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Americans are receiving mysterious bags of Chinese seeds in the post

So far 14 types of seeds have been identified and they are innocuous.

Violent trauma makes children show signs of brain and genetic aging

Growing up rough leads to growing old early.

Japan had the coronavirus under control. Then, it opened up too quickly

The virus was almost nowhere to be found. Now, it's almost everywhere.

This is the best place in the world to see the cosmos at night -- if you can bear it

Better get your cold weather gear if you are planning to go there

Prevention measures and social distancing can stop a COVID-19 outbreak

High level of awareness and prevention measures can diminish and postpone the peak

A startling number of COVID-19 patients suffer lasting heart damage

There could be long-term implications from the novel coronavirus

Huge Saxon cesspit found under London Art museum -- right under the new toilet

The very old toilet was found right under the place where the new toilet was built.

Outrageous paper that says 5G "produces viruses" gets shredded by experts

It's shocking that something like this can get published.

Text AI can produce images -- and it's very good at it

AI is already nearing sci-fi territory.

A common crustacean can break microplastics in just four days

It's much faster than previously thought and highly concerning

Traces of toxic lead from Notre Dame fire found in Parisian honey

It was within allowable limits for consumption

A third of the world's children are exposed to lead, report shows

It acts as a dangerous toxin, even at low exposure levels

Pigs like to interact with humans just like dogs do -- but they're independent problem solvers

Pigs are intelligent and seem to exhibit behavior both similar, and different to dogs.

Another positive effect of coronavirus restrictions: flu outbreaks are massively down

COVID-19 and the flu spread through similar mechanisms, so it's not surprising that

Magic mushrooms have been consumed for centuries. Here's why

Most study participants said they would want to take psilocybin again.

A fungus from Chernobyl could protect astronauts from radiation

It can covert radioactive energy into chemical energy

Coronavirus, take two: Europe struggles with new surge of COVID-19 cases

Lockdown relaxation is leading to a new wave of infections in Europe.

Air pollution still is the greatest risk to global life expectancy

Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, the most affected countries

A grim record: 212 environmental defenders were killed last year

The highest number was seen in Colombia and the Philippines

Migratory freshwater fish declined 76% since 1970

They are very important to keep rivers, lakes and wetlands healthy

AI identifies prostate cancer with stunning accuracy

This could complement medical workforce and act as a failsafe mechanism.

Motors developed for space station drive self-charging prosthetic leg

The leg regenerates the battery every time it touches the ground. It's also much quieter than existing prosthethics.

Pizza study shows one big meal isn't as bad for you if your nutrition is healthy overall

Cheat meals are not as bad for you as you might think.

Narcissism and psychopathy linked to defiance of coronavirus prevention

"Dark" personality traits might be impeding pandemic efforts, but the overall picture is far more complex.

US media still giving anti-climate opinions more visibility

Climate change denial is getting a ton of attention form US media.

Offshore wind farms are cheap enough to bring electricity costs down

Newly approved wind farms will have negative subsidies

Young COVID-19 patients can take weeks to fully recover, CDC warns

Being young doesn't magically make it all go away.

Double Trouble! Hunting for Supermassive Black Hole Mergers

Supermassive black holes sat at the centre of active galaxies could have company. Binary pairs of these titanic cosmic objects could merge to form a more monstrous black hole. Observational methods are finally becoming sensitive enough to spot such an event.

New AI is capable of identifying individual birds

Biologists get a helping (non-biological) hand.

Face coverings don't create false sense of security, new study shows

A flimsy argument against face coverings gets a serious blow.

If you're not wearing your face mask on your nose, you're doing it all wrong

For the love of god, just wear the mask on your *whole* face.

Preventing the next pandemic would cost just 2% of the COVID-19 economic damage

We have to deal with wildlife trade and the destruction of forests -- then we could prevent the next pandemic at a fraction of the cost.

NASA captures the first images of Ganymede's icy north pole

This will help to understand the formation of Jupiter's moons.

Plastic pollution could skyrocket to 1.3 billion tons by 2040

There's still time for change, but it has to happen now or we'll be drowning in plastic.

The coronavirus-induced anthropause is now visible in seismic vibrations

Scientists have detected a decrease in vibrations caused by human activity.

Mental health in the pandemic: older adults show better resilience

Emotionally, older adults seem to fare better -- at least in one study

Bad news for Antarctica, as climate change continues to kick in

The heating climate is delivering a one-two punch to Antarctic ice.

This 3D map of the universe is the biggest map in the world -- it spans 11 billion years

In case you were woried, that gap around 11 billion years ago was just filled.

Europe increasingly focuses on coal-free future

Europe gradually starts to say goodbye to coal energy

China successfully launches an ambitious mission to Mars

The mission will do a global survey of the planet

Magnetic anomaly from 11 million years ago could help us understand how poles flip

If you could go back in time and look at a compass, it would show something very different.

What DNA can tell us about the transatlantic slave trade in the Americas

Scientists analyzed the genomes of the living descendents of the victims of the African slave trade.

Yum or yuck? Scientists find how mosquitoes evolved a taste for human blood

Dry climate and urbanization prompted the first mosquitoes to increasingly bite humans -- and things aren't looking too well for the future.

Non-invasive blood test could detect cancer four years before conventional diagnostic

It can detect cancer before it's even cancer, researchers say.

Scientists accidentally create the 'Sturddlefish': half sturgeon, half paddlefish

The hatched hybrids are sterile so they shouldn't be a threat. None will be released into the wild to be sure.

Scientists sequence the genomes of six bat species for clues to their unique features

Among other things, these genomes may help find new approaches against COVID-19.

Humans may have first arrived in North America as early as 30,000 years ago

Two controversial studies challenge the established narrative of the earliest human dispersal into the Americas.

Is this the world's first un-cuttable material?

This could make unbreakable bike locks -- among others.

Are used cars more sustainable than new cars?

The answer is often "yes", but as it so often happens, it depends on many factors.

Climate change increases heat-related cardiovascular hospitalizations

Extreme temperatures are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease