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Elon Musk tweeting with Rick (and Morty) about simulation singularity is the best thing I've seen all week

Things got funny fast.

Early modern humans formed complex social networks to avoid inbreeding as early as 34,000 years ago

The findings partially explain why humans were more successful than Neanderthals.

Musk says Puerto Rico's power grid could be built from the ground up with solar and battery packs

A great opportunity for clean energy to help set a tragedy right.

The moon once had an atmosphere seeded by volcanic eruptions

It must have looked like a weird sight from Earth's vantage point.

The world's first scientific satellite is still in orbit

It will stay there for centuries, if not a thousand years.

Neonicotinoid pesticides found in 75 percent of honey worldwide

The pesticide is heavily linked with the dramatic collapse of bee populations around the world.

Scotland bans hydraulic fracking -- indefinitely

Some argue a firmer ban is in order.

Some 2% of our DNA is Neanderthal. Here's what it does

In most ways, Neanderthals were just like us.

Scientists discover 15 new gecko species in Myanmar

They're all adorable. Alas, some could already be threatened.

Australian Committee thinks it should be OK for drunk people to use autonomous cars

Drink and let the car drive!

Just 3% of Americans own 50% of the country's guns

About 7.7 million American 'superusers' own between eight and 140 firearms.

Divers solve 93-year-old mystery by discovering shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron

It went under in 1924, claiming the lives of 25 crewmembers.

Marijuana use among teenagers drops to lowest since 1994, despite widespread legalization

Legal or not, teens aren't that interested in cannabis anymore.

Newly developed surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds

It could save countless lives.

NASA astronauts start spacewalk -- with live footage

You can watch it live here.

A woman's reaction to a 15-year-old tattoo nearly fooled doctors it was cancer

The story brings into discussion the often overlooked issue of tattoo ink safety.

In 2016, Coca-Cola produced 1 billion more plastic bottles than in 2015

The forgotten ingredient of a Coke -- plastic.

Aerial photos show Greenland deltas growing due to climate change

A rather unexpected effect of climate change.

Scientists make first quantum video call. It's supposedly unhackable

Sharing sensitive data will never be the same.

Biomarker molecule discovered "in abundance" around alien star, but still no life

Turns out, planet farts are just like ours, but with chlorine!

Smartphone AI spots sick plants with remarkable accuracy

In a new advancement, scientists developed an algorithm that can identify sick plants based on sight alone.

Roll-out solar panels that unfurl like a carpet electrify tiny British island

The system can fit 10 times as much power output than traditional panels in a given container.

New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice

Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.

Ever dreamt of being a medieval castle builder? You'll love Château de Guédelon

It's being build today using only tech and know-how from the 13th century. Loads of fun!

Starting school before 8:30 AM increases depression risk, researchers find

Snooze.

Musk's argument that we live in a simulation doesn't hold water, quantum physicists say

The blue pill or the red pill?

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for cool new tricks in electron microscopy

They're the guys that tell proteins "freeze!"

World's first molecular robot could usher in a whole new age of miniaturization

Nanoscience just got a whole lot more interesting.

Actually, it is time to talk about gun violence -- and science has a lot to say

The US suffers mass shootings at more than 11 times the rate of any other developed country.

Progress in medicine drops breast cancer fatality rate by 40 percent, saving 322,000 lives

Mammograms and chemo save lives, and things can get better.

Facebook turns over 3,000 Russian-bought ads featuring rifles, anti-immigrant messages

They even weaponized puppies.

Scientists add asphalt to lithium batteries that charge up to 20 times faster

You could say these researchers took a faster road.

Cassini's farewell photo of Saturn's dark side

An eerily view of Saturn.

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded for circadian rhythm research

Well, this was unexpected for everybody.

Dusty solar panels slash power output by over 35%, study reveales

It's called "clean" energy for a reason.

Meteorites may have seeded life in Darwin's 'warm little ponds'

The primordial soup theory for the origin of life comes back in the spotlight.

Physics Nobel Prize: Gravitational Wave researchers honored by prestigious award

They opened a new door in our understanding of the universe and definitely deserve all the honors.

Senior SETI astronomer will bet you that intelligent aliens are due in the next 20 years

Time for some of that Earther hospitality.

Methane bubbles may have kept Mars warm enough for liquid water billions of years ago

Burping methane may have bought Mars some extra time before it turned into a wasteland.

Raccoons solve ancient Greek puzzle showing they can understand water displacement

They're as wise as crows in this respect. A tasty treat helped, of course.

Aggressive driving burns up to 40% more fuel and can waste one dollar per gallon

Ah cost, the ultimate motivator.

Hard-pressed by humans, rainforests lost their ability to act as carbon sinks

Instead, they now release around 8% of global emissions.

Powerful solar storm sparks the brightest Auroras on Mars we've recorded

The aurora was triggered by a solar storm which doubled radiation levels on the planet's surface.

Climate shocks are already costing the US $650 M / day. It will be $1 billion / day by 2027

Inaction in the face of climate change is no longer irresponsible -- it's criminal.

Japanese tsunami sent millions of creatures to the US West Coast

Ironically, pollution helped some creatures this time.

UK's massive wind turbines are setting the course for a cheap-energy future

They're more like bigbines.

Some sharks and rays live twice as long as we thought

The implications could be important for fish stock estimates.

Some galaxy types are brighter due to 'hungrier' black holes, and this could fundamentally change how we study galaxies

We've been looking at some galaxies wrong all along.

There are 15 possible ways to cover a floor with pentagonal tiles

Who would have guessed tiling is so complex?

The WHO calls for governments to boycott anti-smoking Foundation funded by big tobacco

Sometimes I feel a burning need to spell 'conflict of interest' in capital letters. This is one of those times.