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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!

New map of Antarctica is the most detailed out of all continents

"It’s a bit like being almost blind and putting on glasses for the first time and seeing 20/20," a researcher said.

Unique swirl patterns point to the Moon's magnetic past

Nice swirls!

She lost the Nobel Prize to her supervisor in 1974 -- now, she got a $3 million physics prize, and donated all of it

The pioneering physicist gave all the prize money away.

Clean energy could make the Sahara green

Both figuratively and literally.

This robot passes through pipes to see where they're leaking

The small robot that could.

Selfies destroy confidence and make young women feel less attractive

Do your self-esteem a favor a dial back on social media.

Contrary to popular belief, drought actually leads to fewer snakebites

It seems that in this case, the popular belief was wrong.news

Jupiter's magnetic field is extremely bizarre, potentially due to unknown processes in its core

We have no idea why this happens -- but we do have hypotheses.

Fossil finding shows how early mammals developed early traits

What do you get when you cross a reptile and a mammal? We don't know, but it certainly evolved from a synapsid.

Europeans have been eating cheese for at least 7,000 years

I know it's a bit cheesy, but this is definitely a remarkable find.

US Marines will save $70,000 by 3D-printing F-35 part

3D printing is making quite the splash in the military.

Artificial bacteria-killing cells could win the war against drug resistance

As the cells are much more robust and self-sufficient than previous 'models', they can be employed even in less-than-ideal or changing conditions.

Scientists find the first plant-eating shark -- but it still likes to hunt

A ferocious predator actually enjoys a vegetarian snack from time to time.

Feeback, not evidence, makes us confident we're right -- even when we're not

"the strategy of using your most recent feedback, rather than all of the data you've accumulated, is not a great tactic," researchers write.

Physicists devise programmable optical quantum computer

A step closer to quantum computers.

Physicists may have solved 'chicken or the egg' paradox -- both can come first

Of course it had to be weird and confusing.

Volvo reveals stunning electric robo-taxi

Volvo aims to have 33% of its cars be electric and driverless by 2025 -- an incredibly ambitious target.

Researchers want to clone 40,000-year-old extinct horse -- a step towards woolly mammoth resurrection

A 40,000-year-old baby horse recovered from Siberian ice may help de-extinct species.

Why 'detox' doesn't work -- a diet fad and marketing ploy exposed by science

There's no such thing as a detox.

Nine streets in London ban diesel and gasoline cars in "pioneering" ultra-low emission scheme

An intriguing policy.

Common painkiller linked to major heart problems

Diclofenac could be associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.

Russia: International Space Station leak might have been deliberate sabotage

Glue and duct tape saved the day...

Brown bear saliva kills a bacteria that current antibiotics are unable to treat

Slather me in it!

European funders worth $8.8-billion annually force scientists to publish in open access journals starting in 2020

It's a radical move that will make science better but many publishers are happy at all.

Venomous creatures could hold the key to innovative drug therapies

Specific substances from venom could be useful in devising new treatments.

Autonomous killer drone aims to save the Great Barrier Reef

Can we please call these things Star Destroyers? Please?

What big tobacco companies don't want you to know about smuggling

The scale of this conspiracy is shocking.