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Trump's "fake news" war might actually make journalists more credible

Trump's "fake news" strategy might actually backfire.

Massive locust swarms hit East Africa

Extreme weather has fueled a plague of millions of desert locust

UK researchers accuse WHO of spreading 'blatant misinformation' about e-cigarette safety

British researchers say that e-cigs are 95% harmful than regular cigarettes and refute a WHO report claiming that vaping should be avoided entirely.

China to build coronavirus hospital in a week, while Wuhan still on lockdown

Chinese authorities are still struggling to contain the outbreak.

China releases more stunning images of the dark side of the moon

Eye candy from the moon.

This is what the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy sounds like

Scientists have resurected the voice of an ancient Egyptian priest.

Trade was thriving in Neolithic Italy, isotope study shows

Ancient Italians were importing copper from Tuscany, a new study shows.

An introduction to man-made climate change

It's a big problem, for sure, but we're big problem solvers.

The recipe for a carbon-neutral UK? Less meat, more trees and peatland

Major changes in the way land is used should be implemented

Ancient viruses discovered in a 15,000-year-old glacier

Many unknown pathogens might lie inside the ice.

Scientists plot incredibly detailed 3D map of the fruit fly's brain wiring

It's like a Google Maps of the brain.

A new "ghost lineage" of humans found in Africa

DNA analysis shows a 'profoundly different' landscape than we thought.

New Chinese coronavirus may have come from snakes, through food markets

The dreaded coronavirus which is causing a pandemic may have come from snakes.

Venom-producing snake organs developed in the lab

This could save millions of lives.

Gravitational waves have scientists searching for answers

What's a good way to baffle astronomers? Send a 14 millisecond gravitational wave signal. At least that's what the Universe did.

Scientists record video of atoms forming chemical bonds in real time

It's the first time that footage of atoms bonding and separating has been recorded.

You've been brewing espresso the wrong way this whole time, mathematicians say

It's the study you never knew you had to read.

Astrophysicists find more evidence of ‘wandering’ black holes

New research has uncovered the presence of at least thirteen ‘wandering’ black holes in dwarf galaxies. Something, that until recently was not believed possible.

China unveils plan to crack down on single-use plastics

Production, sale and use of plastic products will be restricted in China

Tropical sharks are using their fins to walk

It's evolution in the making.

A "blob" of hot water killed a million seabirds in the Pacific, researchers found

Warmer water affected the food source of the seabirds

Plants can easily absorb lead from solar cells

The study raises important question for using solar cells and plants on the same field.

Are We in The Era of Plant-Based Politics?

Is veganism a ... religion?

What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide

You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.

Sign languages evolve just like spoken languages

Spanish sign languages seem to be among the oldest in Europe.

A huge asteroid might have ended the "Snowball Earth" era 2.2 billion years ago

Earth's oldest impact crater reveals new secrets from a strange time when the planet was almost entirely covered in ice.

That mysterious China virus? It's reached Washington

Authorities have been caught off guard by the spreading of a pneumonia-like virus from China into the US.

Martian water was mineral-rich and salty -- good hints of habitability

The seas on Mars might have been much like those on Earth.

Your old air-conditioning might be causing the Arctic to melt

However, there's a good side to all of this.

Your belly fat is increasing the risk of a heart attack

An unhealthy waist circumference puts patients at risk of subsequent heart attacks regardless of how many drugs they use.

Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal

The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix

Palm oil's emissions mainly come from getting the land ready

Twice the amount of emissions come from young plants than mature plantations.

'Dancing dragon' bridges gap between feathered dinosaurs and birds

A perfectly preserved dinosaur specimen found in China was covered in feathers.

European researchers make air out of moondust

It's not wine out of water, but it's just as impressive.

Neanderthal teeth could chomp on hard plants like nuts and seeds

A new study found that early human ancestors had teeth that could penetrate the hard shells of nuts and seeds without suffering damage.

UK set to trial its first universal basic income experiment in Hull

The scheme has already been tried in several parts of Europe and the US.

New dataset describes 436 possible futures and their climate

It has already been used in 186 countries to create adaptation strategies

Not so fast: Modern culture moves about as fast as our biology

Is culture... Darwinian?

Native Americans didn't make massive changes to the environment. It was the Europeans

They apparently lived in harmony with the environment -- even in urban areas.

The key to avoiding massive wildfires? Small, strategic controlled fires

Fires in Australia have shown that we need to get proactive and work to prevent fires.

Flying 'Robotic pigeon' brings us closer to bird-like drones

Engineers created PigeonBot, adding pigeon feathers to a flying robot

Australia is burning and deniers are changing tactics. Here's how

Climate change is unfolding before our eyes -- but the deniers would have us believe otherwise.

European Union wants phones to have a universal charger

Finally, it's about time!

Fossil Friday: oldest-known scorpion was a pioneer of life on dry land

A set of fossils collected 35 years ago belonged to the oldest-known scorpion species to date, a new study reports. The scorpion lived around 437 million years ago and was surprisingly versatile, having the ability to breathe both on land and underwater, the team explains. This fossil helps us make better sense not only of […]

Internal cell structures revealed by powerful 3D microscopy technique

The level of detail is really astonishing.

Baby wolves like to play fetch too -- what this says about your dog

Wolves may understand human communication cues, which may help us understand how they evolved into dogs.

World's largest flower found: a dog-sized, meat-smelling, meter-wide bloom

The flower measures 1.1 m (3.64ft) across. However, these flowers are also threatened by extinction.

Denmark generated almost half of its energy from wind in 2019

The country is well on its way to becoming carbon neutral.

2019 was the second warmest year on record, NASA and NOAA found

"The decade that just ended is clearly the warmest decade on record."

Stunning timelapses show volcanic lightning in the Philippines

It has been a few days since the Taal volcano in the Philippines started rumbling. Even as things seem to have mellowed down, many unfortunate creatures remain buried in the ash, testament to the strength of the volcano — even as a full-blown eruption has not taken place. Another demonstration of that strength is the […]