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World's biggest aircraft completes key milestone ahead of 2019 launch

Its wider than a football field.

Your reaction to smells could say a lot about your political preference, a new study suggests

Easily disgusted? Well... that might say about your ideology.

Children struggle to hold pens because of too much touchscreen exposure

Experts say children's finger muscles have to be exercised by playing with real toys.

Working at a standing desk leads to "muscle fatigue" and "deteriorates mental states"

Sitting isn't good for our health. But neither is standing. The solution lies somewhere in the middle.

Scientists successfully undo cocaine-induced cardiovascular damage in mice

Modulating a cocaine pathway dramatically reduced heart damage in mice on cocaine.

Put your phone away if you want to enjoy your night out, study suggests

Unlike apps, happiness doesn't seem to come through your phone.

New lithium-ion battery operates at -70 C, a record low

This will make electric car drivers in Siberia very happy.

Massive flare in the Proxima Centauri system puts its habitability into question

Flares like this one are powerful enough to turn the planet into a hellscape.

Recents studies show how coffee is good for your health

The idea that coffee is good for you is not a new one.

Here's what the science says about bringing more guns into schools: it doesn't work

We understand that some might see this as a political issue and might dislike scientific input on the matter. However, science is non-partisan. It simply presents conclusions drawn from thorough research -- whether we like those conclusions or not.

Researchers may have found a way to measure biological age with a simple urine test

Biological age is not the same as chronological age.

Scientists build electrical circuit out of four-stranded DNA

The research could inspire a novel class of microelectronics based on DNA.

Hearing loss and memory loss might go hand in hand

The findings only carry for one specific type of hearing loss.

Childbirth can make women's cells age faster than smoking or obesity

Scientists discovered that having children significantly shortened telomeres (genetic markers of aging).

Re-emerging life in Earth's driest desert sparks hopes for life on Mars

Life, as they say, finds a way.

Scientists show how fat cells help heal wounds in fruit flies [VIDEO]

An exciting research catches fat cells migrating by themselves for the first time.

Eating healthy foods protects against depression, new study suggests

What's good for your heart is also good for your mind, science shows.

Researchers create gigantic atom filled with 100 other atoms

No fat shaming in physics!

Chaotic cities are cooler than orderly ones, researchers report

Being science, 'cool' here refers to temperatures.

Beech trees are booming in northeastern United States due to climate change, and this is a problem

Beech trees' range has expanded dramatically, suffocating birch of maple trees.

Norway to invest $13 million in “Doomsday” Seed Vault

We hope this vault will never be needed. But just in case...

One tiny mutation could triple the world's production of grain

Not bad for one gene.

On-site medical imaging is critical in diagnosing injured Olympians

About 1 in 15 athletes were injured and scanned.

NASA shares unique time-lapse of Jupiter's South Pole

A rare and beautiful view of Jupiter from a novel angle.

Worrying survey finds that 54% of all Americans don't store their guns safely

People who buy guns for self-defense often end up doing more damage, especially if they don't store their guns properly.

Monkey 'vocabulary' could clue us in on evolution of human speech

An adorable monkey's 'ekks' and 'tsiks' might teach how speech evolved.

In 2016, fishing ships cast their nets on over 55% of the ocean surface

That's a lot of fishing.

The Hjertefølgers' cob house might just be the coziest place in the subarctic

Please adopt me I wanna be part of this!

Doctors remove what's possibly world's largest brain tumor from Indian man's skull

It was like the tumor “sat like a head on top of another head,” doctors recalled.  

Saddle up: New evidence forces us to rethink what we know about horse history

Instead of the domesticated horses deriving from today's wild horses, it's the other way around.

New study links ancient cave drawings and the origin of language

Human speech may have been born out of cave art.

Neanderthals were artists just like humans, and even understood symbolism

Neanderthals were thinkers and artists, just like humans, tantalizing new research suggests.

Google AI dabbles in writing Wikipedia articles

Would you trust Wiki written by a robot?

Alcohol is THE most important preventable factor for dementia

Put that glass down, It's not good for you.

External temperature also influences our circadian rhythms, study reports

It's not just low light that makes us sleepy.

How bats don't get sick despite carrying the highest number of viruses

It's the most disease-infested mammal in the world but yet bats not only survive, they thrive. What's their secret?

NASA could have an orbiting moon base by 2023

It's like an ISS, but for the Moon!

Soft, eel-inspired device can produce up to 110 volts

From electric creatures to better pacemakers and even prosthetics.

Antidepressants do work, largest ever analysis suggests

It's the biggest antidepressant review, and it has encouraging conclusions.

Most distant supernova reveals its secrets to scientists

A cosmic record breaker.

[WATCH] Some ignorant human trying to stop a door-opening robot dog

Boston Dynamics' SpotMini takes a beating -- but went through either way.

Jymmin combines working out with music, makes people feel less pain

Scientists paired music composition software with sensors attached to the fitness machines.

Alcohol might lead to postsexual regret more than ecstasy or marijuana

Men experienced sexual dysfunction when consuming alcohol or taking molly, while women had problems when smoking pot.

Prehistoric wine discovered in inaccessible caves forces a rethink of ancient Sicilian culture

Prehistoric booze.

Plants' climate-compensation systems will be overwhelmed by climate change

Climate change could cause an ecological break-down.

Incredible farm in Michigan becomes the world's second 'Living Building'

Can I rent a room?

Neptune's Great Dark Spot is also shrinking

Another one bites the dust.

In the future, we could be all snacking on jellyfish chips

Don't be so quick to say no.

This fun online game lets you play a propaganda master -- and it's a fake news vaccine

Sowing #fear and #disiniformation has never been this educative!

Which is better: low-fat or low-carb? Neither option is superior, says new weight-loss research

It really depends a lot on your body.