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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.

Popular Products We Owe to NASA

The tech that brought humans to the moon also made its way into our homes.

Plastic pollution may harm marine bacteria that produces 5% of the world's oxygen

One of the world's most fascinating tiny creature may be threatened by chemicals from marine plastic debris.

NASA requests $1 billion in funding for Artemis mission to take man back to the moon by 2024

The original timeline was pushed forward four years by the Trump Administration -- and now NASA needs the bucks to make it happen.

Heavy coffee drinkers can smell its aroma much easier than other people -- and it seems tied to craving

Mmmm, good bean juice make brain go fast.

Obesity is rising faster in rural areas than in cities

Contrary to popular belief, rural areas are harder hit by obesity across the world.

Philadelphia's sugary drink tax worked: one year later, consumption dropped by 38%

Moral of the story: people really don't like taxes.

How Nigerian music can help you choose ripe watermelons

Can you tell a watermelon's ripeness by knocking on it?

Why snails coil in one direction -- and how to change it

On today's menu: CRISPR-y snails.

Shrinking moon is quaking, revealing it may be tectonically active

The moon may be tectonically active, according to groundbreaking new research.

Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Stress

We all face stress, one way or another. Here's how to deal with it.

Team sequences the pan-genome of tomatoes in a bid to make them tasty again

Tastefully done.

Around one-quarter of those who meditate experience unpleasant symptoms -- we don't know why

The subconscious is long and full of terrors.

Robots and AI can help us better understand deep sea species, study reports.

We're fishing for information in the deep seas.

It's official: Magic the Gathering is the world's most complicated game

Boasting rights for MTG players.

Man in New Zealand finds 12-million-year-old footprints of giant flightless bird

He was merely going on a swim and came across footprints of ancient moas.

Charcoal toothpastes don't work and are a ‘marketing gimmick’

Stop washing your teeth with charcoal, scientists urge.

Atmospheric CO2 reaches record 415ppm -- the highest it's been in millions of years

Not the kind of record we want.

Chinese man receives brain implant to treat amphetamine addiction

For some patients, drilling holes through the skull is their best chance at beating addiction.

Deep-sea fish developed super vision to cope with abyssal darkness

Why would it evolve that way? Researchers have an idea.

Researchers reconstruct the 'lost plains' of now-submerged Doggerland

Researchers are looking to find a 'lost' continent.