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Almost half of all resident physicians suffer from heavy burnout

This is a growing problem which needs to be addressed as soon as possible -- otherwise, we all lose out.

Want people to buy more electric cars? Simply put green license plates

Several countries are already doing it.

Volcanoes on dwarf planet ooze ice instead of molten lava

Ceres just got a heck of a lot more interesting to researchers.

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first Moon tourist -- and he's bringing artists along

Very Renaissance-y, I love it!

EU to stop using daylight savings as of 2019

Finally, people are ditching DST.

Otters can use paws and whiskers as accurate sensors

Not ony are they very precise, but they're also very decisive.

Air pollution soots its way into mothers' placentas -- maybe the fetus, as well

Very Not Good™.

How the dragonfly got its wing patterns

Dragonflies have been around for 200 million years, long before humans stepped in. They also feature intricate wing patterns, which humans are now studying using an algorithm.

Canada bans artificial trans fats which cause heart disease

A welcomed policy that will save thousands of lives.

We might have our own natural 'night vision', new study says

The retina changes both software and hardware components to see better in the dark.

It Is Possible Jupiter Could Support Life, Scientists Say

The chances of it happening are pretty slim though.

Mammals' evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny

Sometimes it pays to be the smallest fish in the pond.

A Czech dog just made a stunning archaeological discovery

Indiana Bones!

It's been a week since a solar observatory was mysteriously closed -- and we still don't know why

Everyone loves a good mystery, but this is just weird.

Amazingly well-preserved Ice Age wolf pup found in Canada

The miner who found it thought it was a dog.

Just a few pieces of plastic are enough to kill sea turtles

And the situation is getting worse.

The 'sleeping beauties' of science -- the importance of storytelling in publishing research

Not many scientists are careful to write well -- and this could bury their research.

Scientists show how plants communicate -- and it looks amazing

I could watch these videos all day.

A storm even more dangerous than Florence is brewing in Asia -- and it's about to hit land

Oh boy.

New hurricane animation from the Weather Channel is insanely realistic -- and very beautiful

Impressive, and very helpful -- visual technology at its finest.

The British mainland was formed by three continental collisions

Bumpy start!

SpaceX will send its first passenger around the moon aboard a Big Freaking Rocket

It's been almost 50 years since a human has come this close to the moon.

Humans arrived on Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than previously thought -- so then what killed the elephant bird?

The story of the elephant bird's extinction just got a lot more interesting.

You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them

Researchers at one of the UK’s leading genetics centres tell us about their serendipitous findings.

Astronaut tweets incredible pictures of Hurricane Florence heading for the US East Coast

"Watch out, America!"

Painted rock points to higher cognitive function in humans 73,000 years ago

Artwork from waaaay before Photoshop.

How happy you are may depend on the type of personality

Your personality matters more than your paycheck or social circle when it comes to being happy.

Humans were brewing beer before they started growing cereals

The 13,000-year-old evidence is actually the first record of man-made alcohol in the world.

Stephen Colbert ridicules administrator's plan to allow NASA corporate sponsorships

Astronaut suits plastered in ads like NASCAR racers? Now that's a thought...

Kidney stones form like any rock, may hold day-by-day history of your body's health

We're all Stonebenders in our kidneys!

Parasitic beetles trick sex-hungry bees by mimicking their pheromones

This master of deception adapts its pheromones to the local bee species, and it's deadly effective!

Some Roman breadmakers took season-long vacations

What do water mills, isotopes, and Roman bread have in common?

New non-antibiotic treatment hijacks tuberculosis bacterium

It could prove a valuable alternative to the way TB is currently being treated.

MRSA originated in humans -- but it frequently jumps to other animals and bounces back to us

The resilience and adaptability of these superbugs is impressive -- and scary.

Scared? Here's how your brain decides whether you freeze, flee, or fight

The infamous three F's.

Bonobo food-sharing points to evolutionary origin of human generosity

Generosity helped our species thrive -- but we are not alone in the animal kingdom.

One broken gene made us very good runners

A genetic fluke two to three million years ago turned humans into the best endurance runners around.

When it comes to influenza -- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

Flu vaccine seems more effective in women; men recover faster from the flu.

Gov. Brown doubles-down on California's already ambitious pledge -- it will be carbon-neutral by 2045

Big moves in California!

New role-playing game engages people from all backgrounds with climate action

A fresh take on an old problem.

SETI project uses AI to track down mysterious light source

Scientists are still in the dark but the new insights place them a step closer to the source of fast radio bursts.

When it comes to protecting wildlife, we need better policy, not more science

Well, here's a surprise.

New research shows why some people get the common cold more easily

Bless you!

Three new ghost-like species found in one of world's deepest marine trenches

Freaky sightings from the alien-like world at the bottom of the oceans.

Activating a new language is easy -- the effort goes in suppressing the old one

Oui oui, tres bien!

Pluto is a planet after all, say planetary scientists

Good news for Pluto fans!

200 leading scientists and artists sign a joint letter urging the government to take environmental action

The letter has generated polarizing responses.

Fishermen find 10,000-year-old skull and antlers belonging to extinct giant elk

Well, talk about a big catch.

Going with your gut leads to more personal and certain decisions

Intuitive decision-making gives the impression that we own our choices.

Efforts ramp up to heal Florida's manatees amid algal blood

Please don't let the manatees die, they're so cute!