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British boy born with 2% of his brain celebrates 9th birthday

Doctors thought he'd spend the rest of his life in a vegetative state. But the boy can talk, read, and even do math like any other 9-year-old boy.

NASA just added three more sonification projects to their page and I couldn’t be more delighted

The subdued, mysterious, and longing tunes sound very appropriate for outer space.

Land-use change is creating an infectious disease boom, study finds

Deforestation leads to infection, and we've all seen what infectious diseases can cause

Getting a new couch can help your health more than you realize -- but only if you get the right type

Toxic chemicals can accumulate in the dust, and it can be a problem.

What counts as fruits and veggies for the "five a day"? This study clears things out

The "five a day" approach is a useful simplification. Although the potato (tragically) doesn't make the cut.

Photosynthesis could be as old as life itself

We all got to eat, right?

How 'Doughnut Economics' could transform the planet post-COVID

What's the connection between a doughnut and rampant social inequality? Glad you asked...

This cancer vaccine just passed landmark Phase 1 human trial

A novel vaccine seems to stop tumors from growing in the brain.

This is the first rib-eye steak that didn't require killing an animal

Delicious and cruelty-free meat.

Radars reveal Viking burial mounds and hundreds of mysteries in Norway

Snow and ice helped researchers find many Viking structures -- but the mystery still deepens.

India moves to regulate Bitcoin use in a bid to stimulate its local markets

As cryptocurrencies become more widely accepted, their environmental impact will also grow.

Why the human brain grows three times larger than that of chimps or gorillas

A key molecular switch that can make ape brain organoids grow more like human organoids.

Dump the plastic: Scientists create edible food packaging films from seaweed

They are water-soluble and eco-friendly, you can eat them or throw them away.

NASA's Mars helicopter gets ready for a historic flight

Ingenuity will have 30 days to operate before Perseverance gets back on it mission

Climate change brings season change: by 2100, half the world will see 6-month-long summers

Please no I don't have an air conditioner.

Older individuals are most at risk from COVID -- but they're the least stressed about it

Experience has its perks.

Black Hole Seen Clearly in Historic New Direct Image

A new image of M87's black hole in polarized light gives us a spectacular view of the powerful spacetime event.

Why over 1 million people watched a cheater play chess

A bizarre story of cheating, chess, and popular uproar, became the most watched chess event in modern history.

Giant Australian flightless bird was 'extreme evolutionary experiment'

It had a massive two-foot beak that squeezed its brain.

Clean energy, high yields: greenhouse plants grow just fine with semi-transparent solar cells

Solar cells and greenhouses work better than researchers thought.

Sweat, not oil: Sports are floating on a sea of high-carbon sponsorship

It's a multi-million-dollar business but also a high-emissions one.

Do COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? No, they don't

According to researchers, there's no real reason for concern.

Scientists reveal the secret that makes red wine pair so well with cheese, meats, and other fatty foods

A perfectly paired wine can make food taste better -- but the reverse is also true.

Ancient 2,500-year-old mural depicts exchange of salt as a commodity

It's a finding well worth its salt.

Six Ways Technology Is Changing Medical Practice

The future of healthcare is shaping up in front of our very eyes.

Could gene editing help us fight chronic pain?

Researchers pose way to kick opioids to the curb.

Ultra-processed foods are hurting your heart

Ultra-processed foods are virtually everywhere: in vending machines, fast food restaurants, and grocery stores.

How sperm whales outwitted whalers by sharing tactics between them

No wonder why they have the largest brain on the planet

Nature sounds can lift mood and improve health, says new study

Being exposed to the sounds of nature has important health benefits.

A new approach to cleaning space junk is being tested in space right now

It's not meant to remove what's already there, but to stop new trash from piling up.

Icelandic eruption attracts thousands of visitors, helicopter rides, over the weekend

I've seen worse locations for hanging out.

"Climate facts are back". EPA brings back climate change to its website

With Trump gone, the Environment Protection Agency can finally be about the environment again.

Studies suggest COVID-19 may cause hearing loss

Another reason to hate COVID.

A foray into the British variant: why B.1.1.7 matters, and how worried should we be about it

No rest for weary doctors watching coronavirus variants.

We grew human tear glands in the lab, and now we're making them cry

Most organs in the adult human body are capable of regeneration, which means they renew their cells to keep the tissue healthy and functional. This capacity is enabled by adult stem cells, which are present in most organs and divide to create new cells that replace older, damaged ones. It turns out these stem cells […]

After GameStop, redditors are pouring money into saving gorillas

Donations (especially massive ones like this one) are very helpful during difficult times.

Europe to resume AstraZeneca's vaccination as drug regulator says it's safe

Still, a warning label will be added to the vaccine

Timelapse reveals the hidden dance of roots -- and how mutant plants do it differently

Turns out, watching plants grow is actually quite interesting.

France becomes last EU country to ban hunters from gluing birds to trees

It's time for the barbaric practice to come to an end.

Ocean trawling doesn't just destroy ecosystems. It also releases massive emissions

Maybe just... stop doing it?

Want people to stop sharing fake news? Just make them reflect on what they're sharing

Social media is riddled with misleading stories. Researchers are zooming in on ways to address that.

People who can't form images in their mind have a surprising trait -- they're harder to spook with words

Ignorance really does seem to be bliss -- even from our own minds.

Scientists observe nanobots coordinating inside a living host for the first time

We're talking swarms of millions of bots here.

Jupiter's Supersonic Stratospheric Winds Make it a Unique Beast

Astronomers have measured Jupiter's Stratospheric Winds for the First Time.

Low frequency sky map reveals an archive of supermassive black holes

A new sky survey has managed to identify around 25,000 radio sources -- mainly supermassive black holes.

This endangered bird is losing its song

A conservation project seeks to help this tiny but impressive bird.

Mars' water didn't escape; it's trapped in the red crust

Not being tectonically active has its drawbacks.

Fiction readers, rejoice: you probably have better language skills, study shows

It's time to start reading more and work on your imagination.

A new study provides our best-yet prediction of what a metallic volcano might look like

If you like volcanoes, Earth isn’t a bad place to live on. After all, our planet is quite geologically active, and that also translates into a respectable level of volcanism. But when it comes to having a variety of flavors, the Earth can be a bit lacking. A new paper, however, comes to estimate what […]

Computation pioneers awarded 'Nobel of Mathematics'

The two mathematicians are true pioneers in their fields.