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"It's not the human system," say the authors.
It boils down to eating beef.
"We basically short-circuited the stored energy."
Solving our current climate emergency requires immediate action in order to reduce the amount of carbon already dumped into the atmosphere by human activities. This is a huge challenge for a number of reasons and it won’t certainly happen overnight — which is why mitigating strategies such as capturing and sequestering carbon have gained so […]
Getting proper sleep is one of the most important things you can do to avoid heart disease.
Teenage women who used birth control pills were at a higher risk of clinical depression years later.
An important research that might secure whiskey and beer against climate change.
Some breeds have different behaviors as a result of artificial selection at the hand of humans -- and it shows in the brain.
Nestle's plan has been heavily criticized by environmentalists.
Society is still struggling to deal with gluten.
Some lucky people naturally need less sleep than everybody else.
A carbon-based material replenishes depleted soil by mining and other activities.
As the world tries to find more eco-friendly alternatives to pesticides, a team of Russian and Indian scientists has an interesting idea.
Clues pointing towards a volcanically active exomoon hidden outside our solar system — a violent and dangerous world — have been discovered by astronomers.
Spider silk is just amazing -- and now we can finally use it in clothes.
Do you know the difference between "use by" and "best by"?
Quantum World of Warcraft, here I come.
The James Webb spacecraft is scheduled to launch in 2021, when it will become the world's most powerful space science observatory.
The resurgence of a preventable disease.
Here's an addiction you probably didn't know about: khat.
A lucky find now provides a face for Lucy's ancestor.
The age of silicon in computing is coming to a close -- and carbon nanotubes are preparing to take its place.
The galaxy's elderly unexpectedly move faster than stellar younglings.
Gut bacteria + red wine = <3
A new insulating material that's 50,000 times thinner than a sheet of paper could make electronics even more compact.
Men live longest in the land of baking deserts and venomous everything.
It's still changing them, though.
No other team has successfully applied gene-editing techniques to reptiles.
The device is paving the way for deep space GPS.
We still don't know what dark energy *is*, but we found out another thing it isn't.
Consequences of the Amazon fires continue to pop up.
Are humans next?
Quantum computers may be decades away but that doesn't mean we shouldn't prepare for their disruptive impact.
The Pluto saga never ends.
A giant raft of light rocks is heading towards Australia -- and that's a good thing.
It's been 30 years since Neptune got its close up.
In case you needed another reason to run down to the animal shelter, here's one.
We need to step up our game, a lengthy report shows.
In about 10 days' time, we'll see if it worked or not.
The team says their technique could lead to devices that don't scratch or shatter, metal-free pacemakers, or electronics for harsh environments.
NASA approved early-stage plans for the mission.
Nifty.
"The takeaway is that this mechanical itch sensation is distinct from other forms of touch and it has this specialized pathway within the spinal cord," the authors explain.
We remember what we want to remember.
"This is a surprising conclusion," the team admits.
“It’s not something that’s happened with a short-term mild spell. It’s a longer-term warming which is making these things happen.”
A blood test that scores a person's risk of death in the next five years could be based on these molecules.
Brazil saw a sharp spike in deforestation during July, which has been followed by extensive burning in August.
The material "must have come from a supernova."
There are very serious concerns over the impact of facial recognition technology.
