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DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments

There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.

Mammals' evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny

Sometimes it pays to be the smallest fish in the pond.

The British mainland was formed by three continental collisions

Bumpy start!

Crustaceans Help Track Movements of Prehistoric Whales

When tiny animals hitch a ride on baleen whales, they also record their movements.

New 3D model treats avalanches as both solid and liquid to get most accurate results

A new way to predict the natural disasters.

Ant groups alternate between movement types to avoid obstacles

Birds, err, ants of a fellow flock together.

Children are targeted by junk food ads

Is a ban of junk food ads targeting children warranted?

Six-month old babies can already distinguish between different emotions

Ah, they grow up so fast.

Carbon conversion could make power plants emission-free within the next century

Can power plants be carbon neutral?

Slowing Down Cancer by Activating the Circadian Clock

New research suggests we can target body clock genes to prevent tumors.

Bill Nye Shares Some Facts and Opinions on Marijuana

It definitely wasn't your average interview.

Scientists say cheetahs should be on the endangered list

The range of cheetahs is becoming smaller and smaller -- as is their population.

Physics discover the most exciting form of matter: Excitonium

It's a discovery that has everyone excited.

That study about larvae eating plastic is full of holes

More research needs to be done.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

Using flies to find the animals that live in a tropical forest

Follow the buzz.

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.

Watch out for small studies, they could be more biased

But overall, science research is reliable.

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.

We're trusting a lot of fake news because we're abysmal at weeding it out, study finds

Two articles on fake news in one day?! Yes, we do spoil you.

There are 30 trillion tons of human-made stuff all over the planet

And it's called the technosphere.

Study ranks 63 countries by empathy, Ecuador tops the list

How nice are your neighbours?

Modern humans lost some of their smoke-resistance genes and we don't know why

So remember, don't smoke kids.

Bees can feel optimism, possibly other 'emotion-like states' as well, study finds

All it takes to make them happy is some sugar.

Five genes could give dogs their unique human interaction -- and they share four with us

Woof.

Globalization offers us a huge choice of foodstuffs -- but we're not having it

Game theory doesn't apply to farming like it does to other areas of industry.

First case of Zika transmitted through touch in Utah was a freak occurrence, paper finds

A lot of things worked together to allow infection via casual touch alone.

A WHO report says 92% of humans breathe dangerously polluted air

Canned air doesn't seem like such a publicity stunt now, does it?

Centaurs break apart to get rings, astrophysicists now believe

Not big enough to capture material, the centaurs supply their own.

Here's why your drinking buddies are ruining your liver

When out for drinks, we're careful not to be the drunkest -- beyond that, anything goes.

One it ten UK species faces extinction, State of Nature report warns

You can't take 10% out of something and still expect it to work.

Cuttlefish can count at least up to five, new study finds

Can't they do what we all do and count on their tentacles?

What causes phantom limb -- it's all in the brain

This freaky phenomenon might prove invaluable in using life-like prosthetics.

Farmer ants still struggle with undomesticated crops, study finds

Starving your crops might seem counterintuitive, but these ants have a pretty good reason for it.

An antibody that clears Alzheimer's patients' brains of plaque could be the treatment we've been waiting for

Clean brain, clean memories.

Study found human habitation promoted forest growth in British Columbia over the past 13,000 years

These trees shellfishly used the First Nations' trash to grow.

The Greenland ice sheet is losing some 270 billion tons of ice each year, a new study finds

Knowing how much water gets melted into the oceans will help us estimate the impact of rising sea levels.

The American pika is being killed off by climate change

They may be the cutest animal in the country, but we're cooking the d'awww out of them.

Berkley's penny-per-ounce soda tax paid off, a new study reports

This could have significant fiscal and health benefits.

Fish urine keeps corals healthy, but we're taking all the fish out of the water

Does this mean I have to pee in the pool now?

Relying too much on the Internet for fact finding could hurt your brain

Just like anything else, it needs constant exercise to stay in shape.

First peer review paper on chemtrails finds exactly what you'd expect -- it's all pseudoscience

Of course, it could just be The Government covering up. Spooky stuff.

Good fathers' testosterone level drops when expecting a baby

From horny freshmen to hugs and pacifiers, testosterone powers every man's relationships.

Coral bleaching has been captured on video for the first time

They don't seem to be having a good time.

Over-consumption is more deadly to Earth's wildlife than climate change

We use so much of everything so fast that it's literally killing the planet.

Orangutans can tell if a drink tastes good or bad just by looking at it -- once thought a 'human thing'

They're more than the simple animals we consider them to be.

A colony of bees has been discovered living in the lip of an active volcano

They face acid, lava, and ash every day.

Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether

Silly trees, can't they set the thermostat lower, like the rest of us?

Only about half your friends actually consider you a friend

It's not you, it's them. Well, it's you a bit, too.

Inmates who watch nature shows in prison are 26% less aggressive than their counterparts

In a world of cages and violence, a glimpse of nature can make a huge difference.