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New, free app modifies antibiotics to work against drug-resistant infections

"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.

Rare genetic mutations and the fruit fly explain how Zika causes microcephaly

Researchers found that the Zika virus interrupts the growth of the brain by taking control of a pathway that regulates the generation of new neurons.

Mars 2020 rover will go digging for fossils -- on Mars

Fingers crossed.

Fluffy dinosaurs used to live at the South Pole, this treasure trove of fossil feathers suggests

A treasure trove of fossilized dinosaur and bird feathers has been recovered in Australia. In ages long past, however, these animals lived beyond the southern polar circle. The finding is particularly exciting as feathered dinosaur fossils, while definitely famous, are relatively rare and found in few locations worldwide. Fossils from Southern Hemisphere originating from feathered […]

'Lost' deer species rediscovered after 30 years

The adorable-looking fanged critter has been rediscovered in Vietnam after it was presumed extinct for three decades.

The best fossils may need oxygen -- just a little -- to form

Oxygen, in the right place at the right time, makes for spectacular fossils.

New genetic research effort aims to make watermelons tastier, more resilient

I'd bite.

Your hairs hide secrets -- some subsets of schizophrenia can be detected by biomarkers in our hair

They told me my new haircut was crazy but I never expected this!

Fossil Friday: paleontological trove shows how mammals took over from the dinosaurs

Mammals quickly grew in size after the dinosaur linage collapsed, an exciting new study shows.

Researchers map the molecular structure of wood in bid to make it more resilient

"If we can increase the strength of wood, we may start seeing more major constructions moving away from steel and concrete to timber," says the team.

Bacteria's social lives influence how they develop drug resistance

Judging by the findings, I should be completely drug-resistant forever.

We’re one step closer to fully-functioning artificial blood vessels

Mice first, then humans.

'Cursed' yet adorable aye-aye has a sixth 'pseudothumb'

The aye-aye is the craziest primate out there -- and it just got a lot more interesting.

How one thumb injury led to one man getting drunk from eating carbs

Bottoms... up?

Mashed potatoes are an ideal fuel for exercising, new study reports

Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.

Fastest ant in the world lives in the Sahara and it runs for dear life -- at around 85 cm per second

Gotta go fast.

3D-printed coral can help save reefs and the fish that live there

When life takes your corals away, print more.

Piranhas replace their razor-sharp dentures all at once

One of the most feared fish in the world has to replace its dull teeth by simultaneously swaping old teeth from one side of the mouth with news ones.

Biodiversity is a linchpin of productive, resilient crops

In matters of the farm, diversity matters.

Sleep deprivation crankiness linked to white matter compactness

Some people's moods are more resilient to sleep deprivation thanks to the way white matter is arranged in the brain.

Monkeys are willing to try new solutions to problems, while humans stick to what they know -- even if it's less efficient

"Why don't you try using those opposable thumbs to fix it, huh, human?"

Mitochondria and Tesla battery packs work pretty much the same way, study reports

But will they claim copyright?

Whales blow bubbly nets to help them fish -- and we have it on camera

God, they're cute.

Wastewater analysis can reveal how wealthy, healthy, and well-fed you are

Like my grandma used to say, even kings uh, go to the toilet.

Researchers make neurons glow as they fire to record neural activity

Shine bright like ne-u-ron.

Badger culling is probably counterproductive and actually helps spread tuberculosis

Vaccination can be much more effective and humane, the researchers suggest.

Amazing mold pigs trapped in 30-million-year-old amber

Water bears are cool but have you heared about mold pigs?

How satellite data can help us save struggling forests

All around the world, climate heating is making the forests more and more vulnerable.

Trio wins Nobel Medicine Prize for uncovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels

Oxygen keeps the world turning. Well not really, but it's important for cells.

Human fetuses have lizard-like limb muscles but lose them before birth

When we develop in the womb, we temporarily grow muscles that have last been seen in our ancestors 250 million years ago.

Nanoscale look at tooth enamel reveals its 'mis-orientation' that makes it so strong

Chomp!

A 10% increase in dog vaccination reduces human deaths by 12.4%

Woof.

We've significantly changed the Great Barrier Reef over the last century

"Most studies are only a few decades in length — this one is just short of 100 years of study."

"Wave of maturation" prepares our brains for adolescence

Ew, teenagers.

Jackdaws can distinguish 'dangerous' people from friendly ones

“He’s shady”.

Researchers sequence DNA of coral and their associated organisms

They may be small, but they're far from inconsequential.

Newly-discovered bee species in Fiji are already thretened

Our good work precedes us!

New study points the way to rice straw soaps

Make something out of nothing. Failing that, make soap out of straw.

Our brains can actively forget during REM sleep -- and that's why you don't remember dreams

They say follow your dreams but I can't even remember them.

How plants decide when to flower and when to grow

Flower life seems simple enough, but there is some important decision-making involved.

One of the world's oldest bird species discovered in New Zealand

It had teeth.

Grassland birds will struggle to have babies because of climate change

"Too hot to date" -- birds.

Meet the largest amphibian species -- it's been in a museum for 74 years

The world's museum host numerous important findings just waiting to be analyzed.

Dolphins are seeing a rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and it's our fault

Antibiotic resistance is reaching dramatic levels in some wild ecosystems, reports a study on bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. One of the scariest public health issues we’re contending with today is the rise of antibiotic resistance. Many common bacterial strains are evolving to resist the drugs we rely on to treat them, […]

Scientists extract the oldest DNA data from 1.7-million-year-old rhino tooth

The findings could ultimately help scientists

Marsupial giant pandas roamed Australia during the Ice Age

They likely chewed food in the same adorable way.

Napping once or twice per week may help protect you from heart attack or strokes

Catch some Z's for your heart!

Zebrafish genes might unlock retina-regeneration therapies in humans

Fish is in the eye of the beholder.

Researchers finally figure out the protein that senses cold temperatures

Nobody likes feeling cold.

Research suggests T. rex had a cooling system in its head

The Tyrannosaurus rex, the most feared and iconic of all the dinosaurs, had a cooling system in its skull that allowed him to deal with prehistoric heat and humidity. The new study from scientists in Missouri, Ohio, and Florida, challenges previous beliefs about this cranial structure. T. rex, known as one of the largest meat-eating […]

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