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More than 11,000 scientists foresee "untold suffering" due to climate emergency

We need to act now, urges a collective of experts.

Oceans are filled up with abandoned fishing gear, report warns

Every year more than 640.000 tonnes of nets, lines, pots and traps are dumped in the sea

Curiosity snaps lonely picture of desolate Martian landscape

Curiosity is the only rover left on Mars -- and this haunting photo it recently beamed to Earth perfectly describes the feeling.

Sea level rise by 2300 is unavoidable, despite the Paris agreement

Ice takes a while to melt -- but melt it will, a new paper reports.

We learn best when we fail around 15% of the time

We like it easy... but not too easy.

THC and CBD during early pregnancy might cause alcohol-like fetal defects

The research suggests that there is no safe period to consume marijuana during pregnancy.

An artificial leaf can turn carbon dioxide into fuel

CO2 is the main contributor to global warming

China approves world's first Alzheimer's drug in 20 years

The research began in 1997 thanks to a unique sugas in seaweed

Climate change might mean more rain, but less water for everybody

In a hotter future, plants will consume more water than they do today — which means a drier future despite the anticipated increases in precipitation. Climate heating is estimated to increase precipitation levels in places like the United States and Europe through the generation of more water vapor and weather pattern disruptions. However, humans may […]

Men are more likely than women to use more abstract language

The differences may be due to the power dynamics between the two genders.

Cold, humid weather really does make the pain worse, study shows

My joints always hurt when it rains.

Trump begins process to exit Paris Agreement, ignoring climate emergency

No country was allowed to withdraw for three years

New capture technology scrubs atmospheric CO2 on the cheap

Saving money and saving the environment are my two favorite things.

A sleepless night can trigger a 30% rise in anxiety

Luckily deep sleep is the best medicine.

Shark skin protects wounds from infection

We could learn a thing or two from sharks about fighting microbial infections.

Running, even just a little, can reduce your risk of death

Any amount of running is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause, the paper found.

Retired truck driver can walk on two legs again thanks to Terminator-like bionic leg

The high-tech prosthetic allows amputees to walk with vigor and balance.

For the Nth time - measles is bad. Here's why...

With the global trend of vaccine hesitancy, skeptical parents are refusing to get their children vaccinated due to false concerns about their safety.

Engineers develop new impact-proof concrete made from waste

It could even be used for buildings in the Artic

One small-brained Kenyan bird creates complex societies, and it can teach us about our own

"It's obviously not just about being smart," the authors say.

Saudi oil company Aramco prepares for $1.5 trillion IPO

This would make it the most valuable company in the world, overtaking Apple by about half a trillion dollars.

AI scans your brain and draws what you see

This is an entire new level of mind reading.

Illegal loggers kill indigenous leader in the Amazon

Paulino Guajajara belonged to a group called the “Guardians of the Forest”

Voyager 2 spacecraft crosses barrier into interstellar space

The daring spacecraft traveled more than 11 billion miles to exit the solar system.

Sunflower-like material follows beam of light

It could be employed to raise the efficiency of solar harvesting devices.

Trump's response to California fires paints a dire picture for climate change

Cutting federal funding: Trump proposed unrealistic and unscientific ways to combat forest fires and threatened to cut “$$$ help.”

World's largest climate summit to move to Madrid, after Chile withdraws

The climate summit was supposed to take place in Chile, but massive protests and riots forced the country to pull out. Spain’s president jumped in, saying that Madrid can save the conference and host it from 2-13 December (as initially planned). Violence and climate Every year, world leaders meet under the auspice of the UN […]

Why are minerals important for human health

Essential and trace minerals are crucial for our health. But is a balanced diet enough to cover the recommended intake?

Ötzi the Iceman's fatal last journey reconstructed from ancient flora

Traces of moss found in the ice tomb suggest that the prehistoric man roamed far and wide during his last days on Earth.

New strategy discovered to combat Huntington's disease

A new procedure could remove mutant proteins that kill neurons

Pesticides linked to the collapse of fisheries in Japan

It was the first time a study revealed the effects of pesticides on fish.

Spider-inspired double-sided tape could leave stitches in the past

Researchers took inspiration on spiders for this new solution

"The last necklace made by the Neanderthals" included eagle talons and is teaching us about our ancient cousins

Neanderthal eagle necklaces are the oldest known ornaments in Europe.

New genetic research effort aims to make watermelons tastier, more resilient

I'd bite.

Side stepping Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle isn't easy

The uncertainty principle provides a constant hindrance to the sensitivity of equipment such as LIGO's interferometer and new research shows, avoiding it is going to be even harder than we had believed.

US voters support sexual education -- regardless of their political beliefs

Democrats and Republicans disagree on many problems -- but they agree that more sexual education needs to be taught in school, a new survey reports.

Morning is the best time for a workout -- especially if you're a man

Previous research has already suggested that working out in the morning, while quite difficult at times, can be the best way to build a sustainable habit. A new study suggests that men who work out pre-breakfast burn two times more fat. Finding the time for a workout in our busy lives is not always easy. […]

New Li-ion battery design can charge electric cars to 80% in less than 10 minutes

This could finally bring EVs into the mainstream.

Giant geode large enough to fit people inside grew slow and steady

Temperature fluctuations, maybe from climate or maybe from geothermal systems, amplified a natural process that grew the crystals.

Macaque tool-use patterns help us understand how early humans went about it

Macaques rely on tools for foods such as shellfish.

Vampire bats make friends in captivity -- and keep them after release

A new study looking into social bonding dynamics for vampire bats reports that friendships they make in captivity are likely to continue after the animals are released back into the wild. While primates are the most iconic group of animals when it comes to social dynamics and friendships, the new study suggests that vampire bats […]

Insects in Germany have declined by up to two-thirds in ten years

This not just happening only in Germany, but all over the world.

AI is beating almost all of mankind at Starcraft

Let's teach AI to beat us at strategy war games -- that sounds like a neat idea.

Tree-planting campaign raises $8 million in five days

Project Team Trees seeks to plant 20 million trees by 2020

South Africa is repaving its roads with recycled plastic milk bottles

A company developed a technology to fix the roads and deal with plastic waste

Plastic-hunting barge cleans up world's rivers

The aim of the project is to clean 1.000 of the world's most polluted rivers

Your brain only needs 0.1 to 0.3 seconds to recognize a familiar song

This could lead to new treatments for certain mental illnesses.

Teen girls on birth-control pills show more symptoms of depression

The pill might trigger hormonal changes in developing teens that may make them more prone to depression.

Why do we do the things we do? A new study says it comes down to four factors

A new study reports that there are four broad categories for the motivations that drive human behavior: prominence, inclusiveness, negativity prevention, and tradition. What do people want? That’s a question psychologists have been trying to answer for a long time now, albeit with little agreement on the results so far. In an attempt to put […]

Why is it so hard to stop people dying from snakebite?

Around the world, thousands of people die every year from snakebite – and there’s not enough antivenom to go round. But even if we had the antivenom we needed, would people use it?