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Zimbabwe bans mining in national parks to protect endangered wildlife

Chinese mining companies were rushing to extract minerals there.

Meteorites might have helped create life on Earth (and beyond)

They killed the dinosaurs but might have also kicked off life as we know it.

Novichok: how are victims surviving poisoning?

The dose makes the poison.

Neuralink: brain hacking is exceptionally hard, no matter what Elon Musk says

Decades of research have shown that the brain does not yield its secrets easily.

World's largest camera takes 3,200-megapixel photos

It can spot a baseball from 24 km away.

Trees that live fast die young and this is bad news for the climate crisis

The carbon capacity storage of trees could be challenged in the future.

Climate change has not stopped for COVID-19: emissions back on track to pre-pandemic levels

Lockdowns didn't make much of a difference to our warming world

Want to make better sensors? Just add more noise

A counterintuitive solution could make for better sensors.

Scientists Find That Social Distancing Reduces COVID-19’s Infection Rate by Approximately 1% per Day

This seemingly small difference adds up considerably owing to the rule of large numbers.

More mammal species face extinction by 2100 if further action isn't taken soon

Mammal species are experiencing an accelerated decline.

LHC physicists make matter out of light

Energy from matter was always easy, but the reverse has been difficult to achieve -- until now.

Very young children use both sides of the brain to process language, while adults only use half

Two hemispheres are better than one!

Europe's most powerful solar telescope lets us see its surface and spots up close

Up close and per-Sun-al.

Pollution and climate change are driving ill-health across Europe, report finds

Europe needs more green and blue spaces to improve health and the environment.

California fires break new record as residents are evacuated across the state

The worst of the wildfire season is yet to come in California.

Scientists look at ways to make cheap, eco-friendly leather alternatives from fungi

The resulting materials exhibit properties similar to leather, but are much better for the environment.

Largest subsea power cable will allow the UK to tap into Denmark's energy and vice versa

The project should be done in about three years, creating a ton of green energy jobs in the process.

Drone thermal camera reveals ancestral Wichita site in Kansas

Researchers believe a controversial conquistador visited the Wichita site.

The world's first LSD-MDMA clinical trial is about to kick off

This "candyflipping" trial marks the start of a new era in psychedelics research.

It seems that COVID-19 may cause long-term heart problems

The evidence is building for long-term post-COVID-19 health problems.

Togo is the first African country to eliminate sleeping sickness

It's the first African country to reach this milestone.

Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century?

The pandemic forced millions to work from home. It went much better than expected.

Wind and solar energy doubled their share since the Paris Agreement

It's time to accelerate the energy transition

Fall in plastic demand could be disastrous for oil companies

Reducing plastic pollution would be great for the environment, bad for oil companies.

Give lab mice a better life and the science will also get better

Lab animal welfare and good science go hand in hand. A new study calls for both.

Scientists float boat upside down on a levitating fluid

Vibrating liquids at certain frequencies can cause objects to exhibit anti-gravity effects.

AI uses Einstein's special relativity to predict future events

Researchers used 'light cones' to draw boundaries and make AIs more human-like in predicting events in the future.

Recycled wool turned into memory textile that always remembers its shape

Researchers have programmed keratin sheets to always fold back to their designed shape -- not matter how complex.

Scientists use yeast to produce 'magic mushroom' active ingredient

Using nature, scientists have been able to create molecules that are normally extremely expensive if not impossible to chemically synthesize in the lab.

Warped gas disc torn apart by three stars directly observed for the first time

This spectacular three-star system is radically different than our solar system.

Steroids improve survival rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients

The World Health Organization already adapted its guidelines to recommend its usage.

Renewable energy may increase mining threats to biodiversity

There's another side to clean energy, and it could affect biodiversity if we're not careful.

Asphalt is a major source of air pollution, especially during summer weather

It's all over the place and it might be one of the main sources of air pollution.

The moon is getting rusty due to oxygen stripped from Earth's atmosphere

An oxidised form of iron was surprisingly common the moon, which may reveal insights about Earth's atmospheric history.

In 2020, the biggest cop-killer is (by far) COVID-19

The biggest threat is often unseen.

People don't really grasp how their actions impact climate, study shows

There's more than recycling to bringing down your carbon footprint.

Just a few autonomous vehicles could dramatically improve traffic -- as long they're organized

Just 5% of road traffic consisting of autonomous vehicles could reduce traffic congestion by 40%.

Humans aren’t inherently selfish – we’re actually hardwired to work together

The "good" side of our nature is much more deep-rooted than the "evil" side.

Blue jeans' microfiber footprint extends all the way to the Arctic

Every time you wash a pair of denim jeans, more than 50,000 microfibers are released per cycle.

Burning in the Amazon is already reaching the record levels seen in 2019

The story of last year is repeating itself.

The coronavirus might kill the handshake, but the more hygienic fist bump is ready to take its place

The fist bump is here to save the day.

Gravitational waves reveal largest black hole merger and the first intermediate-mass black hole

The black hole is the first object of its kind with a mass above 100 solar masses but below a million solar masses to be discovered.

Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes around the world

Their volume increased by over 50% in the last 30 years.

Martian dust devil seen skipping across the red planet

Researchers had to process the images to make this impressive dust devil really stand out.

Face shields and masks with exhale valves not effective at stopping COVID-19

Aerosols and other tiny particles that may contain the virus can travel around face shields or through the valve of masks unfiltered.

Power companies are hindering the transition to renewable energy

Inertia in the system means that fossil fuel investments are still being prioritized.

Scientists spot space debris in daylight, helping satellites 'social distance'

Spotting space debris during the day could help save satellites from costly collisions.

Bronze Age people sometimes curated human remains as heirlooms

In one case, a man was buried alongside a thigh bone that was carved into a flute.

Frog harem: lucky males stay loyal

It's the first time an amphibian was shown to live in a harem.

Rarest dog breed in the world is still alive (and singing) in the wild

The New Guinea singing dog and the Highland Wild Dog still active in the wild may represent the same unique breed.