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China is taking the lead in the race to develop the fastest bullet trains in the world. Starting with 2020, the nation will open an experimental track that will allow maglev trains to cruise with a phenomenal speed of up to 1,000 km/h (621 mph). This means that a 2,200-km trip from Wuhan to Guangzhou, […]
Researchers want to approach cancer like an infectious disease.
Left-handed people appear to have better verbal skills, but they also have slightly higher risks of Parkinson's and schizophrenia.
Here's a crazy idea: stop giving airtime to people who promote anti-scientific beliefs.
That's a lot of CO2.
Despite initially thought to come from land, most plastic debris in the sea can be linked to merchant ships, according to a new study which analyzed plastic bottles and containers from the past three decades. Researchers looked at the waste that arrived at the coast of Inaccessible Island – an isolated, uninhabited island in the […]
It's like the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it?
High up in the mountains of China.
You'll have to squint.
When we develop in the womb, we temporarily grow muscles that have last been seen in our ancestors 250 million years ago.
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The idea challenges the strict no-contamination guidelines that NASA and all space programs have closely adhered to for decades.
Wildfire-B-Gone!
With sleep, "when" is as important as "for how long".
Despite they are frequently associated with rebellion, music genres such as rap and heavy metal don’t appear to be linked to dysfunctional personality features in American adults.
There are many reasons why humans eat meat. It’s a simple and efficient way to get nutrients, and it’s usually very convenient. But in modern times, our meat consumption has increased dramatically, up to the point where meat is often a part of every meal — something which is unnecessary and damaging to human health. […]
Drastic environments call for drastic measures?
Chomp!
More than 34,000 fires have so far affected Bolivia.
We musk spread the word!
If you want something done right, synthesize it yourself.
Like other publishers before us, we are updating our stance on how we communicate and report on the current climate situation. This is done to reflect the severity and urgency of the crisis we are facing. We will favor terms such as “climate emergency” and “climate crisis”, although the more established “climate change” and “global […]
Woof.
Elon Musk promised a battery that could take an e-vehicle a million miles and last for years at a time. Jeff Dahn, one of the pioneers of the modern lithium-ion batteries, has now delivered on that promise. In a new paper, Dahn announced that the company will soon be in possession of a battery that […]
"Most studies are only a few decades in length — this one is just short of 100 years of study."
We’re all faulty.
Michael Phelps doesn't hold a candle to these bad boys.
Gene editing sounds super scary but its potential to improve our lives is immense. Is it worth the leap, though?
Tea, plastic-flavored.
The increase is quite sizeable.
It's a space-time-bender!
Ew, teenagers.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
“He’s shady”.
Mont Blanc is Western Europe's highest mountain range and is popular with hikers, climbers, and skiers.
The ocean is warmer, more acidic, less productive, and rising.
Brilliant art for brilliant scientists.
“This is all wrong, I shouldn’t be up here,” she said.
The livable habitat was prevalent for two to three billion years until rudely interrupted by a mysterious event.
Presidents and prime ministers at the United Nations failed to commit to additional goals.
They may be small, but they're far from inconsequential.
Plastics are one of the most widespread contaminants on Earth -- and every bit of it was made by humans.
The results were surprising: wallets with money were more likely to be returned than the ones with no money.
Are you really what you eat?
Nearly 170 million people have been affected by data breaches that involved hospital records in the past decade.
Our good work precedes us!
Make something out of nothing. Failing that, make soap out of straw.
Is your cat securely attached to you?
They're listening to the science more than most politicians.
More than 60 world leaders will be attending.
