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Lab-grown meat is almost upon us -- and most Americans would gladly try it

Yum or yuck?

If the whole world ate like America, we wouldn't have enough land in the world

We need to be more responsible -- starting from our plates.

You're really only as old as you feel -- or rather, as you think

How old do you feel, really?

Texting and sexting in relationships: they bring us closer or drive us apart

One of the studies focused on the steamier side of messaging: "sexting".

The universe's rate of expansion is in dispute – and we may need new physics to solve it

What is being seen is that the universe is expanding faster nearby than we would expect based on more distant measurements.

Scientists link broadband internet access to sleep deprivation

High-speed internet makes electronic devices more interesting... and we seem to be losing track of our bed time.

Older adults less likely to recognize their errors

Don't let this fuel the inter-generation conflict though.

Ivory trade made Greenland great, then barren again

Turns out a one-trick economy never lasts long.

Men wearing tight underwear have lower sperm count

But that doesn't mean their fertility is necessarily affected.

Enigmatic creatures that lived 630 million years ago were animals -- but not like anything we've seen before

To the untrained eye, they look just like plants, static and seemingly inactive. But things are not always as they seem.

Europe is so hot right now that it has to stop its nuclear plants

There's a particular irony to this situation.

NASA achieves coldest temperature in space, probes the nature of gravity

The most sophisticated fridge in space is already delivering fantastic results.

Flowers have likely been producing heavenly scents for millions of years

Would you care for some eau d'Dinosaur?

Bermuda fireworms glow in a one-of-a-kind way

Glow your own way.

Geoengineering the Earth against climate change might do as much harm as good

It looks like we'll have to tackle climate change the good old-fashioned way

Smart clothes may be right around the corner, thanks to a new fabrication technique

Smart clothes -- not watches -- are the future of wearables.

Where crows go in the winter -- and other stories about migration

We see them ever so often, but there's so much still shrouded in mystery.

Scientists manage to keep proteins 'alive' outside cells

The discovery paves the way for advanced materials that have the same functionality as living organisms.

When monkeys work together, their brains think in sync -- and social dynamics play a huge role

Could this also be applied to humans?

Obesity May Also Increase Flu Spread, Not Just Flu Severity

A new study suggests obesity may play an important role in flu transmission.

Brands and ads displaying wild animals could make us oblivious to the fact that they're dying off

You probably think there are a lot of these animals running around.

We may be close to runaway climate change, a new paper warns

Not good news.

'Spicy' seeds coated in ghost peppers ward off mice and help restore America's grasslands

Scientists are saving America's iconic prairies from mice by coating seeds with hot peppers.

Curbing climate change: carbon storage is good, forests are oft-times better

If it ain't broken, don't replace it with a powerplant.

NASA's brand new TESS telescope is already sending back impressive footage

Even before it actually started doing science, TESS sent back awesome footage of a passing comet.

Rubber band producer adds graphene to its bands -- to make them last forever

They say nothing lasts forever -- but that's not really true.

Bizarre, rogue planet boasts impressive magnetic aurora

It's a planet -- no, it's a brown dwarf. No, it's... both?

Unique 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is a remnant of the early solar system

It's older than Earth itself!

"No convincing alternative" to human activity causing climate change, US' National Climate Assessment reports

We're way past the 'if' moment -- it's time to act.

Foxy genes: Scientists map red fox genes associated with wild or tame behavior

Foxy genes.

Earliest evidence of bone solves mysterious origin of our skeletons

New research solves a 160-year-old mystery about the origin of the vertebrate skeleton.

Annual killifish get the prize for youngest sexually mature vertebrate

Live fast, die young.

People with more self-control feel less hunger, fatigue, and stress

Having willpower makes you less susceptible to visceral states.

Angry people are more likely to overestimate their intelligence -- but that's not the whole story

Results are intriguing, but psychologists are faced with a weird problem.

The Twitter discussion around vapes is grand -- and 70% filled with bots

Welcome to selling strategies, where ethics are made up and your health doesn't matter!

Curiosity celebrates its sixth "birthday" -- with no song and nothing but a tweet

Happy birthday, dear Curiosity! Happy birthday to you!

Child and teen obesity on the rise as they're consuming too much... screen time

"Overall screen time seems to be increasing -- if portable devices are allowing for more mobility, this has not reduced overall sedentary time nor risk of obesity," says Tracie A. Barnett, one of the paper's authors.

People hesitate switching off a robot when it's begging for its life

 When test subjects attempted to switch off the robot, it quickly quipped that it's afraid of the dark, pleading "No! Please do not switch me off!"

The benefits of sauna are large and plenty, a new review finds

Saunas really do have a positive health effect, a new review concludes.

Bacterial superbugs have become up to 10 times more tolerant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers

Another uphill battle against bacterial infections.

Ancient, "priceless" royal jewelry uncovered in Kazakhstan

Treasure? Yep, priceless, golden, sparkly treasure.

Drought played a key role in the demise of the Mayan civilization

The Mayans expanded haphazardly, and they ended up paying the price for it -- but Mother Nature also had a say in it.

New 3D model treats avalanches as both solid and liquid to get most accurate results

A new way to predict the natural disasters.

How a design and culture revolution could help us tackle our plastic problem

It's not a simple problem and it doesn't have a simple answer -- but here's what we can do.

Flores island pygmies are unrelated to mysterious 'hobbits'

But their genetic adaptations are another prime example of island dwarfism.

Portugal and Spain brace for record-breaking temperatures

I don't wanna say it's global warming, but it sure quacks like global warming.

Stonehenge people may have originated from the same place as the stones themselves

New research sheds new insight into the enigmatic lives of Stonehenge people.

Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like

Exciting new research finally unravels how the ancient Greeks played music.

California's Death Valley just recorded its hottest month in history

Things are not OK.

Naked mole-rat kings and queens challenge what we know about aging

Having babies actually makes them live longer.