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Mosquito saliva can affect your immune system up to a weeks

Guess what: one more reason to hate mosquitoes.

Learning music or a foreign language can help your brain be more efficient

If you want to train your brain, consider starting with music or a foreign language.

Australian magpies can understand what other birds are 'saying' with surprising clarity

Magpies? Check. Throwing orange balls at magpies? Check. Grated cheese? Check. I love this study.

Human activity is messing with global freshwater movement

The message is clear: We need to act now!

Atmospheric readings show someone is producing illegal, ozone-depleting industrial gases

Please stop.

Major depression in men makes couples less likely to conceive

Depression can make both men and women infertile.

Healthy diet may prevent brain shrinkage in older adults

Eating a balanced diet of fruits and veggies staves of brain aging and cognitive decline.

Lizards with lime-green blood might lead to cure for malaria and other diseases

Their blood is green due to a pigment that is toxic to humans.

Bitcoin to consume 0.5% of the world's electricity -- as much as Ireland

Bitcoin may have made some people rich, but it also consumed a lot of energy and produced a lot of emissions in the process.

"Made in China" label allows archaeologists to trace down ancient ship

An unfortunate centuries-old riddle was solved thanks to an unusual clue: a label.

New, powerful laser system proposed for the International Space Station's defense

The station is in serious peril from all the junk we've left in orbit.

Plastics are ubiquitous in the deep ocean -- even in the Mariana Trench

Plastic is everywhere -- literally.

Puppies reach peak-cuteness around 8 to 10 weeks specifically to make us love them

If this is emotional blackmail. I'm not even mad.

An energy-dense diet changes the brain -- makes rats hungrier and more prone to obesity

High-calorie foods not only cause obesity, they change the brain.

NASA wants to send a tiny helicopter along with the next 2020 rover mission

It will allow scientists to explore Mars like they could only imagine until now.

Overeager immune system cells may be to blame for multiple sclerosis

Fortunately, they're hot on the heels of the mechanisms that allow them to affect brain cells.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) uses our body's fats to ward off treatment

Sneaky little bacteria!

How different stages of sleep work together for creative problem solving

Even the toughest problems cand find a solution in our sleep.

A fiber-rich diet can protect against the flu

The bottom line: eat more fiber.

Laser heats water to 100,000°C in less than a millionth of a millionth of a second

The experiment turned liquid water into plasma.

Australia's 'Man with the Golden Arm' retires after saving 2.4 million babies -- urges people to "break his record"

A rare antibody his body produces made his blood priceless to doctors.

New agility test could show how good young football players are

Science is slowly creeping into the locker rooms.

Scientists see rise and fall of civilizations in Greenland ice sheet

The more money you used, the emissions you produced, and that can be traced back -- back to Greenland.

Nouns slow down speech, which is why we utter a lot of 'uhs' and 'uhms' before them

We're far more likely to use slow-down sounds before nouns than verbs.

Growing up in poverty affects the structure of the brain -- even in adult life

The correlation stood even for people well above the poverty line.

World Health Organization: We need to ban trans fats within the next five years

It's a very important plan -- here's hoping it succeeds.

Two thirds of Americans believe the government isn't doing enough for the environment

The only thing people agree on was that things were going the wrong way.

NASA shuttle finds evidence of water plumes on Europa -- sparking more hopes signs of life

This could be huge for our search of extraterrestrial life.

Alcohol and tobacco, not illegal drugs, are the biggest threat to human health

Put that cigarette down, and forget that extra beer.

Utah tourists are destroying ancient dinosaur tracks -- and throwing them into the water

Ignorance at its finest.

"Exiled" asteroid shouldn't be where it is

How did it get there?

Machine learning corrects photos taken in complete darkness, turns them into amazingly sharp images

Who needs Photoshop when you got this?

Celebrating Richard Feynman's 100th Birthday

In honor of Feynman's centennial.

Deadly fungus threatening to wipe out amphibians around the world traced to Korea

The East Asian pet trade of amphibians needs to be halted at once, according to the researchers.

Most oncologists recommend medical marijuana, although they admit they're not informed enough

The gap is important to bridge.

Ant groups alternate between movement types to avoid obstacles

Birds, err, ants of a fellow flock together.

Mindbending 'Spooky Action at a Distance' experiment involving 100,000 gamers proves Einstein wrong

Quantum mechanics -- how does it work?!

Stress may be our hidden weapon against anxiety disorders, new research suggests

Silver linings!

Early baleen whales were fearsome predators with wicked teeth, but lost them entirely

Baleen, one surprising fossil suggests, evolved from gums rather than teeth.

A new study reveals why ice gets so slippery -- and it wasn't what we expected

The next time you slip on a lick of ice, at least you'll know the physics behind it!

Probiotics and breastfeeding help fight antibiotic resistance in children, study suggests

Results are promising, but keep in mind that the benefits of probiotics are oversold and exaggerated.

Woman's runny nose lasted for two years, turns out it was a freaking brain fluid leak

She spent a lot of money on tissues...

Food files: Who invented hummus?

You've heard of hummus, but have you heard of the Hummus Wars? Come, let's dip in.

Political preference doesn't dictate your views on climate -- except if you're American

In America, every political group comes with its own views on climate change.

The Antonine Wall was adorned with brightly-colored, grisly propaganda to keep Scottish tribes at bay

The best fight is one you can paint your way out of.

Why whales are so big

Marine mammals are a strange bunch, and the sea is a very unforgiving environment.

Scientists find a potential cure for baldness

An old drug originally meant to treat osteoporosis could help millions get hair back.

Ultrasonic attacks are unlikely, but exposure to ultrasounds is unhealthy

Keep an eye out -- I mean, an ear out, for ultrasounds.

Why alligators on the beach and killer whales in the river is the new normal

Large predators are reclaiming what was rightfully theirs all along.

Prolonged exposure to Los Angeles Bay air induces dangerous mutations in the brains of rats

Inflammation and cancer-related gene expression was overcharged by exposure to particulate matter in city air.