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Algeria and Argentina are now malaria-free

The two countries join many others who have recently eliminated malaria from within their borders.

Medicinal plants used in the Civil War can stomp our modern antibiotic-resistant germs

Old tricks, new ways to implement them.

When faced with high gravity, cells get "thicker skin" by strengthening their membranes

Unlike humans, who seem to develop it under pressure.

This AI sounds just like Joe Rogan -- and the possibilities are disturbing

Impressive and scary at the same time. Brace yourself for a new era of fraud.

Polyamorous relationships may be more fullfilling than monogamous ones (for a time at least)

The best of both worlds -- but is it that simple?

Supermarkets in Thailand start using leaves as packaging instead of plastic

It's sustainable both environmentally and economically.

Could a combination of drug therapy and stem cells reverse type 2 diabetes?

Scientists are looking for the most effective way to tackle diabetes.

Why people are so easily convinced by high-class, yet incompetent people

The problem is that most people confuse overconfidence with competence.

Solar wind plus moon soil plus meteorite impacts create water on the Moon, researchers report

Can't the Moon just go to the tap like the rest of us?

Karen Uhlenbeck officially receives the Abel Prize -- the first woman ever to do so

We need more kings awarding prizes to people in STEM.

Ravens can transmit negative emotions from one another, just like humans

Ravens can get emotionally down from contact with other 'moody' ravens.

Chernobyl has turned into a thriving habitat for hundreds of species

The environmental pressure generated by humans is larger than a nuclear explosion -- a revealing vision of the type of impact we're having on the world.

One research team proposes swapping atmospheric methane for CO2, and it might be a good idea

It's not the best solution, but it could help.

Bonobo mothers help their sons get dates -- it makes them 3x as likely to become fathers

Just let me get Tinder like everybody else, Mom. Sheesh.

Scientists find red coloring for the first time in a 3-million-year-old 'mighty mouse' fossil

A tiny red mouse is helping scientists uncover the coloring of long-extinct animals.

It's official: soda tax offers "net good" to society

It really works.

Researchers produce the loudest sound in the world inside tiny jets of water

Researchers in the US have produced sounds that dwarf those generated during rocket launches -- all inside tiny jets of water.

Pluto's ocean might be held in place by a thin layer of gas

Comfortably insulated.

Google, Intel, Qualcomm, and others stop supplying Huawei after Gov't ban

Let slip the HTMLs of war.

Ultra-processed foods cause weight gain, over eating, according to a new study

Just because it tastes good, it doesn't mean it's good for you.

Fleets of driverless cars could smoothen traffic by at least 35%

The roads of the future could be safer and faster if all cars were autonomous.

Fossil Friday: Alcmonavis poeschli, the second-oldest bird we’ve ever found

Ca-CAW!

Solid-state refrigerators based on "plastic crystals" could one-day revolutionize cooling

In the future, refrigerators could become as small as microchips.

The world decreased coal energy usage for the first time since the Industrial Revolution

Every year, the world used to add more coal-fired power plants. Not anymore!

Nearly one quarter of West Antarctica ice is unstable, melting, study reports

That's a LOT of ice.

99% of the world's electric buses are in China

They're miles and miles ahead.

The ISS starts experimenting with a photo-bioreactor

A hybrid bio-technology could pave the way for future space missions.

Hawaiian 'supercorals' that can tolerate warm, acidic waters offer hope for the future

Some coral reefs might be strong enough to survive climate change -- but will these be enough?

Bermuda might hold the key to a whole new type of volcano

We didn't know volcanoes can form in this way.

Study proposes five new rules to prevent antibiotic resistance "disaster"

Appear weak where you are strong. Appear strong where you are weak. Show "humility in the face of natural selection."

Scientists map global "Internet of Mushrooms"

“I haven’t seen anybody do anything like that before,” researchers commented.

Scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of yellow desert glass prized by Egyptian pharaohs

These exceptions desert gems were created by a powerful meteorite impact.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter makes its 60,000th orbit

Since March 10, 2006, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been continuously looping the Red Planet, collecting daily science about the its surface and atmosphere. On May 15, over 13 years after its first trip around, the MRO made its 60,000th orbit. On average, it takes just 112 minutes for the satellite to round the […]

*Something* is blasting "cosmic bullet holes" through our galaxy

Clumps of dark matter might be shooting through the Milky Way's stars.

Ancient Romans used molten iron to repair their stone-paved roads

Potholes have been causing humans headaches since ancient times.

Bedbugs roamed the land along with T-Rex

Bedbugs have been alive far longer than humans have.

Researchers create bacteria synthetic DNA

Move away, Nature -- come in, Life 2.0.

British scholar claims to have decoded the mysterious Voynich Manuscript

But many critics say that his interpretation is flawed.

Humans and Neanderthals diverged at least 800,000 years ago, new teeth study shows

This just goes to show how complex our evolutionary history really is.

NASA wants you to take photos of trees -- to see how much carbon they can store

Help NASA by looking at trees.

Scientists develop plant-based, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

Finally, an alternative to Styrofoam we can all support.

The unlikeliest catch: sea creatures found trapped in amber

Talk about a stunning find!

How to prevent dementia, according to new WHO guidelines

If you want to save your brain, here are the do’s and don’ts from the new WHO guidelines.

New app can hear if your child has an infected ear

It's one of the most common reason why parents visit a pediatrician.

Escaped parrots are now living, roosting in 23 US states

The greenest immigrant community in the US, certainly.

3D scans reveal how an infant's head changes shape during birth

Babies undergo severe stress during vaginal birth.

Triangle-weaver spider uses its web like a slingshot to ensnare prey faster than a rocket

This crazy spider can accelerate 26 times faster than NASA's shuttle.

Prison doesn't work, according to a new study

Not if you want to reform criminals, at least.

These spiders have super-black patches to help their other parts vibrant and colorful

Birds of Paradise have similar structures.

Dogs quarantined after vets find dangerous disease that can be passed to humans

A pet's sickness shouldn't normally be transmissible to humans -- except in this case.