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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.

How to brew the perfect espresso with chemistry

How science can help you consistently make the perfect cup of joe.

Oldest tree in eastern North America found in a swamp: it's 2,624 years old

Researchers desperately call for the protection of this area, of which 99% has already been destroyed.

Abrupt climate change killed off ancient South American populations

Change isn't always good -- especially when it happens too quickly.

New 'brain training' game could help you wean off of excess added sugar

Sweet, sweet research.

Penguin and seal poop create biodiversity hotspots in Antarctica

Poop comes in to save the day!

Bacteria steal genetic material from predator viruses using Spam gene

This could help us keep dangerous viruses at bay.

Sharing bad news makes you less likeable -- the "shooting the messenger" effect

It's not their fault -- but we really can't seem to help it not liking people who share bad news.

Uber and Lyft may have actually made traffic worse in San Francisco

Ride-sharing services made delays 62 percent worse in the city.

Bright galaxies help solve mystery about early universe

They were much brighter than they were supposed to be.

The UK had a coal-free week -- the first time since 1882

This is the country's first coal-free week since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

Mayo experiment helps physicists solve nuclear fusion instability

Mayo might one-day help recreate the power of the sun here on Earth.

Bat-winged dinosaur discovered in China -- only the second of its kind

This dinosaur was more like a flying squirrel than a bird.

Fake killer asteroid destroys New York City in NASA planetary defense simulation

Don't panic -- this is just a drill.

Paper wasps capable of behavior that we consider part of logical reasoning

Buzz in excitement for this piece of news!

Germany's first electric highway powers hybrid trucks with overhead cables

The test is part of the country's plan to decarbonize the transportation sector.

This infinitely-recyclable plastic might help us finally clean up landfills and oceans

Circular plastics may finally be upon us.

Prehistoric craftsmen were really into freshwater mussel shells, research reveals

Back in the day, clam was glam.

A tectonic plate off the coast of Portugal might be peeling off

It's a big call, but researchers are confident.

Cocaine, ayahuasca, and DMT -- South Americans had hardcore rituals 1,000 years ago

High in the Andes, shamans got high using some serious drugs.

First Denisovan fossil found outside of Siberia -- our ancient "cousins" spread far and wide

Talk about a stunning find!

High-sugar diet might make food less enjoyable, promoting obesity

Eating lots of sugar makes us fat. It also deadens sweet buds, fueling a vicious cycle.

Researchers hack plants to use less water so we don't starve when climate change hits hard

These plants will drink responsibly -- whether they want it or not!

Scientists discover new giant dinosaur with heart-shaped tail bones

Adorable... and useful!

Scientists produce 'impossible' 400-year-long record of El Niño events

The researchers drilled coral cores in order to extend the climate record of El Ninos.

The UN says humanity is causing an 'unprecedented' decline in biodiversity -- and it's picking up

Please stop.

Earth's core is a lot like oil and vinegar -- in a way

Our planet is one big salad.

New paper proposes we use air conditioners to make fuel out of thin air

Feasible or not, it's still an interesting idea.

Demand for Impossible Burgers is so large that the producer can't keep up

Chow down.

Climate change fuels banana disease, threatening our crops

It's getting worse: climate change is taking our bananas.

Why the bubbles from Guinness go down, not up

The beer bubbles exhibit an unusual phenomenon, which researchers felt warrants a closer look.