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Is your toilet paper flushing critical forests down the drain?

Many companies in the US are literally turning virgin forests into toilet paper.

Songbirds' striking colors attract the adoration of people -- but they're also putting them at higher risk of extinction

Study explores whether color is linked with trade of songbirds as pets.

How celibate monks are ironically improving the reproductive success of their families

Reproduction is at the very heart of evolution. So why has celibacy persisted for so long?

Mangroves have been capturing carbon emissions for over 5,000 years -- all the more reason to protect them

They have a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis

Scientists found the world’s oldest heart in a 380-million-year-old fossilized fish

It belonged to a fish known as the Gogo.

Chinese censors told to drown out posts about food and medicine shortages in the mostly-Uyghur province of Xinjian

Locals are chafing under a strict quarantine, and officials seem to want to keep it under wraps.

Perseverance finds organic material in rock samples from Mars

This isn't proof that Mars used to harbor life, but it does help support that hypothesis.

Destruction of Saturn's moon could have led to its famous rings

A collision with a former moon could explain Saturn's most iconic features.

AI invents new proteins from scratch: the next frontier in biology

The powerful new AI could be used to find new cures and high-tech biomaterials.

Moose crash test dummies, constipated scorpions and the most optimal door knobs: Meet the 2022 Ig Nobel prize winners

An entertaining parody event of the Nobel Prizes just awarded the prizes for the funniest but intriguing studies of the year.

We may have missed an important part about sea level rise

Big tracts of Antarctica’s ice sheets could become a new source of sea level rise.

Prehistoric vomit reveals a banquet from millions of years ago

You’ve heard of Jurassic Park, but what about Jurassic barf?

One mutated protein can be used to make our immune system attack and destroy cancer cells

This approach could be a complete game changer for cancer treatments.

NASA funds three research projects aimed at clearing the trash in Earth's orbit

Tidying up in space will take some impressive research.

We finally know why basking sharks eerily gather to swim in circles

It's a bit like speed dating.

We are stepping into the digital age of beauty – powered by AI, AR, and more

The beauty industry as we know it is changing, and we owe it all to technology.

You can use this patch to tattoo yourself without pain or shedding blood

But it won't put tattoo artists out of business just yet.

A neural network can help archaeologists decipher and even date ancient texts

The algorithm works best when used by historians.

West African diets are some of the healthiest in the world

People in Mali, Chad, Senegal and Uruguay eat healthier foods than those in the US and many European countries.

Switching to renewables could save the world trillions by 2050

Continuing to use fossil fuels is becoming more and more expensive.

China floats footage of magnet-modified cars levitating over an experimental stretch of highway

Flying cars? Not yet. Floating cars? Probably soon!

Capturing the hunter: NASA releases stunning new images of the Orion Nebula as seen by the James Webb

It's the most detailed view of this nebula we've ever seen.

You should call your friends and family out on pandemic falsehoods. Here's why

It can work, but you need to do it with empathy.

Tired of a bloating gut? Avoid eating too much salt, scientists say

Selecting foods with lower sodium content, such as those that are not ultra-processed, may help relieve bloating.

Australians find themselves in an "arms race" with bin-raiding cockatiels

Locals in the Sydney area are having to come up with increasingly-creative ways to keep the birds out of their trash.

Research on air pollution points to a pill that could stop cancer from developing

Medical science is making some incredible strides.

These female rodents are attracted to males with a good sense of rhythm

In the reproductive world of hyraxes, music matters a lot.

Tokyo wants new homes to have solar panels from 2025

The move seeks to bring down the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and could affect millions of people.

How Victorian mourning paused rich intermarriages, paving the way for free education in Britain

When an influential queen went into mourning, the rich had to intermingle with the less rich -- which brought remarkable progress.

How do ants crawl on walls? This biologist explains

Ant feet are equipped with an array of tools – from retractable sticky pads to claws to special spines and hairs – enabling them to defy gravity and grip virtually any surface.

The EU wants to make mobile devices more durable and easier to repair

The bloc is targeting e-waste by extending the life of phones and tables.

Rising seas could submerge hundreds of thousands of buildings in the US by 2050

This is bad news for everyone.

Archaeologists explore 1,000-year-old Mayan neighborhood in Belize

What was living like for the Mayans?

Ancient tooth found in Georgia tells us of the first human species to come into Europe

The tooth is almost two million years old.

Mummified victims from South America help researchers understand how violence fit into ancient cultures

These individuals met some untimely, unfortunate ends.

Water worlds may be much more common in the universe than we thought

More than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered and confirmed. But figuring out what they look like has been tricky.

This summer was the hottest on record in Europe – and it could get worse

Don't think of it as the hottest summer so far -- think of it as the coldest summer for the foreseeable future.

World's first production solar-powered car can drive for months without charging

A Dutch startup will soon release a futuristic solar-powered car that can cover up to 44 miles (70 km) solely powered by the sun. If it's not too cloudy, that is.

The world's smallest pipes could one day flow useful molecules into our cells -- completely leak-free

Body plumbing sounds sci-fi, but we're slowly making it real.

Where did our asses come from? Researchers pinpoint when this beast of burden was first domesticated

These animals played a very important part in our history.

A city in the Netherlands becomes world first to ban meat adverts from public spaces

Livestock accounts for about 14% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions

Just one hour spent in nature can reduce stress and help you feel better

After a 60-minute walk in nature, activity in brain regions involved in stress processing decreases.

The world's oldest flower discovered in China

This article is part of our Fossil Friday series, where we present exciting, recent findings from the world of paleontology -- on a Friday.

Chess drama: accusations of cheating and counteraccusations rattle prestigious chess tournament

Even Elon Musk is tweeting about it.

Researchers report a steady increase in the intensity of algal blooms over the last 30 years

In case you were wondering no, this is not a good thing.

Earliest-known mammal, identified by its fossilized teeth, was digging burrows while dinosaurs were still evolving

This 'shrew-like' animal is surprisingly old.

This edible QR code tag can detect fake whiskey and medicines

Just scan and you'll know if it's the real deal or not.

Lower-income countries are at higher risk from indoor microplastic pollution

There's microplastics in our homes -- in some more than in others.

Neolithic people in Scotland were already making porridge 6,000 years ago

Neolithic porridge, anyone?

A 31,000-year-old leg amputation in Borneo may be world's oldest surgery

The remarkable Stone Age operation was made on a child who survived and years later grew into adulthood.

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