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Humans consume around 100,000 microplastics a year

It's not exactly clear what health effects this plastic has on human health.

Eggs might not be that bad for you after all, new study finds

Eggs are probably alright -- as long as you're healthy and don't eat too many saturated fats.

Miami dredging caused "extensive coral mortality and critical habitat loss" for the US' only continental reef

It's nothing short of a tragedy.

Physicists save Schrödinger's cat and bring us closer to quantum computers

The quantum jump that kills Schroedinger's cat isn't as sudden or random as previously believed. There is hope for our kitty yet!

Acting out: mathematical model predicts the future of actors' careers

Being an actor isn't easy -- at least for 90% of those trying to make it.

New research paints the history of East Africa's farmers, and how they evolved to eat dairy

It's a surprisingly rich history.

Researchers make chicken cells resist bird flu by snipping out a tiny bit of their DNA

There's still a long way to go before we have a full chicken, though.

Slothbot slowly, but surely monitors the environment

Scientists were inspired by the sloth -- the master of energy conservation -- to design a hyper-energy-efficient robot.

Lab engineered meat? How about lab-grown insect meat?

Would you eat lab-grown insect meat?

Prehistoric stone tools were invented multiple times before becoming a staple

It was a crucial and defining moment in human evolution.

Lobbying against climate action costs billions in expected damage, study says

It's the first study that quantified the effects of lobbying on climate change policy.

Global food production is already being impacted by climate change, paper reports

There's been a 1% decline in the quantity of consumable food calories produced by the world's top 10 crops.

Researchers spot the first coronal mass ejection outside our solar system -- it was massive

It was tens of thousands of times more massive than the ones our Sun puts out.

Simple meditation app can make people more attentive in less than two months, new study finds

An 'East meets West' success story.

Number of fishing vessels doubles while fish stocks crumble

There is fewer fish in the ocean -- and we're sending more ships to catch them than ever.

Sea sponges can act like surveillance cameras for the oceans

Call it underwater CCTV.

Agrochemicals harm bees even at 'safe' levels, and collapse whole colonies

We should bee more concerned about their health.

Invasive flowering species might overpower native ones because of warming climates

We flower in peace!

Could machine learning be the next big thing in earthquake prediction?

The team found a direct correlation between seismic signals and physical movements on the sides of the fault.

Why are people more likely to get sick or die from flu during winter months?

Low humidity might be what's causing flu outbreaks during the winter.

Genetically modified fungus wipes out 99% of malaria-carrying mosquitoes

A genetically modified organism could help mankind eradicate malaria.

Massive puffin die-off in the Bering Sea likely due to climate change, study reports

Noooo, not the puffins!

Sonic black hole confirms Hawking radiation theory

A novel quantum simulator offers unique insights about the 'guts' of a black hole.

Mothers' breast milk protects children against infection for their entire lives

A mother's immune system is transferred to infants in remarkable ways, a new study finds.

New app could bring cognitive therapy to your pocket

"It's kind of like cognitive therapy in your pocket -- but a little different and a lot faster," the authors say.

New method of CO2 capture is cheaper, more effective, and "a key step toward closing the carbon loop"

This process might finally allow for commercially-viable CO2 recycling.

Amazon implements new "delete everything I said today" command for Alexa

With privacy concerns mounting, Amazon is trying to assuage its customers.

Astronomers say exploding stars might have forced our ancestors to walk upright

It's a wild theory -- but is it crazy enough to work?

Curiosity Rover finds clay cache on Mars -- potential sign of water

Curiosity is finding water beneath the ground -- and in the sky.

In the stone-age people recycled flint on purpose to produce precision blades

Second-hand flint, ironically, was more of a precision implement that fresh flint.

Humans may have migrated across several routes in Asia

Climate change can sometimes open up new opportunities -- and ancient humans knew that well.

Chimps also love to eat crabs, new study shows

This isn't the only thing that surprised researchers.

Scientists zoom-in on the effects of air pollution at the molecular level

Air pollution triggers a cascade of molecular changes inside the body.

Research uncovered new, surprising melting patterns beneath the Ice Ross Shelf

Sometimes, you just have to look at individual trees to understand the forest.

AI can create convincing talking head from a single picture or painting

AI is getting weirder by the day.

Many of the world's waterways exceed safe levels of antibiotic substances -- by a lot

Basically, this is boot camp for training antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Researchers find 'Forbidden Planet' orbiting closer to its parent star than we thought it could

It's so close that it shouldn't be able to retain an atmosphere. And yet it does.

A hotter Arctic means more extreme weather elsewhere on the globe

This helps us understand how climate change can cause more extreme weather -- both hot and cold.

Comet-inspired reactor could create oxygen for astronauts

Comets seem to release molecular oxygen all the time -- and some scientists have recreated the process on Earth.

Elephant poaching is going down, but we need more action

It's good news, just not *very* good news.

New law would require all Phillipino students to plant 10 trees to graduate

What do you think about this idea?

Scientists figure out how turbulent fluids make order from chaos

It's a problem Richard Feynman also addressed.

Two new dinosaurs found in Thailand are smaller, cuter, but still deadly cousins of the T. Rex

They might also rewrite the history of megaraptors as we know them.

For the first time, researchers show what an electron actually looks like

Electrons are weird, but we're starting to understand them a bit better.

Scientists in India find new type of viper -- and it looks stunning

A beautiful snake of which we know very little.

Weightlifting may improve sleep quality and anxiety in PTSD patients

Another study finds that physical activity improves PTSD symptoms.

Evolution: What is it? How does it work?

Nature has a way of pressuring creatures to adapt to their environments over generations.

African green monkeys howling at drones teach us about the evolution of language

Before there was the word, there was the meaning of sound.

Researchers film bacteria sharing antibiotic resistance in real time -- and find a potential fix

How can bacteria produce proteins when faced with a protein-production-impairing drug? We found out.

How megafauna and humans shaped the apple's domestication

The apple is not your typical fruiting tree.