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A Sperm Whale Found Dead in Spain Had 30 Kilos of Plastic in Its Stomach

There's just too much plastic in the oceans.

Researchers 'accidentally improve' a plastic-munching enzyme

Failing upwards!

Baboons use team work to escape from biomedical research facility

The gesture has inspired thousands of people over social media.

Malaria makes its hosts smell better to draw more mosquitoes, research finds

Sneaky, sneaky plasmodium.

Scientists find diamonds forged deep within a lost, ancient planet of the early solar system

Pieces of an ancient planet formed long before Earth shed their secrets.

Gluten-free diets might not be so gluten-free after all

Are you eating gluten-free? You might want to read this.

Chinese face-recognition technology spots wanted man at 60,000-people concert

Is this a good thing... or a bad thing?

Mass extinction event 232 million years ago paved the way for the dinosaurs

The dinosaurs started and ended with a bang.

Could drinking 1-3 coffees per day be good for your heart? New study suggests so

The good, the bad, and the coffee.

Children are targeted by junk food ads

Is a ban of junk food ads targeting children warranted?

New treatment boosts survival rates for lung cancer patients

The results are huge.

Football field-sized asteroid makes close flyby past Earth -- and no one saw it coming

Close call!

If we don't hurry, the life we find on Mars might be from Earth

The clock is ticking.

Ketamine nasal spray quickly relieves depression and suicidal thoughts

A novel breakthrough that could save lives.

Scientists pinpoint genes that give us our hair color

Women have lighter hair then men, on average -- and researchers can now know what your hair color is after a simple DNA sample.

A single injection protects monkey from HIV infections

It's not exactly a vaccine, but it's the next best thing.

China will grow flowers, potatoes, and silkworm on the dark side of the Moon

A Chinese garden on the Moon -- it almost sounds too crazy to be true.

Wild yeast likely evolved in China, reveals genetic sequencing of over 1,000 strains

Their results point to East Asia (China) as the yeast's area of origin.

France battles scientific publisher over unjustified, high prices

It's a much-needed debate we all need to have: scientific publishing is too expensive.

Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS to find their birthplace

The loggerheads can find their original nesting grounds within 40 to 50 miles, despite being away for decades or traveling thousands of miles.

Scientists measure physical constant in unprecedented detail, which may reveal exotic physics

In doing so, they've come up with evidence that might tell us what dark particles and forces might or might not lurk beyond the Standard Model. 

"Algae forestry" could take CO2 straight out of the air and put it on your plate

More food, less emissions... but it's all about the money.

A Martian puzzle: is this a supervolcano or an impact crater?

New images may be posing more questions than they answer.

Every extra drink could shorten your lifespan by 30 minutes

That's over a limit of four to five glasses of wine per week.

Sweden opens world's first electrified road, to charge e-vehicles on the run

It's a socket! It's a road! It's... both?

Are hand dryers actually hygienic? New study found they spread fecal bacteria all over your hands

Use paper towels instead.

Dormant, berserk antibodies could hold the key for HIV vaccine

Their nature makes them ideal against pathogens that hide from immune cells, such as HIV.

Japan stumbles upon massive, "semi-infinite" underwater treasure trove of rare earth elements

Cheaper smartphones ahoy!

“Virtual” animals far outnumber the actual animals in the wild, fooling us into think that they are abundant

How many virtual animals do you see each day?

'Punk-haired' turtle that breathes through its butt is seriously endangered

But we humans are the real punks here.. .

Sea turtles use magnetic fields to navigate the world

Turtles have a magnetic-based, extremely accurate GPS which they use to navigate the oceans.

'Everything-repellent' coating could usher in grime-free smartphones in two years' time

No dirt, no problem!

Emotions shape how you see the world -- quite literally

Our perception of the world isn't a crystal-clear reflection of reality.

Scientists uncover secret color of 200-million-year-old butterfly wings

Butterfly iridescence is really, really old.

The soda tax works: After tax, Philadelphians are 40 percent less likely to drink soda every day

Sugar is bad for you -- and apparently, adding a sugar tax does wonders for your heath.

Rats successfully sniff out tuberculosis in children

The rats are much more efficient than the conventional test.

Male-female differences linked to risk of extinction, new study finds

Standing out from the opposite sex comes at a cost -- and this could make all the difference in the world.

Six-month old babies can already distinguish between different emotions

Ah, they grow up so fast.

Meet TESS -- the new exoplanets detective

NASA's future planet hunter has arrived -- and it's set for glory.

The Atlantic Ocean's circulation is at its weakest in 1,600 years, and this could disrupt weather patterns

A little ice age and modern global warming have had a say in this.

This is our Sun, in three different wavelengths

A trio of beautiful, and very useful images.

Dark matter may be a manifestation of extremely advanced alien life, researchers suggest

Probably the most interesting you're going to read today.

NASA's stunning, 4K 'Tour of the Moon' is just as good as visiting the place -- if not better

Eye candy galore.

Scientists reverse damage by key gene involved in Alzheimer's Disease

The results astonishingly suggest that Alzheimer's effects on the brain could be reversed.

Earth's oceans generate a second, tiny, previously-unknown magnetic field, ESA satellites find

Powered by the Moon's pull, Earth's oceans generate a magnetic field all of their own.

Silently, Portugal just produced 100% of its electricity from renewables for a whole month

Good news from Portugal!

The number of ocean heatwaves has risen more than 50% since 1925, threatening to collapse marine ecosystems

These are not the waves we're looking for.

Gecko-inspired adhesive allows robots to grip wider range of objects

The new gripper can grasp almost anything from pipes to porous rocks. Its primary application might be space.

Hubble snaps amazing photo of Einstein Ring phenomenon

The best kind of ring there is.

Scientists devise new, cheaper way to manufacture graphene

A new step forward that might make graphene mainstream.