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Just 1% of Brazilian day traders earn more than the minimum wage

Day trading is gambling, not investing, experts say.

Our body clock is largely kept working by "junk DNA"

Though to be honest, can we really call it 'junk' now?

Veganuary 2021: Everything you need to know to meet the challenge

Here's how you can do your bit for the planet this month.

Extremely efficient microprocessors can make your computer more eco-friendly

It's 80 times more efficient than the microprocessor you're using to read this.

Forget your biology book -- here's what chromosomes really look like

The classical images are far from accurate.

New vaccine shows protection against aerosol tuberculosis infection in monkeys

Researchers from Europe and the United States show that a new tuberculosis vaccine, MTBVAC, protects better than the current BCG vaccine in a model of tuberculosis in macaques.

Ancient teeth confirm: people have been trading internationally for thousands of years

A banana can teach you much about history.

How satellite alerts are tackling deforestation across African countries

Millions rely on tropical forests in Africa, such as the Guinean Forests. Thanks to satellites, they can be easier protected.

Why researchers want to keep ratsnakes out of electrical lines

Snakes climbing up electrical poles might sound scary, but it's much worse for them.

No one knows for sure the expansion rate of the universe

Cosmologists aren’t sure about how fast the universe expands and the mystery continues.

Are Progressives Lenses Good For Your Eyes?

If you are over forty and wear glasses, the odds are you’ve heard about progressive lenses. Progressive lenses are regarded as an upgrade to traditional bifocal or trifocal glasses, but they also come with a new challenge. Whereas the old faithfuls had clear lines between each different lens, progressive lenses blend seamlessly into each other. […]

Mexico City kicks off the new year with a ban on single-use plastics

From forks to coffee capsules, the Latin American city takes a big step

Researchers develop a new tool to identify at-risk corals

They’re small and pretty and they need our help.

Why you still need to wear a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccines are here, but dangers still lurk.

India authorizes two COVID-19 vaccines and readies massive vaccination campaign

Health care and front line workers will begin to be vaccinated this month

Scientists leverage natural killer cells against lymphoma

A cancer-targeting approach breaks from existing therapies.

Archaeologists uncover ancient street shop in Pompeii

How do you say 'one with everything' in Latin?

Love your dental hygienist, and your teeth will love you back for it

We all have an innate fear of dentists -- and we end up paying the price for it.

Researchers try to figure out aphantasia: life without mental imagery

Spatial memory? Check. Visual imagery? Nada.

Researchers stack travel thoughts in the moment with 'write on-the-go' app

First impressions: LiveSnippets lets you use them, not lose them.

Jesus wasn't white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here's why that matters

I grew up in a Christian home, where a photo of Jesus hung on my bedroom wall. I still have it. It is schmaltzy and rather tacky in that 1970s kind of way, but as a little girl I loved it. In this picture, Jesus looks kind and gentle, he gazes down at me lovingly. […]

How long does sex normally last?

The only clear answer is that there's no clear answer.

The 'loss-of-smell' COVID-19 symptom probably matters more than you think

We’re wired to leverage smell for more than stew and sorbet. Smelling is connecting, and when COVID-19 takes that away, you can call support numbers to cope.

Organic meat has the same impact on the world's climate as 'normal' meat

Eating meat isn't good for the environment -- even when it's organic.

The Betelgeuse false alarm and Red Giants dust hypothesis

Betelgeuse didn't go boom, it just coughed a bit.

What if we kept the air as clean as it was in lockdown? Here's what we'd have to gain

Cities could save millions on public health costs and gain major economic benefits.

In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not

They might be small, but these mussels shoulder tremendous responsibility.

COVID-19 antibodies last as long as 8 months

It's not ideal, but it's better than some expected.

Americans still consume almost all the world's opioids

The roots of the problem remain largely unaddressed.

Spiritual customs in Colombia led to the rediscovery of a toad species after 30 years

Eighty of the known 96 species in this toad family are endangered, critically endangered or extinct in the wild.

Full genome of a human (and her oral microbes) recovered from Stone Age chewing gum

This is the first time the full genome of an ancient human has been extracted from a source other than human bones.

Cooking actually accounts for a lot of our emissions. Here's how that could be improved

Changing cooking methods can make a real difference.

Novel anti-malaria drug can flush the parasite out of hiding with a single pill

The Food and Drug Administration recently gave the green light for the first new malaria drug in 60 years.

Venus may still be volcanically active

"If Venus is indeed active today, it would make a great place to visit," said researchers,

Remember Chernobyl? A new waterway could bring nuclear runoff back to the surface

The waterway would fo from Poland to Ukraine and it would be Europe's longest one

The Secret Science of Santa

ZME Science delves into a timely Yuletide investigation of the science that enables Santa to deliver Christmas to millions of children across the globe. If you thought it was magic, think again.

Could this be the oldest galaxy in the universe?

If galaxies were human, GN-z11 would want you to get off its lawn.

2020: A Year in Space

Despite the global pandemic that has brought much of the world to a grinding halt, space scientists have continued to push the boundaries of our knowledge throughout 2020.

Flower trapped in amber reveals new fossil species

It had an interesting, spiral-like arrangement.

Over half of the tidal marshes on the Hudson River were created accidentally -- that could be a good thing

The accidental creation of tidal marshes could offer resilience to the area, researchers say.

Mollusks are the most plastic-filled seafood in the world

Bad news for sushi.

Musical hips: Doctors literally hear music while checking a patient's pulse

Quite possibly the weirdest ham radio flex in medical history.

The most adorable study of the year shows how dogs recognize each other

All study participants were good girls and boys.

Numb and Nope obstruct vaccine efforts

Two imps want to trip up scientists as they chase pandemic solutions to save lives. Experts say we can’t let the imps win.

Diamondback terrapin threatened by traffickers, new report notes

Want a little speckled turtle? Forget it. They're adorable but endangered.

PTSD seems to be tied to gene expression changes in the brain

Still a ways to go, but it’s an important step.

Amateur astronomer discovered a new sungrazing comet during last week's eclipse

Sadly, it met its end in the Sun's corona.

Upheaval at Google signals pushback against biased algorithms and unaccountable AI

AIs appear to systematically disadvantage minorities and economically marginalised people.

Rivers can change colors as time passes, and this is linked to ecosystem health

Some US waterways have become greener and others yellower, but overall many have changed.

Groundbreaking treatment could cure dwarfism in children, but there are some risks

While the condition isn't necessarily something that needs to be 'cured', having a potential treatment would be useful.