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You’d have to run 15% faster on a treadmill to workout as hard as outside

At the end of the day, you decide which works best for you.

Coral reefs generate $36 billion in tourism every year but we offer little in return

Millions of people enjoy diving around reefs every year.

Trump to withdraw from Paris Agreement, briefed source claims

This does not bode well.

Superantibiotic is now 25,000 times stronger than its predecessor

Our last line of defense just got a lot stronger.

Fractal: the stunning beauty of Earth's megastorms seen through Chad Cowan's eyes

Amazing.

Americans aren't only wasting the most food -- they're also throwing out the best bits

The worst of both worlds.

Nothing can escape a black hole's clutch -- and this proves Einstein's Theory of Relativity (again)

Ready to sink your teeth into some black holes?

Halos on Mars suggest the red planet may have been hospitable for far long longer than thought

Life had more time to appear or even thrive on Mars than we imagined.

We're entering a new age of genetic editing, as flurry of CRISPR trials already gear up

This could usher in a wondrous era for genetic science, but risks also loom nearby.

Carnegie U software lets anyone design and build a bot -- that works

Click, print, ready!

First DNA analysis of mummies shows ancient and modern Egyptians don't really have much in common anymore

An unprecedented research which will pave the way for more ancient mummy genome sequencing.

This Venetian doctor who invented the thermometer also helped shape modern chemistry

Santorio was an amazing scientist.

Researchers describe improved technique to extract water from brine

It's cheaper and more efficient.

Researchers took a nanoscale snap of a living cell membrane for the first time in history

They had to develop a whole new method to do it.

It's not fun and games with CRISPR: the technique can induce hundreds of unwanted mutations

Even with over 1000 unexpected mutations, the mice seemed healthy and normal.

Innovative tech generates electricity from where rivers meet the ocean

When two kinds of water meet, there's a lot of energy involved.

Power to the subpixel: new tech could triple the resolution of LCD screens

Hope my internet connection can keep up. Fingers crossed.

Nano-holograms 1,000 times thinner than the human hair pave way for smartphone-generated holograms

Scientists made holograms that are thin enough to be deployed from conventional electronics.

Organic food requires 40% more land than conventional farming for the same carbon footprint

Eating organic might make you feel good, but it's hardly a viable option for most people.

Urban heat island effect could almost triple the cost of climate change in cities, burn economies to a crisp

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fireeee.

World leaders distance themselves from Trump's environmental policies in unusually frank statement

Discussions were "intense" and marred by "dissent."

Incredible new Amazon glass frog is so transparent you can see its beating heart

It's strikingly beautiful but also endangered.

Learning to read changes your brain from stem to cortex, study finds

The more you do it, the better it gets.

We can't count on trees to solve our global warming mess -- there's just too much CO2 out there

We'd have to plant trees instead of food.

Study shows the martial art of Tai Chi is effective against depression

Fighting depression with a martial art.

For the first time ever, we've seen a black hole being silently born -- no supernova required

Why blow up when you can mass up?

"A curtain of snakes" -- for the first time, scientists confirm snakes can hunt in packs

Snakes just got even more impressive.

India cancels plans for huge coal power station -- because solar energy is getting so cheap

Coal is losing more and more ground.

Darwin was right: females like males who are good listeners

Females (especially younger ones) like good listeners. Write that down, guys.

Monkey business: A group of monkeys in Indonesia will steal your wallet and sell it back to you -- for a cracker

The Monkey Mafia is acting up in Indonesia.

Chinese company offers free training for US coal miners to become wind farmers

It's the disproval of every Trump narrative around renewable energy.

Lack of sleep makes your brain start eating itself

Yikes! I'm off to bed.

NASA will explore an asteroid worth 10,000 $quadrillion -- four years sooner than expected

The scientific value might be just as high.

Latest results from Juno mission reveal massive surprises about Jupiter

Think you know Jupiter? Think again!

L.A. lawns lose 70 billion gallons of water every year. "It was the maximum water loss possible," said scientist

Talk about waste.

New study shows how Zika might re-emerge and strike the United States

The US is certainly not safe from Zika.

Mouse space sperm could pave a new era of space exploration

Space sperm to the rescue!

Trump's new budget proposal would slash funding for science -- especially Earth science

It's not really a surprise by now, but it's still saddening to see.

Replacing beef with beans on Americans' plates might be the fastest way to cut CO2 emissions

If Americans ate beans instead of beef, the U.S. would realize 50 to 75% of its 2020 GHG-reduction targets.

CBD oil made from cannabis cuts rare epileptic seizures in half

Although anecdotal evidence abounds, this is the first time science confirms cannabis compounds can treat epilepsy.

Do probiotics actually work? Let's hear what the science says

There's little evidence probiotics helps you medically.

Scientists find another reason why declawing your cats is not OK

Cats become more aggressive and exhibit other abnormal behavior such as urination outside the litter box.

There could be an extra, ancient layer of tectonic plates lurking under east Asia

Tectonics^2.

Researchers show why flamingoes stand on one leg

It's a pretty nice ability to have.

Earlier this month, California broke yet another green record using over 67% renewable power

Woob woob!

About 73% of sunscreens don't work as they claim or contain harmful ingredients

Many consumers can get burned.

Ancient climate change turned whales into Earth's largest organisms ever , study reports

Do you think they get self-conscious about their weight?

Seaweed is being used to kill invasive ants

It's safe and environmentally friendly.

A muffin a day might keep the doctor away -- if you eat this special muffin

Delicious and healthy? Sign me up!

Major study explored the biology of human intelligence and found 40 new genes that play a role

What shall we do with this information?