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Another first: NASA's Perseverance rover extracts oxygen on Mars

NASA's new Mars rover is marking one milestone after the other, paving the way for human exploration of Mars.

The ground coffee you buy at the shops could soon get much better

The hottest thing in coffee is actually very cool.

Scientists develop origami inflatable structures that are stable both inflated and deflated

Monostable inflatable buildings are *so* last year.

What drop? CO2 emissions surge as pandemic restrictions ease

Behind the pandemic, an even bigger crisis looms

A pack of ...T-Rex? Tyrannosaurs may have hunted in packs like wolves, study finds

The solitary king of the dinosaurs may have not been that solitary after all.

Scientists find no difference in math ability in the brains of boys and girls

The findings suggest that gender differences in math are socially-induced rather than innately biological.

Nanocarbon black electrifies concrete, turns it into a heat radiator

Concrete is an electrical insulator -- but a sprinkle of nanocarbon allows electrons to flow.

AI reveals new details about Dead Sea Scrolls scribes

Although this ancient Hebrew text is written in the same handwriting, a computer algorithm was able to spot two distinct scribes.

Cold War legacy: US honey still has radioactive fallout from nuclear tests

The levels are well below what's considered risky -- but it shows how pervasive nuclear fallout can be.

Many plants have been "naturally GMO'd" by bacteria

Worried about GMO plants? Well...

Teaching children to play chess makes them more confident taking calculated risks

Chess quickly teaches you how to walk the fine line between good and poor risk-taking.

France just ordered 12 electric hydrogen trains

It's a historic step towards sustainability.

Researchers create automatic method to detect air pollution hotspots

It's an algorithm that can help tackle air pollution from existing satellite data.

Ashes from Caribbean volcano eruption reach as far as India

La Soufrière eruption was intense enough to send its SO2 to 9,000 miles away.

Climate change is breeding 'pizzly' bears -- hybrids between polar bears and grizzlies

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Russia plans to withdraw from the International Space Station

Russia will likely dedicate efforts to the new partnership with China.

How the jewel beetle's shiny shell helps it hide in plain sight

Their shimmery wings actually act as camouflage.

The Olympic Games are increasingly unsustainable. Can the world afford them anymore?

The Olympic Games have swelled in cost and carbon footprint. It is time for some changes.

Researchers create the "whitest paint" -- it reflects 98% of sunlight

Buildings in hot areas could greatly benefit from this -- and the paint could become widely available very soon.

Tarantulas are *everywhere* and now researchers know why

Turns out, they emerged in the Cretaceous, when T-Rex still roamed the land.

Easy Ways to Support Biodiversity in Your Own Local Area

By now, almost every informed person is aware that humanity is in serious jeopardy from the ever-increasing negative effects of global warming and the global destruction of ecosystems and biodiversity. The magnitude of this double-barreled menace cannot be overstated and it’s incumbent upon us as a species to act quickly. Our survival quite literally depends […]

Why China is banning one of the world's largest Bitcoin mining hubs

China isn't very fond of cryptos, apparently.

NASA's Mars helicopter could be 'Wright brothers' moment for space exploration

It's got all space enthusiasts giddy -- and for good reason.

Pfizer envisions a COVID-19 booster shot 12 months after getting vaccinated

The long-term COVID-19 vaccination strategy can resemble that of the influenza.

Fossil Friday: 300 million-year-old "Godzilla Shark" from New Mexico finally gets an official name

He was one chompy boy.

NASA's InSight rover is running out of battery charge on Mars, and may need to hibernate through winter

That's the best case scenario. We're faced with a very real possibility that the craft shuts down completely.

Scientists use machine learning to classify millions of new galaxies

Classifying galaxies by hand and eye was already hard -- over 20 million of them would be impossible. So machine learning came in handy.

CO2 concentrations quietly reached the highest daily values in recorded history

For the first time since its inauguration, the Mauna Loa Observatory reaches 421.21 ppm of CO2 concentration.

Japanese metallic tail can help keep the elderly upright

It's a weird evolutionary thing that we'd build robotic tails.

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