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Think striking is pointless? These researchers say otherwise

Collective action can be surprisingly effective, if done properly.

Exercise five hours a week to protect against hypertension later in life

Why is it never cheesy fries that make you healthier?

Researchers uncover the oldest known species with opposable thumbs -- a dinosaur in China

They nicknamed it 'Monkeydactyl', just in case you thought researchers act like adults.

Only 2-3% of Earth's land is ecologically intact, study finds

Areas in Siberia, Canada, the Amazon and the Sahara remain intact.

Watch a 3D printer produce an entire boat

0 metal, 100% boat.

Ancient hyenas hunted in the Arctic millions of years ago

As if hyenas weren't scary enough.

Study finds first evidence of honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa

Our relationship with honey goes way back.

Consumers would pay more for sustainably produced food, study finds

Time to say goodbye to monocultures and encourage crop diversification.

The pandemic slashed the use of cash for transactions. The future will likely follow the same trend

Cash will probably not be gone completely -- but it will be much more uncommon to use.

Human fecal transplant reduces autism symptoms by almost 50%, study finds

A surprising way to treat at least some autism cases.

Shade from solar panels makes for more and more diverse flowers

Bees everywhere support this message.

Humanity is making everything saltier around us, and it's hurting the environment (and our infrastructure)

"We used to think about adding salts as not much of a problem," the authors say. "But we realized that it stuck around and accumulated."

World's polluter elite has to shift behavior to meet global climate targets

We are in a climate emergency, but the responsibility isn't evenly shared.

Japan to dump contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean

Fishermen and neighboring countries voiced concern.

NASA's InSight lander detects two more 'sizeable' earthquakes on Mars

Mars is not as quiet as we thought.

Whisker simulation could help us better understand how touch works

For all their cuteness, whiskers are extremely hard to study -- which is why simulations can help here.

Private planes to remain on the hangar as executives choose video meetings

Air travel accounts for 2% of the world's emissions

Famous Egyptologist reports the discovery of a whole ancient settlement

Not everyday that you find a city.

Personalized cancer vaccine shows efficacy against multiple cancers in early tests

Hopefully, future tests will support these findings.

First confirmed case of a vulture being poisoned by diclofenac in Europe

It's a highly toxic drug that has already been banned in many countries

Simple seaweed could be used to heal human wounds with bio-ink

Seaweed keeps surprising us with even further virtues

Fossil Friday: microbes discovered deep underground remain virtually unchanged since 175 million years ago

Sometimes, not adapting is the best adaptation.

Electric trucks can totally compete with diesel trucks -- they just need fast chargers

With the right infrastructure in place, trucks could turn electric in no time.

In dire straits, polar bears turn to seabird eggs for food -- but they're bad at finding them

The poster child of climate change is suffering in more ways than one.

Double trouble! Astronomers discover distant quasar pairs

A pair of quasars closer together than any others previously observed could help researchers understand supermassive black hole binaries.

Monkey plays Pong with brain implant from Elon Musk's Neuralink

The monkey simply thought about moving its hands up or down and the paddle moved accordingly.

Is this the year European cities start banning cars?

The pandemic has brought substantial changes in how we see transportation. Big changes may be a'coming.

More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust falls onto Earth every year

Forget about killer asteroids for a second. Most of the extraterrestrial matter on Earth is invisible to the naked eye.

Post-exercise hunger could thwart your efforts to lose weight

Physical effort can increase our appetite quite strongly, a new paper explains.

Ants handle social isolation about as well as humans do -- poorly

Social isolation can lead to a lower tolerance for stress, lower interest in socializing and keeping clean, as well as worse health.

Our brain is hard-wired to make life more complicated rather than simple. Here's a simple lifehack

Scientists found that people are biased against subtractive solutions.

No longer wasted off beer: Beer byproducts could be used for biofuels and food

Beer produces a lot of waste, but it doesn't have to leave a bitter aftertaste.

12-year astrophotography mosaic of the Milky Way

A Finnish astrophotographer spent nearly 12 years to build a mosaic of our galaxy

Scientists just reported new subatomic particle measurements that could break the Standard Model

This could be the biggest news in physics since the Higgs boson.

This giant stone slab might be the oldest known 3D map in Europe

It was stored for decades but researchers found it in a cellar in 2014

Modern rainforests were born when the dinosaurs died, a new paper explains

To be honest, I'd rather be around papayas than velociraptors.

Marine biologist witnesses blue whale getting torn to shreds by 70 orcas

Nature can be super savage.

A new species of bird discovered in Brazil has a green head, yellow belly, and a high risk of going extinct soon

I would have been fine with just the green head and yellow belly, honestly.

Want to avoid new pandemics? Preserving biodiversity is step one, research argues

The more diversity we have in nature, the better for our health.

Climate change really ruins everything -- now, it's coming for our coffee

Colombia's coffee production is struggling to cope with climate change, and that's bad news for coffee lovers.

Can geoengineering stop climate change? A new paper says it can help, but it's no magic bullet

And there's still a lot we don't understand about its effects.

Stone-age humans mostly ate meat, then ran out of big animals

When you're all out of McMammoth, you need to start improvising.

Worried about a new pandemic? This app classifies the viruses most likely to jump to other species

This online tool ranks the scariest animal-borne viruses that either crossed or have the potential to cross species barriers.

Scientists Find New Technique to Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By administering two doses, one while bacteria are swarming and one while in transition into a biofilm, antibiotic-resistant bacteria were eradicated.

Automated labs are poised to revamp research forever

In some situations, the combination of AI and robots can speed up experiments by a factor of x1000.

Climate change is reducing agricultural productivity

Technology is improving productivity, but climate is slowing it down.

Uranus is leaking radiation, researchers say

Some headline formats never get old.

40,000 children in the U.S. have been orphaned due to COVID

For every 13th COVID-related death, a child loses one parent.

We finally have a vaccine that works against HIV (in early tests)

It was safe and showed efficacy for 97% of the participants in the trial.

This small country could vaccinate its entire adult population in a few days

Bhutan waited to have all the vaccines to start vaccinating its citizens.