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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.

GameStop saga doesn't stop: why the meme stock soared 87% in March

The frenzy around the GameStop stock may have actually ignited genuine change that could save the company from bankruptcy.

The rate at which twins are being born is constantly increasing

Improvements in healthcare and the increasing use of IVF may explain why some many twins are getting born.

These Nepalese climbers spent 47 days cleaning 2.2 tons of trash from Himalaya's tallest peaks

Not even the world's tallest mountains are spared by our pollution.

Novel microscopy technique shows cell nucleus rotating

It moves in 3D.

Biking instead of driving slashes commuting emissions by 67%

Replacing a single car trip with biking could dramatically lower your carbon footprint.

NASA just released the first direct evidence that humans are causing climate change

It was clear humans were warming the planet for some time -- now we have official confirmation.

Seoul is replacing street lamps with smart poles that offer electricity and WiFi

You can access WiFI, charge your electric car and even your drone from these poles.

Female monkeys use male "hired guns" to protect them from predators

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

No pandemic break for rainforests: deforestation surged in 2020

It was the third-worst year since 2002, when reliable monitoring began.

Biden has canceled over $2 billion in student debt. Here's what that means

The president's plan on student loans is becoming increasingly clear.

This satellite can take crystal clear anytime anywhere -- even through buildings

This one-of-a-kind satellite can see through dense clouds and operate at night.

Even without fans, the home team advantage still exists

Fans or no fans, playing at home still grants you an advantage.

Researchers develop underwater WiFi

The internet of things is going deep -- deep underwater, that is.

We can stop thousands of tons of pollution from reaching the ocean -- just by changing our laundry habits

It's a small change that can make a very big difference.

Covid pandemic likely started from human exploitation of wildlife, WHO finds

A team of WHO scientists went to China and looked at the causes of the pandemic. This is their much-anticipated report.