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Fossil Friday: earliest known millipede found in piece of Burmese amber

It's nearly 100 million years old.

Vietnam to introduce at least 3,000 electric buses next year

A remarkable initiative!

Feathered dinosaurs may have accidentally developed flying -- while running

Fake it till you make it.

Children prefer simple objects over toys because they're "not limited" to being a single thing

Sometimes, less is more. But for a few years in our lives, less can be everything.

Viagra-like drug might be effective agaist heart failure

Some drugs designed to treat certain conditions can accidentally work for other diseases.

People don't feel responsible for their actions during major bouts of fear or anger

Of course, this does not absolve people of what they do when they are angry or afraid.

There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds

Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.

This one gene seems to underpin pancreatic cancers in mice

A gene that helps our pancreata repair can also lead to sickness.

Trees help keep cities cool and cozy -- especially if there's a lot of them

In truth, all cities in the world would benefit from planting more trees.

Denisovan jawbone found on the Tibetan plateau sheds light on mysterious ancient humans

Proteins recovered from a newly identified Denisovan molar reveals new details about the lives of an extinct species of human.

The Psychology of Creativity

What makes a person creative?

Half of all water in the oceans may have come from ancient asteroid collisions

The mystery of Earth's water may have been solved by a team of Japanese researchers.

Cannabis makes exercise more enjoyable and may aid recovery

Marijuana might counter-intuitively actually motivate people to exercise more.

Astronomers record first lunar eclipse meteoroid impact

During a blood moon, a brief flash of light caught astronomers' attention.

Scientists find potential antidote to world's most venomous sea creature

To box jellyfish carries enough venom to kill 60 people. Until now, there was no way to neutralize its deadly sting.

Facebook might have more dead users than alive by 2100

This.... this is a novel problem.

So-called biodegradable bags can still carry shopping after three years buried in the soil or in the sea

There's no evidence that biodegradable have any environmental advantage over conventional plastic bags.

Researchers identify the triggers for compulsive smartphone use

One moment, I got a text.

Crusaders were a diverse bunch, genetic analysis shows

Modern genetics sheds new light on these ancient religious wars.

New technology could kill 99.9% of the deadly germs in the air

New tech could inactivate airborne viruses and provide sterile air.

Getting rid of debt might not only make you happier -- but also smarter

In poverty, there is no room for error -- and no room for risk.

Ocean of magma blasted into space may explain how the moon formed

Finally, a theory that explains how the moon formed that isn't too over the top.

This legendary massacre may have been started by a children's game

Talk about eye for an eye...

Climate change may make the oceans belch out CO2, study warns

Oh, how the waters have turned.

Scientists discover 15,000-year-old footprits in Chile -- it's the earliest evidence of human presence in the Americas

The story of how humans first got to the Americas just got a lot more complicated.

Employees forced to smile for customers drink more, new study finds

Here's to annoying customers!

Did the Maya civilization really use chocolate as currency? New study suggests so

I say we bring back this currency.

Winds and waves are getting slightly stronger around the globe

The differences are tiny but they can add up in time to change global behavior.

Scientists record unimaginably rare radioactive event

It has a half-life of about a trillion universes.

Most detailed survey yet finds 200,000 species of viruses living in the oceans

There's a lot of life in the oceans.

The universe is expanding faster than current physics predicts

Which means we might need new physics to explain the observation.

Fossil Friday: newly-discovered Callichimaera perplexa is an adorable, weird crab

How is it possible for something with those eyes to ever go extinct? How? Why?!

Researchers figure out how coffee can boost (some) solar cells

Oh great, more competition for my morning coffee.

Auroras act like speed bumps for satellites, dragging them down towards Earth

Auroras are dazzling to behold, but also a nuisance for the aerospace industry.

Ocean dwellers are hit twice as hard by climate change as land-based species

Definitely not good.

NASA and partners will be holding an asteroid impact exercise at conference next week

Duck and cover!

Japanese probe blasts the first artificial crater on an asteroid

The blast might help scientists answer fundamental questions about the solar system's formation.

Scientists sequence genomes of world's tallest trees

The redwood has the 2nd largest genome in the world.

Mental illness myths: unpacking mental health stigma

A lot of mental health stigma can be traced to misunderstandings surrounding mental health.

Chinese Moon Station planned for 'in about ten years'

"Hey, I can see my house from here!"

Fossilized poop shows ancient hunter-gatherer ate a rattlesnake whole -- fangs included

This was one very eccentric individual.

World's second-largest language family originated in northern China during the Neolithic

This multidisciplinary study could settle a long-lasting debate.

Scientists present device that transforms brain activity into speech

This could be transformative for so many people suffering from speech impairment.

Chinese lunar rover shows dark side of the Moon like you've never seen it before

Take a walk on the dark side -- of the moon.

Researchers unveil the most comprehensive atlas of coral reefs to date

Maps to the rescue.

Why depressed people listen to more sad music

It's probably not what you think.

Scientists perform billion-atom simulation of a human gene

The model could solve mysteries about DNA and lead to novel medicines.

NASA detects first evidence of a Marsquake

The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.

Therapeutic vaccine shows promise of treatment against HPV infections that lead to cancer

A new vaccine might one-day replace surgery for cervical cancer.

World’s first malaria vaccine launched in a pilot program

Malaria still kills thousands of children in Africa each year -- but a vaccine might change all that.