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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.

The CDC warns that "chronic Lyme" is bogus and the treatments are horrifying and deadly

The only thing 'chronic' about chronic Lyme is the suffering treatments will cause you.

Chinese satellite beams entangled particles over 1,200km away, sets the stage for unhackable quantum network

This is the beginning of the quantum internet.

Coconut oil might be as bad as butter or lard, new guidelines suggest

It's all about having a balanced diet.

New project gives you 360-degree, Open Street-like view into animal research labs

Where do you stand on this complex issue?

Phytoplankton paints Bosphorus Strait in a stunning milky turquoise

Istanbul residents were delighted with the bright and milky water, as they were quick to point out on social media.

Lost Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand, an 'eight wonder of the world', may have been found after 131 years

The scientists owe it all to a 19th-century field diary.

Solar paint makes hydrogen fuel from solar energy and water vapor

Power from thin-ish air!

Broccoli-derived compound could become a new treatment for type 2 diabetes

If there's something strange with your blood sugar levels, who you gonna call? Bro-ccoli!

The sun likely has a lost twin called 'Nemesis', as do most stars like it

It sounds like the plot of a bad movie -- but it's just science.

Home blood pressure monitors are inaccurate 70 per cent of the time, concerning study finds

If you're using your own device, you should be extra careful.

There will be no renegotiation of the Paris agreement, EU Parliament tells Trump

Uh-oh.

Fungal disease ravages American rattlesnakes

You may not like snakes, but they play an important role in ecosystems -- and they're in trouble.

Neutron and X-ray imaging reveal how ancient weapons were made

Looking deep inside a knife.

Jupiter is likely the oldest planet in the solar system

This fatty likely had a great influence on how other later planets formed in the early solar system, including Earth.

Drones in Sweden carry defibrillators to save cardiac arrest victims

They reduced response times by over 75% during trials.

Jupiter now officially has 69 moons. There are likely more to be confirmed

The massive gas giant likely adopted the cosmic bodies when they came too close to Jupiter's gravitational pull.

Romania bans wild animals in circuses

A solid step, though much more needs to be done.

Viral infections impair our muscles' and skeleton's ability to regenerate, scientists report

That's not very nice of them.

Trump administration eliminates new protection for endangered whales and turtles

It's not a good year for the environment.

Salem Fire Department veteran explains basic fire behavior with a burning dollhouse

Know how it acts and stay safe.

Self-tanning drug could fight skin cancer -- and improve your beach experience

It could make a huge difference.

New simulator lets you see how (or if) the 21 August solar eclipse will be visible from your area

A brilliant tool to help you witness one of the most spectacular natural events.

Cash 4 Weight Loss programme shown to work and make people excited about exercise

That sounds more like wizardry than science.

Physicists dream up LHC 2.0: a new particle accelerator three times bigger than the current LHC

Three times bigger and seven times more powerful. Particles have no idea what's in store for them.

Scientists develop largest simulation of the Universe to find dark matter

It's an impressive achievement.

During times of economic uncertainty, citizens prefer dominant leaders rather than prestigious candidates

Populism thrives on fear and uncertainty.

Scientists map out the bits of DNA damaged by smoking

The method can be used for any type of damage where the cell has to replace bits of DNA.

Vegetarian diet found to be twice as effective at reducing weight

You might not like it, but that's just the way things are.

Only half a degree of warming has more than doubled India's risk of fatal heat waves

The poor are disproportionately affected.

How many obese and overweight people are there in the world?

There's no sugar coating it -- this is massive.

All-new, natural microbeads could be the future of cosmetics

Science may come up with a brilliant solution -- but in the meantime, it's important to avoid microbeads.

Neurons in the human brain actually form 11-dimensional structures

The brain's complex web just got a lot more tangled.

Some plants thrive in scorching hot volcanic soil -- at 72 °C (161 F)

You could make tea at those temperatures.

Retails drug price varied by more than 600% among 10 high-income countries

Average expenditures are lower among single-payer financing systems, the study found.

ISS astronauts will bake the first crumb-free, space bread in 2018

One small step for bread, one giant leap for mankind.

Fractal farming leads to optimal results, science finds

An abstract mathematical model is unconsciously applied by rice farmers -- to great results.

Suppressing reasoning side of the brain with harmless electrical zaps enhances creativity

Put that thinking cap on.

Chemists develop innovative way to spot fake whiskey -- using glowing dyes

The same method could be applied for juices, wines, or even drugs.

Dogs and wolves share a sense of fairness

Don't mess with the wolf.

Baby bird trapped in stunning pristine condition inside 100-million-year-old amber

An extremely rare find.

Baby brain scans and machine learning algorithm can predict autism

Even diagnosing autism is difficult, let alone predict it -- from a single scan!

FDA wants the Opana opioid painkiller off the market

The United States is going through an opioid epidemic and this decision is a desperate attempt to do something about it.

Germany, Belgium, Denmark, pledge to quintuple the EU's offshore wind in a decade

No halfsies!

After record number of applications, NASA announces the future generation of astronauts

Take a good look at these people. A few years from now, they will be conducting research off the Earth and in deep space.

A first in British history: solar, wind, and nuclear each provided more energy than gas and coal combined

Although it only lasted a short time, it's a significant milestone.

IBM puts its technological might to work solving world problems under the Science for Social Good initiative

I B very happy with this.