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What Can Quartz Crystals Really Do?

Quartz is cherished for its properties, but I'm not talking about magic.

Scientists find hidden artwork beneath one of Picasso's 'Blue Period' paintings

Secrets don't stay buried for long in the face of science.

Scientists breed first sheep-human hybrid -- but there's no reason to freak out

The goal is to ultimately harvest organs for transplant in human patients.

Newly-developed 3D printing method uses cells, biomolecules to recreate tissues

The day when you can download and 3D print a sandwich inch ever closer.

Women who regularly use cleaning supplies risk lung damage, study shows

There were no significant differences in the decline of lung function between men who worked in the cleaning business and non-cleaning men.

How Roman priests walked through the "Gates to Hell" -- and came back

Modern science explains how an ancient ritual worked.

New objective blood test could diagnose autism in children

The test could be a game changer for identifying autism.

Trafficking routes for pangolins have been uncovered in Western Africa

Traders are avoiding law enforcement by going across remote forest borders.

Geologists listen to volcanic murmur to predict eruptions

Listen closely, and the volcano will share its secrets.

For the first time, scientists directly observe how Northern Lights are formed

Shedding light on the Northern Lights.

Physicists create a new form of light by binding photons

"It's very uncharted territory," the researchers explained.

Coffee farming "can be a win-win for birds and farmers", paper finds

It will keep you civil on a Monday morning and keep some bird species happy -- it's coffee!

Elon Musk's Roadster will most likely crash into Earth or Venus millions of years from now

Radiation might destroy the car long before that happens, though.

Copper-coated uniforms for medical staff could help shred bacteria in hospitals

It's a pretty metal solution.

Man-made: we've domesticated our own species

Does this make us pets?

A China-sized dark vortex that smells like farts is slowly fading away on Neptune

Good thing Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

Australian fire beetles have built-in heat sensors to avoid hot wood

Bring the heat!

Borneo has lost nearly 150,000 orangutans since 1999

They're resilient and they can make a recovery, if we just cut down on the palm oil.

NASA is taking a Martian meteorite back home -- for calibration purposes

The meteorite will be used in NASA's ambitious Mars 2020 mission.

Novel cancer 'assassin' discovered: Huntington's Disease

Repetitive RNA molecules found in Huntington's disease are toxic to cancerous cells.

New desalinization technique separates seawater into freshwater and lithium

The world is facing a water crisis. This novel technique not only provides freshwater but also an important building-block for batteries.

Strong link found between ultra-processed foods and cancer

Bottom line: cut down on the processed foods.

More gender equal countries have fewer women in STEM, paradoxically

A new paper tries to explain this discrepancy.

Case review: first transgender woman to breastfeed ever

A 30-year-old transgender woman successfully breastfed her baby for six weeks, until her milk production had to be supplemented with formula.

Ancient 34,000-year-old lavish burial shows special care for disabled children

The children were buried with vast riches, in contrast to functional adults who had more modest burials.

Stress ruins memory, but you can outrun this effect

Stress and memory don't mix very well.

There are vast quantities of mercury in the permafrost. With global warming, it's now seeping away

Another problem caused by climate change.

Huge Antarctic iceberg exposes mysterious marine ecosystem hidden beneath the ice for 120,000 years

One of the biggest icebergs in the world has now exposed a potentially alien-like ecosystem.

Drones count wildlife more accurately than people on the ground, new study shows

Thousands of rubber ducks were brought to the test.

Germany wants to make all public transit free to cut back on pollution

The country wants to first experiment with the proposal in five cities.

A greener Mardi Gras: scientists develop degradable beads from microalgae

If it makes for a greener Mardi Gras, I'm all for it.

Scientists find promising new antibiotic -- in the soil

Digging gold from dirt.

Valentine's Day Special: The Broken Heart Syndrome

Scientists think is that it's triggered by powerful emotional and physical stressors.

Extinction model that factors in body size explains why animals tend to evolve larger bodies

The model teaches us what makes a species more resilient with limited resources.

Eating quickly might favor weight gain, study suggests

The results showed that 21.5% of the slow-eating group was obese, compared to almost 30% of the normal-speed eaters and 45% of the fast-eating group.

Cockroaches might inspire the future of robotics

Roach bots could be used to explore alien worlds and find survivors in disaster relief operations.

Medical ants rescue and care for injured comrades

The behavior surprised biologists, showing just how complex ants really are.

Graphene labels can be burned into food and clothing--and used as electronics or sensors

It could mean the beginning of edible and wearable electronics.

How your waterproof jacket might be making you fat

Chemicals commonly used in non-stick pans or stain-free clothing might promote obesity.

Ancient fossilized footprints reveal how juvenile mammoths looked out for their elderly

Juvenile mammoths cared for wounded members of their herd, similarly to their modern-day descendants, the African Elephants.

Physical exercise is more important for health than weight, study reports

Being healthy doesn't mean losing weight.

Arizona woman goes to bed with terrible headache, wakes up with British accent

This is stranger the fiction. The woman in question insists that there's nothing funny about all of this.

Fairly Tradeable: Corporate sustainability limited in both scope and outcome, analysis reveals

The good news is that consumer involvement is very effective in increasing sustainability.

Scientists win photo contest with image of a single, trapped atom

A single atom, trapped in time and space.

Scientists use mobile optical atomic clocks in the field for the first time (and this is a big deal)

These are the most precise clocks in the world, ticking every quadrillionth of a second.

Sea level rise is accelerating, could lead to twice as much sea level rise by 2100 than previously expected

Sea levels aren't only rising, they're doing so at an accelerating rate.

Witness the birth of an octopus at the Virginia Aquarium-- and learn how it happens

The miracle of life.

Alcohol makes you aggressive by impairing the polite parts of your brain

Ever heard the idiom "as peaceful as a drunkard"? No? Here's why.

Self-healing and fully recyclable electronic skin will help robots feel touch

It's not perfect but we're getting there.

Far-ultraviolet lamps could eradicate airborne viruses in public spaces -- with no risk to us

It can't go through our skin, but it will wreck viruses and bacteria.