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Every 2.6 years of playing American football doubles risk of devastating brain disease

The repeated blows to the head involved in tackle football may put many players at a huge risk of developing neurodegenerative disease.

Lunar dirt can be broken down into oxygen and metals

This study rocks.

Dog owners live longer and are more protected from heart attacks

Dogs not only fill homes with joy, they also help humans live healthier lives.

Can recycle help the environment? Not for half of UK adults

Many Britons are woefully unaware of the importance of recycling.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to trio that created today's lithium-ion batteries

Whenever you poke at your phone, hit the power button on your laptop, or start your Tesla, know that the work of these three laureates made it possible.

Molten exoplanets may explain the formation of Earth-like worlds

The study of molten exoplanets around Sun-like stars may provide answers as to the formation of Earth-like planets and the evolution of our world.

Amazing mold pigs trapped in 30-million-year-old amber

Water bears are cool but have you heared about mold pigs?

First lab-grown meat from outer space

Is lab-grown meat coming of age?

Not blue nor red: here's what Pluto actually looks like

This is not what Pluto looks like.

Madrid wants to get rid of parakeets, now threatening native species

They were once cherished as a quirk of the city -- but some claim they've become a real problem.

Hagibis storm intensifies and becomes strongest on Earth

It's exceptionally rare for a storm to intensify so quickly.

Mice heavily exposed to e-cig vapor develop lung cancer

The findings suggest that vaping might cause lung cancer.

Nobel Physics Prize goes to cosmology and exoplanet pioneers

It's exciting to see exoplanet research being awarded with a Nobel Prize.

Having hobbies boosts confidence at work -- but only if they're very different from your job

A scientist who likes rock climbing in their spare time will feel more confident at work.

Drone mini fleet could plant 400,000 trees a day

Drones could someday replenish the world's lost coastal forests.

The potential health benefits of CBD Capsules

Because of its touted efficacy and minimal side effects, more and more people are now using CBD capsules.

Great apes can tap into other points of view to anticipate actions

New compelling evidence suggests that chimps, bonobos, and orangutans also have a 'theory of mind.'

Saturn is now the planet with the most moons

If having most moons was a race, Saturn just took an unexpected lead.

The last mammoths lived on a remote island in the Arctic

They died-off suddenly -- but perhaps not dramatically.

How satellite data can help us save struggling forests

All around the world, climate heating is making the forests more and more vulnerable.

The Maya had a larger environmental footprint than initially thought

As the Maya empire thrived, its environmental footprint also grew.

China's coal power plants are getting cleaner, study shows

There are some good news from China, but it's not all rosy.

Salt lake Mars: Red planet had salty lakes billions of years ago

Mars' past seems to be more and more interesting.

Trio wins Nobel Medicine Prize for uncovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels

Oxygen keeps the world turning. Well not really, but it's important for cells.

AI: a tool both for detecting and enhancing student plagiarism

Taking shortcuts in education has never been easier in today's machine-powered age.

Bee markets still in good shape despite pressures from parasites and colony collapse disorder

*happy bee noises*

Super-Superposition: 2,000 atoms in 'two places at once'

A new record for the most atoms placed in a quantum superposition simultaneously has been set by researchers - pushing the boundary of massive particles showing quantum effects.

Our pets should eat more insect-based food, veterinarians say

Vets are urging pet owners to consider insect-based food for their pets, saying that it’s healthier than any prime steak. As the world population continues to increase, food demand is becoming an increasingly pressing issue — particularly as the global demand for meat also continues to surge. Raising conventional livestock requires massive land and water […]

Red meat not bad for you? Not so fast!

'This report has layers of flaws and is the most egregious abuse of evidence that I have seen.'

Around one-fifth of all animal species are involved in legal or illegal trade

We're all being very productive here on Earth aren't we?

45,000 years old quartz tools found in a cave in Sri Lanka

The discovery suggests humanity spread more diversely than was thought.

Sea level could rise 20 meters if global warming exceeds 2ºC, study finds

As the planet gets warmer due to the rising temperatures, one of the main concerns is sea-level rise.

People are the "dominant source" of volatile organic compounds in the office

Smells like work!

UK wildlife is in decline with no sign of improving

The findings come ahead of environmental protests next week in London.

Air pollution can increase violent crime rates, study finds

Particle matter and other noxious fumes might make people more aggressive.

Lied-to children more likely to grow up as lying, ill-adjusted adults

Ahh, lies... just like mama used to make 'em.

Scientists mass-produce 'magic mushroom' active ingredient from bacteria

The study shows that psilocybin can be produced in a sustainable manner.

China will trial 1,000 km/h 'floating trains' in 2020

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, […]

Universal cancer vaccine could be on the horizon

Researchers want to approach cancer like an infectious disease.

Why some people are left-handed

Left-handed people appear to have better verbal skills, but they also have slightly higher risks of Parkinson's and schizophrenia.

Climate change deniers still receiving disproportionate attention from the media, study finds

Here's a crazy idea: stop giving airtime to people who promote anti-scientific beliefs.

Human emissions are 100 times greater than those of volcanoes, study shows

That's a lot of CO2.

There's a newly found responsible for ocean plastic waste -- merchant ships

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 […]

People with anxiety disorders worry about not being worried

It's like the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it?

People used marijuana in rituals 2,500 years ago

High up in the mountains of China.

Pixelated images showcase how close these species are to extinction

You'll have to squint.

Human fetuses have lizard-like limb muscles but lose them before birth

When we develop in the womb, we temporarily grow muscles that have last been seen in our ancestors 250 million years ago.

People who use more emojis have more sex

;)

Colonizing Mars could be accelerated with microbes, study suggests

The idea challenges the strict no-contamination guidelines that NASA and all space programs have closely adhered to for decades.

New gel-like material can stop wildfires for months at a time

Wildfire-B-Gone!