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Mongolia's ancestral lifestyle and archaeological artefacts threatened by climate change

Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country in the world. Its terrain alternates between mountains and rolling plateaus, with tundra and green plains in between. Many Mongolians also maintain a pastoral lifestyle, for which the mountainous zones provide crucial support. For the reindeer-herding Tsaatan people, “eternal ice” (the so-called munkh mus) offers much-needed support to […]

Astronomers concerned over Elon Musk's plans to launch 42,000 satellites

Only 122 satellites have already been launched and the impact is already evident, they claim.

Physicists perform the most detailed simulation of the Universe yet

This immense simulation is so complex that scientists have observed phenomena that had not been programmed explicitly in the code.

This year is likely to be Earth's second warmest on record

The longer trend is clear: the Earth is feverish.

The emissions of Bitcoin are comparable to a smaller country

The emissions of Bitcoin are on par with those of Croatia or Estonia.

There's a new coating for toilets -- and it can save up to 50% of the water needed for flushing

Every day, more than 141 billion liters of water are used to flush.

Agriculture impacts diets of wild mammals, study shows

Wild mammals living near agriculture fields were found to change their diets.

It's official: There's water on Jupiter's moon Europa

This is one of the most important findings of the decade.

How do birds flock together?

Birds of a feather flock together... but how do they decide where to go and who to follow?

The sun is setting over Barrow, Alaska. It will rise again in 2020

The city of Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, will have its next sunrise on January 23rd, 2020.

Scientists reverse Down's syndrome intellectual deficiencies in mice

The researchers caution that this doesn't mean that they can reverse Down's syndrome in humans.

Deforestation reaches highest level in a decade in the Brazilian Amazon

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is again under the spotlight after this year's forest fires

Eat your soup -- it's good for you, and it might protect you from malaria

Tasty science: researchers tested 56 broths, and a few of them showed antimalarial properties in vitro, interrupting the lifecycle of the most deadly of the malarial parasites, Plasmodium falciparum.

Small Hawaiian duck survives in the face of genetic adversity

The koloa's genome is well expressed and diverse -- which is good news for many other species in Hawaii and beyond.

Man becomes dangerously sick from a feather duvet

Doctors say this is a cautionary tale for everyone who uses feather duvets

Near east neolithic people fashioned jewelry out of human teeth

The teeth were in perfect health when they were drilled for ornamentation purposes more than 8,000 years ago.

White noise makes hearing things easier

The new insight could lead to better cochlear implants.

'Half-Earth' conservation schemes would affect over a billion people

We should do more with less. Nature needs it.

Despite Trump's promises, coal power is fading away in the US

This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.

First geological map of Titan reveals varied, intriguing geology

Titan is a lot like the Earth... except it's nothing like the Earth.

New, free app modifies antibiotics to work against drug-resistant infections

"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.

California says no to polluting vehicles, defying Trump policy

California says it won't buy any cars from GM, Toyota, or any car manufacturers that don't implement strict emission standards.

Eradicating poverty requires surprisingly little energy

Pulling billions out of poverty and stabilizing climate change aren't necessarily at odds.

Rare genetic mutations and the fruit fly explain how Zika causes microcephaly

Researchers found that the Zika virus interrupts the growth of the brain by taking control of a pathway that regulates the generation of new neurons.

How close are we to mainstream cultured meat consumption?

You’ve seen the Impossible Whopper, but does this mean we’ll have cultured meat in supermarkets soon?

Italian council in Venice rejects climate measures -- immediately gets flooded

Venice is facing dramatic the worst floods in over 50 years.

Runaway star ejected from the centre of the Milky Way at incredible speed

Astronomers have identified a runaway star travelling at an incredible 6 million kilometres per hour, ejected by the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy 5 million years ago.

North Korea's 2017 nuclear test dwarfs that of Hiroshima

The underground nuclear test was 17 times more powerful than the bomb dropped by the US over Hiroshima at the end of WWII.

Buckyballs in space: how complex carbon molecules form in space

The mystery of how complex carbon molecules--buckyballs-- came to be detected in interstellar space may have been solved.

Most anti-vaccine ads you see on Facebook are paid by just two organizations

Facebook's recent policy changes makes it harder for legitimate pro-vaccine sources to publish ads while anti-vaccine groups bend the rules.

Protesters in Chile bring down police drones using simple laser pointers. Lots and lots of laser pointers

In Chile, protesters are using lasers en masse to bring down hapless police drones. Videos of Chilean protesters bringing down police drones using nothing but green laser pointers have been hitting social media since Wednesday, attracting quite a large helping of attention. Still, how is it possible for what are essentially toy lasers to bring […]

Scientists design holograms you can see, hear and feel

It really feels like a genuine object.

Dogs really take your loneliness away, double-control study shows

Dogs can do a world of good for you, new study emphasizes.

Mars 2020 rover will go digging for fossils -- on Mars

Fingers crossed.

Diabetes rising worldwide: one in 11 adults affected

Approximately 4.2 million adults will die as a result of diabetes and its complications in 2019

Historic flood hits Venice -- kills two, destroys historic landmarks

More than 85% of the city has been affected by the high tides which have been linked to climate change.

A green diet costs $2.84 / day -- but 1.7 billion people can't afford that

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Cryptocurrency mining comes at a great health and environmental cost

It takes money to make digital money.

The Arctic's oldest and thickest ice is disappearing fast

The last bastion of ice in the Arctic is not that stable after all.

Thailand ramps up action on plastic waste with a ban starting in 2021

Thailand is one of the countries that pump the most plastic into the ocean.

Radar reveals ancient 'ghost' human footprints -- in mammoth footprints

Researchers have used ground-penetrating radar to find overlapping tracks from 12,000 years ago.

Life at Antarctica's first zero-emissions research station

The Princess Elisabeth is the only base there with no emissions

The EU approves first-ever human Ebola vaccine for public use

At long last!

Curiosity rover stumbles upon mystery of oxygen on Mars

Oxygen is rising and falling with the seasons unpredictably.

America's largest milk producer filed for bankruptcy. Are plant-based alternatives to blame?

Can we add another entry to the list of things millennials have killed?

The CDC started a vaping panic -- now they think they found the culprit, and it's not legal e-cigarettes

The culprit is a substance called Vitamin E acetate, and it can be traced back to counterfeit e-cigs.

Fluffy dinosaurs used to live at the South Pole, this treasure trove of fossil feathers suggests

A treasure trove of fossilized dinosaur and bird feathers has been recovered in Australia. In ages long past, however, these animals lived beyond the southern polar circle. The finding is particularly exciting as feathered dinosaur fossils, while definitely famous, are relatively rare and found in few locations worldwide. Fossils from Southern Hemisphere originating from feathered […]

Australia faces record bushfire outbreak set to last for months

Most populous state already declared a state of emergency

Hurricanes are getting stronger, bigger and more dangerous due to climate change

The worst hurricanes are now three times as frequent now than 100 years ago

Freedom and democracy have been falling worldwide for the last 13 years

While we're still in a good place, we've been steadily going under.