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Climate activist Greta Thunberg slams world leaders at the UN

“This is all wrong, I shouldn’t be up here,” she said.

Venus could have once hosted life

The livable habitat was prevalent for two to three billion years until rudely interrupted by a mysterious event.

Why was the UN summit insufficient to address the climate emergency?

Presidents and prime ministers at the United Nations failed to commit to additional goals.

Researchers sequence DNA of coral and their associated organisms

They may be small, but they're far from inconsequential.

Great Lakes sediments show high levels of microplastic contamination

Plastics are one of the most widespread contaminants on Earth -- and every bit of it was made by humans.

How scientists used 17,000 wallets to find out just how honest people are

The results were surprising: wallets with money were more likely to be returned than the ones with no money.

Biology assignment exposes sushi restaurants for using false ingredients

Are you really what you eat?

Here's what hackers can do with your stolen hospital records

Nearly 170 million people have been affected by data breaches that involved hospital records in the past decade.

Newly-discovered bee species in Fiji are already thretened

Our good work precedes us!

New study points the way to rice straw soaps

Make something out of nothing. Failing that, make soap out of straw.

Cats form affectionate bonds with humans, similarly to dogs and infants

Is your cat securely attached to you?

Here's what's really shameful about the kids' climate strike

They're listening to the science more than most politicians.

United Nations hosts key climate emergency summit in New York

More than 60 world leaders will be attending.

Quantum satellite investigates the gap between Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity

An international team of scientists has attempted to test the effects of gravity on quantum entanglement using the Micius Quantum Satellite - a first for testing quantum physics in space.

Thousands take the streets of London in climate strike

Around 100,000 people gathered at the rally demaded their right to a 'safe future'.

The recent heatwave in Europe between 1.5 to 3.0 °C hotter due to man-made climate heating

Things definitely heated up.

The climate warming we are causing is unparalleled in the past 2,000 years

There is no precedent for this warming event.

Big oil asks US government to protect it from climate change

Talk about irony.

There's a 99.9999% chance humans are causing climate change

"Humanity cannot afford to ignore such clear signals," were the words with which the study concluded.

Greenland set to accelerate sea level change in the near future

Investment idea: pool air mattresses.

Our brains can actively forget during REM sleep -- and that's why you don't remember dreams

They say follow your dreams but I can't even remember them.

More than a quarter of U.S. and Canadian birds disappeared in the last 50 years

Almost three billion birds have disappeared across all habitats, including backyard birds.

Electric nose sniffs cancer patient's breath to find the best treatment

The eNose can inform doctors whether or not immunotherapy is the right course of action.

Pink sea urchins have self-sharpening teeth

The animals regularly sharpen the edge of their teeth like you would with a knife.

Global antibiotic resistance in food animals has become a major issue

Reducing antibiotic usage in animals should be a priority, new research concludes.

Are US alcohol taxes way too low? They represent only a tenth of the cost incurred to the government

Excessive drinking costs Americans over $250 billion a year in medical and legal costs -- and alcohol tax covers only a fraction.

How plants decide when to flower and when to grow

Flower life seems simple enough, but there is some important decision-making involved.

Here's what the Denisovans might have looked like

It's the first glimpse of the Denisovan look.

Algae bioreactor sucks as much carbon as an acre of trees

It captures as much carbon as 400 trees.

Oxen, the 'robots of the late Neolithic' jump-started economic inequality

The findings are still very relevant today.

Researchers uncover how the freak cold wave of 2018 formed

Fantastic weather and how to predict it.

Gene-editing experiment makes mice immune to the common cold. Could humans be next?

In the future, a drug that mimics this genetic effect could finally cure the common cold.

One of the world's oldest bird species discovered in New Zealand

It had teeth.

Immigrants less likely to fall into recidivism than non-immigrants, study shows

Immigrants in general have lower rates of offending and incarceration. This also stands for recidivism.

Breathing technique can improve radiotherapy effectiveness

Using the technique, patients can hold their breath for up to 6 minutes at a time.

Grassland birds will struggle to have babies because of climate change

"Too hot to date" -- birds.

Io volcano is surprisingly predictable, and will likely erupt this month

Pop goes the volcano.

New climate models show that global warming will be faster than expected

Hope y'all love heatwaves!

Don't make important decisions on an empty stomach

Being hungry can lead to poor decisions in all walks of life from finance to your love life.

Why NASA just won two Emmy awards

The space agency did a fantastic job documenting the launch of the Dragon Crew capsule and the InSight lander.

Black carbon pollution can reach the placenta, new study shows

Yet another problem associated with pollution.

Creamy white frozen dunes on Mars signal arrival of spring

Is that ice cream?

Nature documentaries talk a lot about environmental threats -- but they don't show them

Documentaries need to do better.

Meet the largest amphibian species -- it's been in a museum for 74 years

The world's museum host numerous important findings just waiting to be analyzed.

Scientists discover a pattern of brain connectivity linked to anger and aggression

The findings could lead to novel therapies for emotional health.

Federal government pushes ahead with plans to allow oil drilling in pristine Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Please stop.

Dolphins are seeing a rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and it's our fault

Antibiotic resistance is reaching dramatic levels in some wild ecosystems, reports a study on bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. One of the scariest public health issues we’re contending with today is the rise of antibiotic resistance. Many common bacterial strains are evolving to resist the drugs we rely on to treat them, […]

Researchers find the most massive neutron star ever

It's almost too massive to exist.

Scientists detect climate "smoking gun" signature in rivers

For decades, researchers have been trying to detect the influence of climate on river formation -- now, they've done it.

Trippy AI writes interactive text adventure game on the fly

The algorithm took inspiration from Ender's Game.