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Living near noisy traffic makes it harder for women to get pregnant

Sleep quality might have something to do with the reported findings.

Emmanuel Macron and the Terminator team up to "make the planet great again"

Better than the original slogan by a mile.

The story about the "breatharian" couple not eating any food, living from the "universe energy" is bogus -- and people bought it

I don't need any food, the universe feeds me. Yeah...

We can expect more and more extremely hot days if we don't take drastic climate action

Things are getting dicey.

You're dumber when your smartphone is within reach

Uh-oh.

Why do bird eggs come in so many different shapes ? Look to the wings, biologists say

The best predictor of long or pointy eggs is a bird’s flying ability.

"Bio-energy healing stickers" are a scam. Now, debunked by NASA

NASA called "bullshit."

Finland basic income trial concludes, participants enjoy lower stress and higher incentive to work

A small UBI trial in Finland has rendered very promising results.

Norway to Brazil: If you keep destroying the Amazon, we'll cut our $1bn funding

Brazil isn't respecting its part of the deal.

Schools in Turkey will stop teaching evolution

“We believe that these subjects are beyond their [students] comprehension,” said a senior Turkish bureaucrat at the Education Ministry.

What is Poison Oak and why should I stay away from it?

Identify it, understand what it does, and why not -- respect it.

Moth eyes lead to glare-less phone screens

It's another fantastic discovery inspired by nature.

The UN expects Earth's 10 billionth inhabitant sometime in the early 2050s

We are legion!

Lensless camera designed to be paper-thin and do anything a traditional camera does

Except being bulky.

Study documents accelerated climate change in Spanish mountains

Yet another piece of definitive evidence in the case of climate change.

Amazing 14th-century longsword found in Polish bog

Not much is known about its owner.

Powerful magnetic beams might one day solve our space junk problems

ESA is proposing the most promising 'space janitor' yet.

Extra-virgin olive oil might prevent Alzheimer's and protect your brain

It's really, really good for you.

Meaning is better than repetition when you're trying to memorize

Try it for finals.

A mutation might extend the lifespan of some men by ten years

Some are lucky.

Computer chip can mimic human neurons using only beams of light

Just MIT doing a bit of light thinking.

Curiosity caught on camera climbing Martian mountain by orbiting spacecraft

Can you make out Curiosity from this satellite photo?

How 3rd century Chinese saw the Romans

An ancient Chinese scholar's account of the Roman Empire.

Steaming fish makes for a healthier meal with fewer toxins

If you boil it, don't drink the fish stock.

Dogs will sniff out stomach cancer in new Japanese trial

You can trust a dog's nose.

Driverless cars are an idea as old as the automobile itself: meet the 1911 'Robot Chauffeur'

This 100-year-old silent film is absurdly mesmerizing. Way ahead of its time!

Why wheelie suitcases wobble out of control and what you can do to stop them

Ah, wheeled luggage -- a necessary evil.

Ancient prosthesis: a 3000-year-old Egyptian wooden toe

It belonged to the daughter of a priest close to the royal family.

African kids show much more self-control than Western kids -- they passed the famous Marshmallow Test

Two-thirds of Nso children have enough restraint to pass a test that predicts success later in life.

Solar could supply up to 80% of domestic heating demand in northern latitude countries

Cold nights in Finland could be kept at bay with solar.

What your pupil says about your language

A simple word is enough to trigger a reaction in your pupil.

Stress as a child may leave you unable to cope with stress and depression later on

Stress -- it's never good for you. But sometimes, it's worse.

Antimicrobials do more harm than good, according to statement signed by 200 researchers

Don't fall for a catchy name -- regular soap works just as fine as antimicrobials, without any risks.

Snake fungal disease observed in Europe for the first time

Some pretty bad news for European snakes.

Cute animal therapy can be exactly what you need to put the spark back into your marriage

Then again, do you really need a reason to take "cute animal therapy"?

Icelandic family of ten psychotic members helps identify new psychosis-related mutation

One family is helping science make more progress than dozens of study before it.

Making art activates your brain's pleasure pathway

Scientists suggest we should spend a bit more time doodling.

Meditation and Tai Chi don't just improve your health and mental state, they seem to improve genetic activity

The health benefits of meditation might seem unexpected, but they've been documented by a wealth of studies.

Where humans went, cats followed -- the story of cat domestication started 9,000 years ago

From Egypt's pyramids to Viking longboats, cats never left our side since we invented agriculture.

Bound around the axe: what is fascism and why do societies turn to it

It's never the same everywhere.

Mathematicians deliver formal proof of Kepler's conjecture

Kepler published this conjecture in 1611. Now, the human mind and computer algorithms have managed to solve it.

Louisiana's coastline is sinking much faster than anyone thought, new study finds

Things are much worse than we thought, and you'll never guess how climate change plays into this one.

Guns kill or wound 7,000 children in the US yearly -- it's the third-leading cause of death among children

There is so much more we can do.

Spiders are just like cats: they too like chasing laser pointers

It's better than Batman.

Physicists make waves by simulating black hole in a bathtub

Your childhood fantasies weren't all that off.

Abnormal chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA might explain why suicide seems to favor some people

People kill themselves for all sorts of reason, but there's a genetic makeup to it too.

German researchers release open-source tomato and wheat seeds to boost research

Nice!

Delaying meals can alter the body clock and solve some of that jet lag

Delaying breakfast for a couple of hours can help synchronize the body's biological clocks.

Papr works like Tinder but with pre-prints instead of people

"That's one hot abstract!"

Elon Musk shares his view of Mars colonization: one million people living in a self sustainable city

Shoot for the stars and you might just land on Mars.