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Japan plans to join the pack and ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2030

The move is part of the country's plan to be carbon neutral by 2050

Coronavirus was already in the US before the official Wuhan outbreak, new study shows

The CDC says US blood samples from early December tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Alligators can regrow their tails, and it could help us heal our own wounds better

Thanks, gators.

Fossil Friday: this ancient bottom feeder could have 'invented' modern sight

If you like seeing defined shapes, you should thank this little fellow.

Greenland's ice sheet is poised to melt forever -- we have 600 years to stop it

Sounds like a long time, but we have our work cut out for ourselves.

It's Erin Brockovich all over again: rusty iron pipes are exposing us to cancer-causing chemical

Exposure to chromium can lead to lung cancer and liver damage

Electronic waste is on the decline in the US, but it's only because TVs are getting smaller

Researchers call for a paradigm shift on e-waste in the US

Plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometers in just a few months

Researchers used geo-tagged 'message in a bottle' to track the plastic pollution.

Nanocrystals allow dragonfish to camouflage their teeth

This enables the dragonfish to creep up on unsuspecting critters.

Singapore becomes first country to approve consumption of lab-grown meat

The lab-grown chicken meat has all of the taste and none of the cruelty or antibiotics.

Should you put your money and your head down on a bamboo pillow?

Pillows play an important role in our day to day lives -- but we often don't give them too much attention.

Could A Buckwheat Pillow Help You Sleep Better? Here's What We Know

Sleep is essential to your overall health. Your efforts to stick to a balanced diet and exercise regularly won’t be able to give you the best results if you regularly deprive yourself of sleep or sleep in uncomfortable positions. Sleep allows your body to repair damaged muscles and tissues, and replenish lost energy, so you’ll […]

We are losing the battle in a "suicidal" war against nature, UN head warns

This year is on track to be one of the three warmest ever recorded.

Climate change could flood thousands of affordable houses in the US by 2050

Not everyone is affected on the same way by climate change.

Life could have prospered beneath the surface of Mars

The melting of ice beneath the surface of Mars could have made its deep regions the most habitable.

Even a localized nuclear war can alter the world's climate

The most important factor here, surprisingly, isn't the bombs -- but what they can set alight.

Ate any clams recently? You've might have also had a side of microplastics

Scientists found microplastics in razor clams from the coast of Washington

Electrodes and AI bring 'silent speech' one step closer to reality

It's remarkably accurate.

Why ancient populations carved voluptuous 'Venus' women figures over 30,000 years ago

It's a story of obesity, hunger, and glaciers.

The iconic Arecibo Observatory has now collapsed to rubble

Years of neglect and a series of structural failures spelled an end for the telescope.

Forearm fractures may be telltale sign of domestic violence

Doctors should be aware of this indicative injury.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon breaks 12-year record, as administration focuses on industry

A total 4,281 square miles of forest were cleared in the 12 months leading to August.

How Mars brine could produce breathable air and fuel for a colony

We absolutely need this if we're to ever establish a colony on the Red Planet.

KFC introduces self-driving trucks to sell chicken without human contact

They're already up and running in China, and could expand elsewhere.

Biggest offshore wind farm set for construction in the UK

The project will have three phases and will power up six million homes per year

Neanderthals could tolerate smoke and plant toxins as well as humans, study shows

Nowadays, we aren't nearly as sturdy, the researchers report.

Researchers discover huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Hawai'i

The billions of liters of fresh water were discovered with electrical surveys.

These researchers want to rearrange the periodic table, and it looks trippy

After its 150 anniversary, the famous chemical table might be getting a makeover.

Here are the impressive winning images of the British Ecological Society competition

Get ready to see some breathtaking photos from the natural world.

Power versus finesse: Neanderthals had powerful thumbs, while humans had finer control

Neanderthal thumbs were better adapted to holding tools with handles, a new study found.

Climate change is making leaves fall sooner and store less carbon. Here's why

Surprisingly, trees are dropping their leaves sooner rather than later.

Magnetic spray turns inanimate objects into minirobots

Pills coated with the substance could navigate through the body using magnets.

Marsupial rave: wombats have glow-in-the-dark fur

Glow-in-the-dark wombats make 2020 just a bit more bearable.

Powerful cosmic phenomena could strip galaxies of their dark matter

A tidal disruption in a distant galaxy could explain its lack of dark matter, to the relief of many physicists, Hubble observations reveal.

Scientists compile the world's largest inventory of known plant species

It has over a million entries!

Climate change brings more infectious diseases. Many people are completely unaware of this

More than half of the people in a survey didn't know about the link

Historic neutrino detection shines new light on the sun

A secondary nuclear fusion process first proposed 30 years ago has now been confirmed by scientists in Italy.

It's not just birds: wasps also threaten airplane safety in Australia

Study found keyhole wasps blocked pitot probes in Brisbane Airport

Do your beauty products have talc? There's a good chance they also have asbestos

There's no safe level of exposure to asbestos, a carcinogenic

X-rays reveal hidden amulet inside Egyptian child mummy

The 1,900-year-old mummy may have been royalty.

Ancient megafloods may have shaped Mars's landscape

Early Mars may have gone through global megafloods, but was it habitable?

The Clean Air Act in the US saved 1.5 billion bird lives over the past 4 decades

Clean air is good news for everyone!

A new study on biomass fuel says smoke is more damaging to lungs than we assumed

Don't breathe in.

Astronomers discover Earth's second minimoon -- but it's already gone

The boulder-like object has resumed its journey around the sun, but many other minimoons are waiting to be discovered.

Ireland's first-ever dinosaur fossils confirmed

Geologically speaking, Ireland is not conducive to finding dinosaur fossils.

Astronomers find 'fossil galaxy' buried deep inside the Milky Way

The 10 billion-year-old fossil was named Heracles after the Greek Hero who was made immortal when the Milky Way was born.

Scientists discover the first insects with a shell-like armor

Leaf-cutter ant workers have a magnesium-rich biomineral armor that you'd expect to see in crustaceans rather than insects.

This new satellite will help us understand the effects of climate change

It looks a bit like a dog house, doesn't it?

Adults over 50 are a priority for the COVID-19 vaccine. But many would rather wait

You'd think everyone is eager to get on with their post-pandemic lives as quickly as possible. Well, not really.

Cocoa flavanols boost cognitive abilities by increasing oxygen in the brain

The cognitive enhancing effects were seen in healthy individuals so those experiencing cognitive decline may reap even more benefits.