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What China's latest X-ray positioning satellite means for deep-space exploration

Made in China might become a stamp for innovation, not replication.

China is building a huge solar plant at Chernobyl

When one door closes, another one opens.

New high-tech shelter reminds us that Chernobyl is still deadly, thirty years after the meltdown

The new one is much better than the last one though.

The world's oldest person (and only one still born in the 1800s) celebrates 117th birthday

When Emma Morano was born, Umberto I was still reigning over Italy.

Book Review: 'Microbes from Hell'

The intellectual reward of Microbes from Hell is a pleasure, despite an occasionally challenging journey.

Dallas will turn Dangerous Floodplains into the nation's Biggest Urban Park -- 10,000 acres of nature

Things are moving in the right direction in Texas.

That ATM keyboard you've touched earlier is covered in germs from all over town

Tap, tap, microbe map.

Michigan's biggest energy provider will phase out coal, despite Trump

The coal industry seems to be singing its swan song, despite political efforts to save it.

How a self-driving car sees the world

The road through the eyes of a self-driving car.

World's poorest countries pledge to 100% renewable energy

They're leapfrogging developed countries.

Chromosomes turn out to be half genes, half mysterious coating

That's a lot of coat.

We should prepare for bad surprises in the Arctic climate, new report finds

Unless we start reducing fossil fuel consumption drastically and fast, irreversible changes will happen in the Arctic and that will affect all of us.

According to the FBI, there are 7 types of protesters

Which one are you?

Canada set to join US in banning microbeads

An important move for protecting wildlife and the environment.

Boom Supersonic XB-1 unveiled: the aircraft that will take you from NYC to London in 3.15 hours

Fashionable supersonic flight is back!

Theory of Evolution might be in for an overhaul. Top biologists discuss much needed update

The Theory of Evolution has not been proven wrong once -- that's not to say it's perfect.

Bendy artificial muscle is made of pure nylon, still stronger than you

Even nylon is getting ripped and I still won't hit the gym.

That urge to complete other people's sentences? Turns out the brain has its own Auto Correct

In the hippocampus -- which is weird, because we didn't think it had anything to do with talking.

West Antarctic ice sheet is melting from the inside, signaling an accelerated collapse

The ice shelf is far more fragile than we hoped.

Scientists answer longstanding question: why is the surface of ice wet?

Some simple questions have deceivingly complicated answers.

In 1975, a physicist co-authored a paper with his cat. He did it for a very good reason

F.D.C. Willard, also known as Chester, is a cat who co-authored a high-quality physics paper in 1975

Fiji ants were the first plant farmers some three million years ago

Most ants scavenge your picnic, but these ones don't need anything.

Parents might soon watch their unborn babies grow up in 3D

Modern technology is impressive, extremely useful, and sometimes a bit disturbing.

Depression and anxiety cause stomach and skin issues, respectively

They mess up your brain, and they mess up your body.

When it comes to the world of viruses, we're just scratching the surface

We've only seen the tip of the surface.

Comprehensive study finds that sustainable eating could save the planet

Cutting down on meat could drastically reduce global warming.

Finland plans to completely ban coal use by 2030. Decision soon to come in front of Parliament

A completely radical approach to fighting the dirtiest energy source.

Scientists coax bacteria towards silicon-based life

Silly bacteria, carbon-based life is best life!

Why worms can actually taste sunshine

A photoreceptor related to odor proteins was found inside the worms -- it could lead to a new generation of better sunscreens.

Evidence of water 1,000 kilometers under the surface found locked inside a diamond

Water isn't only skin deep.

Mysterious, Stonehenge-like, 1,500 year old monument found in Kazakhstan

Archaeologists have discovered a gigantic, 1,500-year-old stone monument in Kazakhstan.

Stay away from the coconut crab's pincers. It's crushing force is almost the strongest of all land animals

Only alligators carry a heavier clamping force.

Scientists are trapping more and more CO2 into volcanic basalt

Storing CO2 underground might be one pivotal for our climate future.

Stunning photos of uncontacted Amazon tribe emerge - just as they're threatened by illegal gold miners

Spectacular images of an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon have emerged, but conservationists and indigenous populations fear that the villagers are in grave danger.

The Cormorant UAV offers a glimpse of the flying taxis of the future

The world from the Fifth Element is closer than you thought.

The giant asteroid impact that wiped out dinosaurs made the rock beneath behave like a liquid

For a moment, the ground beneath parts of Mexico behaved like a fluid.

It's official: NASA's "impossible" EM drive has been peer-reviewed and published

Complicated physics, impossible results.

New Zealand town builds a 25 meter long tunnel to save blue penguins

Blue penguins were facing a perilous transit to their nests, so a New Zealand city decided to build an underpass to protect them.

Martian minerals might bear signatures of ancient life

Findings alien life on barren planet like Mars seems unlikely, but the discovery of the century might that of past life.

Just 1C global warming impacts every aspect of life on Earth, new study finds

Things are already bad.

Tesla converts an entire island of American Samoa from 100% diesel to 100% solar energy

The island used to import 100,000 gallons of diesel each year from overseas. Now renewable energy meets all its needs!

Autistic toddlers don't avoid eye contact on purpose. They do, however, miss the social significance of the gaze

A longstanding debate is put to rest.

Bike lanes may be the most cost-effective ways to improve public health

A new study has revealed that among all the existing measures to improve public health, bike lanes could trump them all.

Slovenia just declared water a universal right for all

This might make a big difference in the future.

Scientists override fear response in humans using artificial intelligence and hard cash

Researchers think this method could help patients with PTSD and phobias.

400-year-old dental bridge made out of other people's teeth is unexpectedly good for its time

It used to belong to a wealthy and powerful local.

Number of plastic bags found on UK shores almost halved after just 5p tax

A few cents can make a big difference.

Homeopathic products will be labeled as bogus unless there's scientific proof that they work

Maybe they'll wiggle out of it by printing with ink diluted 1000 times to make it more effective.

Women might recognize faces better, but at least men can tell one Transformer from another

Previous experience, and not an inherent ability, makes men or women better at recognizing faces.

Peggy Whitson becomes oldest female in space, shoots for longest-serving astronaut

Not a small feat.