing noodles are the future of pasta

Just add water.

Gravitational waves observed for the third time, opening new, unexplored paths in physics

The thrilling discovery is confirmed.

The most realistic peek into a cell ever

What goes on inside?

Japan launches satellite to generate its own, better GPS

Positioning errors will be decreased by a factor of 100.

Carnegie U software lets anyone design and build a bot -- that works

Click, print, ready!

Researchers describe improved technique to extract water from brine

It's cheaper and more efficient.

Seaweed is being used to kill invasive ants

It's safe and environmentally friendly.

Washington researchers want you to smoke pot -- for science

For science!

Paper-thin device turns touch into electricity, flags into loudspeakers, bracelets into microphones

Woah.

Novel 3D printing method makes furniture in vats of gel within minutes

I like everything about this!

New method can remove small, but dangerous, amounts of chemicals from freshwater

It could remove almost all traces of pesticides, medication, and detergents.

How butterflies have such a beautiful colour

They use the most advanced nanotechnology.

3D-printed bionic skin can give bots a sense of touch, protect soldiers from explosions

Show me some skin!

This is why space armor is becoming more important

Things are getting pretty dicey in outer space.

Human cartilage has been successfully 3D printed

Making new tissue could become as easy as bio-printing it.

Your phone's case and your car's tires may soon be made from renewable, plant sugars

Sweet.

Tesla will double the stations in its Supercharger network by the end of the year

It's not clear if congestion issues will be solved, especially in California.

A drop of dragon’s blood: using animals’ natural defenses to fight drug resistance

"Eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog."

Ancient sea scorpion slashed prey with deadly sharp tail spikes

It had a built-in weapon.

This robot works six times faster than humans -- and it's putting jobs at risk

The time where we could speak about 'robots taking our jobs' at the future tense has passed.

Period-syncing has been debunked in the biggest study yet

The wide-held belief that women that spend a lot of time together start having their periods start at the same time is disproved again.

New Guinea Highland Dog feared extinct found again

Luckily, they seem to be doing well.

15-million-year-old pine cones still have the moves

Three ancient pine cones were found almost completely intact in coal mines.

This solar-powered device can squeeze water out of thin air -- 3 liters a day

You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but you can squeeze water from thin air -- even in the driest areas of the world.

Forecasting local weather with cellphone signals

Soon, you could get a weather forecast for your neighbourhood, or even street.

“Smart” contact lenses could sense your glucose levels in the near future

Results would be conveniently transmitted to your smartphone.

Novel polymer might enable self-healing smartphones and other electronics

Cracked screens and scratches might finally become history.

New nanotech sponge sucks mercury from water in less than 5 seconds!

One basketball-sized sponge could clean an entire lake.

The menstrual cycle has now been re-created on a plastic chip

Does it have PMS too?

PhD students are 2.5 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than highly educated general population

Science has confirmed what PhD students worldwide already knew.

Camera-shy octopus reveals what it's been eating

Hint: it has to do with an egg.

Watch out for small studies, they could be more biased

But overall, science research is reliable.

If stem cells don't grow as you want them to, just add a dash of parsley-husk scaffolding

To be fair it works with other plants too, but I was shooting for a culinary title.

We may face a huge shortage of essential raw materials stiffling green energy if governments don't step up their game

Mining is dirty work. But more to the point, it's very slow to set-up.

Biofuels reduce jet engine emissions by as much as 70%, NASA says

The biofuels reduce carbon emissions and the formation of contrails.

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