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Paper-thin device turns touch into electricity, flags into loudspeakers, bracelets into microphones

Woah.

Female mice birth and nurse healthy offspring after being grafted with prosthetic ovaries

That's a pretty impressive print.

It used to rain so hard on Mars it shaped the planet's geology

A first of its kind study found rain on Mars was quite abundant.

Beauty sleep is a real thing, researchers find

Not getting enough sleep makes people want to avoid you. Seriously.

Children who miss more preschool show fewer academic gains

We might be dismissing Kindergarden too easily.

Our sense of smell is just as good as rodents' or dogs'

Poor human olfaction is a 19th-century myth, says scientist.

Why 7.5 billion people on Earth is bad news

We are legion!

Climate change is messing up the schedule of migratory birds

It's a sad lullaby for the songbirds -- and not just for them.

Puffy exoplanet is as dense as styrofoam. The unusual find could help find habitable alien planets

An extraordinarily inflated planet could prove very lucrative in our quest to find other habitable planets.

Novel 3D printing method makes furniture in vats of gel within minutes

I like everything about this!

Drinking too much caffeine can kill you -- Latte, soda, and energy drink combo kill US teen

Three cups of coffee is already too much.

Your robot always dropping stuff? Try these gecko-inspired pads

A gripping tale.

Remote Island in the middle of the Pacific is the most plastic-littered place on Earth

What was supposed to be one of the most pristine locations on Earth has now become a landfill.

New study confirms injections associated with oil and gas can cause earthquakes

A new study confirmed that oil and gas exploitation in the US can generate a surprising number of earthquakes.

Diesel cars sold in 2015 emit 50% more NOx emissions than anyone thought

The 'Diesel Gate' scandal runs deep and its effects will be widely felt for many years to come.

Mussel-glue-and-protein balm could spell the end of scars forever

Sadly, not very effective against emotional scars.

Alcohol doesn't change our personality as much as we blame it

This doesn't mean you can't keep blaming it.

Ancient 36-million-year-old fossil helps track down how baleen whales lost their teeth

At some point, mysticetes decided to drop the hook and fish with a net. How did this all happen?

France's ban on unhealthily skinny models just came into force

The standard of beauty should not be unhealthy.

Spray-on touchscreen can turn almost anything into a sensor with a flick of the wrist

Cool.

World Health Organization confirms second Ebola case in new outbreak

The disease rears its ugly head again.

Pet dogs help kids feel less stressed, new study confirms

Get your kids a dog.

Feeling down? Walk it off! No really, walking is all you have to do

Who said you can't run from your problems?

China plans to have an asteroid mining base up and running "in the near future"

Epic loot.

Brazil says Zika epidemic is officially over

Although authorities are still on alert, the Zika epidemic seems to have backed off.

Scientists find water clouds and exotic, primitive atmosphere on a "warm Neptune"

We didn't even know this kind of planet can exist.

New method can remove small, but dangerous, amounts of chemicals from freshwater

It could remove almost all traces of pesticides, medication, and detergents.

Watch the (2nd) biggest book in the world get digitized, all thanks to the British Library

It's not the size of the book that matters, it's how you digitize it.

Largest lava lake in the solar system makes massive waves

On Io, the floor is basically lava.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy -- the most powerful rocket in the world -- is nearly ready

Heavy metal in space.

How butterflies have such a beautiful colour

They use the most advanced nanotechnology.

3D-printed bionic skin can give bots a sense of touch, protect soldiers from explosions

Show me some skin!

You can name this rescued, one-of-a-kind albino orangutan

She's raising awareness of the plight of all orangutans.

Controversial microbeads study gets withdrawn -- doesn't mean microbeads aren't bad for the environment

Bad science can have dramatic consequences, so it's important to weed it out.

Defunct dish turned into a radio telescope in Ghana with the help of Google Maps

Not your typical junkyard story.

Robot see, robot do: MIT software allows you to instruct a robot without having to code

No code? No problem!

Good news: Cheese doesn't raise your risk of heart disease

The common belief that cheese and dairy are bad for your heart is simply wrong, a new review of 29 previous studies found.

Pristine, demon-faced dinosaur is named after Zuul from ‘Ghostbusters’

The dinosaur was given a rather unfair name, as it was almost certainly a peaceful vegetarian.

Long-term exposure to mictrogravity can lower physical fitness down by half

And exercise doesn't fix it.

Parasitic robot rides turtles in exchange for lunch

One day, this robot will ride you.

Want better, cheaper health care? Pay doctors a flat salary, not per procedure, behavioral economists say

Doctors? Having conflicts of interests? Can't be.

Tiny quantum refrigerator keeps quantum computers cool by 'blinking' electrons

Prepare for some quantum madness.

U.S. National Parks are too noisy

It's hard to even to hear a bird sing.

Germany produced 85% of its electricity demand from renewable energy

Germany took the lead in renewable energy for one day.

You can still remember a foreign language even if you think it's forever forgotten

Exposure to a foreign language even at a meager age of six months can stick with you well into adulthood.

CERN celebrates completion of Liniac 4, its most powerful linear accelerator

In about three years from now, the LHC will receive its most powerful linear accelerator yet.

Public is skeptical of all research tied to a company, new study shows

It's the corporations, man, I'm telling you!

Scientists report new trove of information on Homo naledi, the newly discovered humanoid species

A primitive Homo species with some surprising skills.

Biology imparts us with instinctive color categories -- culture only shapes them

Color is hardwired into the brain.

In some U.S. counties, life expectancy can vary by as much as 20 years

Overall, life expectancy has increased in the country but not as much as it should have. The gap between many counties supports this argument.