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South African fossils cast doubt over tropical origin of our four-legged aquatic ancestors

It's one of the greatest evolutionary stories involving our own distant ancestry.

Study weighs environmental costs of producing animal proteins so you know what to buy

Now you know exactly what your purchases do.

Astronomers find three new Earth-sized exoplanets in the same solar system

It's exciting news for alien hunters.

Office food might be making you fat and unhealthy, large study concludes

"Our results suggest that the foods people get from work do not align well with the recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans," the authors note.

Mangoes may improve your cardiovascular and gut health, new study shows

When the doctors say you should eat delicious fruit... you probably should.

Old fish don't want to swim deep -- but we're fishing them all out of shallow waters

What we thought is a natural law is probably 'just' impending ecological breakdown.

Bees can understand the concept of zero

Nothing is something, and bees know that well.

Men who flash their wealth are perceived as unsuitable long-term partners

Women can see through the bling.

Whale sharks are very picky about where they live, which could be bad for their survival

They are only found at about 10 locations in the world.

The Incas were better at skull surgery than Civil War doctors

Talk about a crazy procedure!

Why you shouldn't kill your spiders at home -- according to scientists

I know it's a long shot, but hear me out.

Scientists find the oldest footprints ever -- from a period we didn't even know things have legs

Talk about a surprising find!

India's aquifers show "widespread" uranium contamination

India's groundwater problems are getting worse and worse.

Australian skinks will literally stick their tongues out at predators -- and it works!

:P

NASA finds organic building blocks of life on Mars... along with peculiar methane variability in its atmosphere

Peering closer into Mars' potentially habitable past.

Judge orders EPA head Scott Pruitt to demonstrate science behind climate change denial

A judge has ordered Pruitt to do his job -- finally.

In dolphin gangs, everybody knows everyone's name

It's just what the early humans were doing.

Dogs like fatty food but cats prefer carbs

The findings could improve pet food.

In pain after a breakup? These three strategies can help you ease the suffering, study shows

No, none of them involved getting black-out drunk.

Dog flu might cause the next influeza pandemic

Its pattern of development is strikingly similar to bird flu.

New Horizons wakes up for its most remote target yet -- Ultima Thule

Boldly waking up where nobody has gone before.

The curious case of Jupiter's lightning, solved by the Juno craft

Lightning bolts on Jupiter are both similar and completely different from those on Earth.

Dolphins, otters, and seals killed and used as bait in global fisheries

It's an undocumented practice -- we don't know how widespread and widely used it is.

Ancient jawbones hint at ancient humans' diet

It's all about the dried meat and seeds.

First habitable 3D-printed houses will soon take shape in the Netherlands

Would you move into this type of house?

From insects to whales, all sorts of animals take turns to communicate

When one utters, the other listens -- and such is the case in most animals too.

The Earth had continental crust much earlier than thought -- potentially life, too

The Earth's 'young' phase might have been much shorter than we assume.

Invasive toxic toads could trigger an ecological disaster in Madagascar

It's an ecological time bomb.

Asheville officially issues the first city-wide vegan challenge in the US

Good luck to all Ashvillans!

Icelanders went through drastic genetic changes since the island was colonized

A lot has changed in the past 10 centuries -- including genetics.

Supposed health benefits of sexbots have no meat to them, new study says

The science isn't in yet that sexbots benefit society in any way.

Gonorrhea and syphilis continue to surge amid government cuts

There's a few good news, but a lot of bad news.

Companies push to start drilling for oil in Arctic refuge

Pristine no more -- drilling might soon commence in the Alaskan Arctice.

The moon is moving away from Earth and this is making days longer

Early Earth had 5-hour days.

Does living near wind turbines really affect your health?

The answer is certainly debated.

There are huge differences in how animals see the world -- we're among the crisp-eyed

Enjoy the world in HD.

Scientists confirm that Higgs boson is coupled to bulky cousin in new physics breakthrough

Yet another victory for the Standard Model.

More bang for your cup: new algorithm determines ideal caffeine intake for the best results

Give me coffee or heads will roll.

Aggressive guppies turn their eyes black to warn other fish

Watch out!

Innovation can reduce energy demand without sacrificing well-being, study suggests

The two aren't mutually exclusive -- we can get lots of energy sustainably and cheaply.

In a remarkable first, woman's advanced breast cancer is eradicated

This is truly an exciting achievement.

Cell-membrane-coated nanobots successfully clear out 66% of bacteria and toxins in blood samples

Boy oh boy, am I excited for nanomedicine!

Bonobos may get disgusted too -- which may help trace the origin of this behavior in humans

Our primate cousins seem to get grossed out as well.

New study shows that Antarctica is seismically active -- we just haven't listened close enough

If you want to understand something, you need to study it closely.

Timing chest compression to "La Macarena" might save a life during CPR

You can finally use the earworm for something good!

One genetic change 3 million years ago made our brains big -- and won us the world

I'm not complaining.

Earth's first giant predators produced killer babies

If the adults weren't scary enough, the babies were also killing machines.

Wilting away: Van Gogh's legendary sunflowers are turning brown

After 150 years of blossoming, the flowers are slowly turning brown.

Avoiding eating meat and dairy is the single best thing you can do for the environment

The bottom line? Eat less meat!

Banning plastic bags: Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to opt for a ban

Despite some city and state-wide measures, no other country in the Americas has banned plastic bags.