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Scientists find huge 19-mile impact crater under Greenland's ice sheet

A meteorite might have slammed into the island as early as 12,000 years ago.

Pain, the self-fulfilling prophecy: When we expect something to hurt, it does

Mind over body.

How people use music as a sleeping aid

Music is free and doesn't have negative side effects, unlike sleeping aid drugs.

Scientists zoom in on blood test for cancer

The test is quick and almost painless.

Neanderthal life wasn't more violent than human life, new study suggests

Yet another similarity that Neanderthals share with humans.

Most people tend to mirror their mother's number of romantic partners

Turns out most of us are just like our mothers.

Bacteria might be living inside the human brain

This could be a massive game changer.

We're watching a 'horror story' in which the casualty is Earth's wilderness

Only 23% of the world can now be considered wilderness.

The Earth is smack in the middle of a 'dark matter hurricane'

And this could prove the perfect opportunity to identify the elusive form of matter.

Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands -- if we don't murder all the corals

We might get more 'exotic' if we dial down on the 'extinction'.

Low-income countries use up to 16 times fewer antibiotics than wealthy countries, WHO report says

Antibiotic resistance seems to be driven by affluent countries.

Climate change caused the demise of flourishing Ancient civilization

There's a lesson to be learned from today.

Why do people self-harm? New study offers surprising answers

Definitely an unexpected finding.

Purple bacteria turns sewage waste into clean energy

We're flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.

Climate change might damage male fertility

This does not bode well.

Dinosaur-aged birds had modern flying skills

A new study deepens the mystery of avian extinction following the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Car-centric suburbs seem to promote right-wing politics and resistance to change

Huh.

Australia opens first off-the-grid, solar-powered classroom, using Tesla battery

It's still early days, but this is a promising technology.

Ancient Gauls embalmed heads of enemies as trophies more than 2,000 years ago

New research is confirming historical texts and artifacts, suggesting a gruesome practice.

Plants evolved to manipulate ants into defending them

A chicken and egg problem -- rehashed in an unlikely scenario.

'Quantum compass' can locate objects without GPS

The device is completely self-contained, being able to determine the position of an object on the globe with no external reference required.

Poaching evolution: elephants are evolving to lose their tusks

It would be an amazing example of evolution -- if it weren't so tragic.

Researchers map and compare the genome of delicious truffles

A most delicious study!

Scientists turn Opportunity's 5,000th Martian sunrise into music

When science meets art.

Researchers call for ban on a widely-used pesticide: it impairs brain development

Y'ouch.

Utah houses one quarter of the country's bee species

The site also boasts many other pollinator species.

Yes, your pet is keeping track of time -- and it probably knows when it's feeding time

It's always feeding time, isn't it?

Whole Shakespeare collection hidden inside a single tweet

Shakespeare-ception.

Scientists create bionic mushroom that generates electricity out of microbes

What do you get when you 3-D print cyanobacteria onto button mushrooms?

Ancient Egyptian poetry led to a discovery that may explain how the pyramids were built

Ancient quarry workers left messages carved on walls like a 4,500-year-old form of social media.

Ancient DNA reveals two previously unknown migrations into South America

We're beginning to understand who were the first Americans in greater detail.

The Internet Relay Chat (IRC) turned 30 -- and it probably changed our lives

Remember the good old days?

Human lifespan is increasing with every generation, new study finds

Today, people can expect to live six years longer than their grandparents, on average.

To avoid shortsightedness, children should spend more time outdoors

Scientists have identified new factors that contribute to myopia. Spending more time outside is still the best thing a child can do to cut back the risks.

Scientists find brain signal associated with depression and anxiety

Zooming in on the secrets of the brain.

Stem-cell-laden skin grafts could heal burn victims 30% faster, if not quicker

"Our goal is no death, no scar, and no pain," adds Marc Jeschke, paper co-author. "With this approach we come closer to no death and no scar."

You burn more calories in the afternoon than in the morning

A story about metabolism, circadian rhythms, and calories.

Vaccine might allow Celiac disease patients to eat gluten

It's no cure but the treatment could finally allow people with celiac to eat gluten.

33,000 people die every year in Europe due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Things are becoming more and more concerning.

Woodland hawks flock to cities, research reveals. Other wildlife is doing the same

For hawks, the secret is out: The big city has a lot of food to offer.

Experimental bioreactor helps frogs regenerate lost limbs

No more peg legs on the high seas, yarr!

Scientists find oldest figurative cave painting

The origin of these artists, however, remains a mystery.

Supermassive black hole pairs imaged in merging galactic cores

The same should happen six billion years from now when the Milky Way merges with Andromeda.

MRI study shows how Beatboxing really works -- and it's crazy

They move their vocal tract in a completely new way.

Cockatoos can create and manipulate tools, study suggests

Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.

All two-year-olds seem to sound pretty much the same to adults

"What I'd like to say to parents is that with exposure it does get easier over time," says one of the paper's authors.

Novel approach to identifying flavor molecules poised to make fermented goods even more delicious

Taste trumps all!

Hole in ozone layer should completely patch up within 50 years, UN says

Finally some good news about the climate for a change!

Scientists find natural combo to keep pastries looking delicious for a long time

Two of my favorite things combined: pastry and science.

Newly-developed fuel can store solar energy for up to 18 years

It's like a battery, but flowy. And it works with heat.