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You likely can't recognize faces when they're upside down -- and neither can the Japanese rice fish

This is the first non-mammal that behaves like us in this instance and the implications are numerous.

Biblical Canaanites live on in modern-day Lebanese people, with which they share 93% DNA

Turns out the Israelites didn't wipe out the Canaanites after all.

Contradicting fake stories / conspiracy theories on social media just doesn't do anything. It may be counterproductive

Oh this is troubling.

Thought octopuses only live in water? Watch David Attenborough explain how the only land octopus hunts

If you thought octopuses were amazing, wait 'till you see this.

We really are made of star stuff: half of the atoms inside us come from intergalactic space

Aside from the romantic aspect, the study also offers an important scientific perspective.

Ketamine has encouraging effects for depression but long-term consequences are still unclear

Ketamine is remarkable against depression but questions remain about the long-term risks.

Study analyzes why some people are so sure they're right -- even when evidence shows they're wrong

If you want to fight dogmatism, you first need to learn how it works in the minds of people.

At least it's not all bad news: global warming is making plants use water more efficiently

Australian researchers from CSIRO found land-based plants are absorbing 17% more CO2 than they did 30 years ago.

Scientists take a deep look inside mysterious 580-million-year-old creatures

We don't even know if they were plants or animals.

World's first blue chrysanthemums are lab-engineered but look really pretty

More like GMawwww's.

Scientists edit the first human embryos in the United States

It's further than anyone has ever gone with gene editing in the United States.

Plant roots grow much like subway systems. Or is it the other way around?

What do a tomato plant and the NY subway system have in common? A lot more than you'd think.

A lost race of hominids left their legacy in the saliva of Sub-Saharan populations

Unlikely discoveries hide in unlikely places.

Neolithic cattle farmers were much more specialized than you'd think

They weren't simple savages.

Neuropathologist examines brains of 111 N.F.L. players, finds 99% had degenerative disease linked to repeated blows to the head

This is something every football players should be aware of.

World's first smiley face found, painted 3,700 years ago on a jug in Turkey

:O

Moon's mantle contains lots of water suggesting its interior is wet, study finds

The findings have big implications for future missions to the moon.

The United States slides towards measles epidemics (again) because people don't vaccinate

Non-medical exemptions and widespread misinformation are to blame.

Western males have lost nearly 60% of their sperm count since the 1970s

Exposure to new man-made chemicals might be to blame.

Greenland is getting darker, increasing fears about global warming and sea level rise

It's a feedback loop on steroids.

The Grand Finale: NASA plans to see Cassini off with a trail of fire as it crashes into Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft will get a burial place fit for such a long-trekked explorer: Saturn.

US Senate says White House's proposed DOE budget cuts are "short-sighted," increases funding instead

Hahaha.

Bubble physics can explain why dialects appear and how they evolve

It's a bubble-eats-bubble world out there.

Child in South Africa becomes HIV free

This could be a game changer.

Social media is making mass surveillance easier than ever -- and we're just embracing it

Sharing your location with third party apps? Well then... I've got some news.

DARPA awards $65 million to make CRISPR safer, more efficient

Money well spent!

Three new species of toad discovered in Nevada

We've just found them, but they may already be endangered.

British National Health Service (NHS) to stop prescribing homeopathy, other "low value" treatments

There's some good news, and some bad news.

Rush hour pollution might be much worse than we thought, new study concludes

Stuck in traffic? I've got some bad news...

Researchers will drill into one of Earth's youngest islands to understand how land forms

It's not even at retirement age yet.

Media usually paints a negative image of refugees, study shows

The media does a lot to influence public opinion.

Blogger submits glaringly fake 'Midichlorian' paper to nine journals, three publish it for free, fourth asks for cash

May the odds forever be in your favor, researchers.

Scientists want to reduce mosquito population. By releasing 20 million mosquitoes

It seems counterintuitive, but it can work.

These sea spiders breathe through their legs

It's amazing how nature can evolve sometimes.

First operational laser weapon set to safeguard US ships from menacing drones

Blowing stuff up at the speed of light.

You can now take a virtual walk on the International Space Station. Here's how

It's the best place to get lost -- and trust me, you will.

Pangolin poaching is driving the species extinct, despite international trade ban

Please stop.

Scientists find "Angel Particle" -- a particle that's its own antiparticle

It's the confirmation of a long-standing theory. Or is it?

Over one third of all dementia cases could be prevented by actions that begin in childhood

Dementia is not inevitable. Staying healthy is the first step to challenge it.

Plant-like robot can grow 250 times its length, manipulate objects, form complex shapes

Awesome!

Tesla Model 3: All About The Most Anticipated Car Ever

A glimpse at the future: the electric, self-driven vehicle of choice for the average American home.

France's import of brainpower will likely make it a nexus of climate science

Make the planet great again!

This shark ate a bit of steel, pushed it out through its skin and then healed back up

Sharks have officially reached Wolverine status.

Boiling-acid-proof virus' outer shell structure could inspire better medication, sturdier buildings

Not bad for such a small thing.

Here's where you'd end up if you dug straight through the Earth

Spoiler alert: it's probably not China. Or Australia.

Second gene-silencing mechanism found, could lead to viable clones and safer in vitro

It's gotta be pretty important if it has a back-up system in place.

New study maps Europe's regional carbon footprints, helps us understand how to reduce emissions

Think global, act local.

Aboriginal people arrived in Australia 65,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought

The findings rewrite the story of the first Aboriginal people.

A single 'letter' difference in their DNA made some whales huge, others sleek and predatory

That's one really dramatic typo.

Bamboo sharks really have to put their back into eating -- literally

Specifically, they put their shoulders into it.