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Moving uphill to survive climate change is not the best option for hummingbirds

Climate change is forcing humming birds to go to higher altitudes but their bodies don't like it.

US company wants to build the world’s largest facility for cultivated meat

Good Meat hopes to produce up to 13,000 tons of chicken and beef a year without slaughtering a single animal.

Roads made using rubber from recycled tires could double their durability in hot weather

The rubber crumbs from old tires act like a sunscreen for the asphalt.

Big brains helped clever mammals survive the last Ice Age that wiped out megafauna

Mastodons and saber-toothed tigers may have lacked the brain power to adapt to the end of the ice age.

More young people are killed by guns than car crashes, accounting for millions of lost years of life in America

The uptick is largely driven by an increase in firearm-related suicides.

Other casualties of Putin’s war in Ukraine: Russia’s climate goals and science

The war in Ukraine threatens to turn back the clock on Russia’s climate progress, with some calling on the country to leave the Paris Agreement and roll back environmental regulations.

Yorkicystis, the 500 million-year-old relative of starfish that could tell us how early life evolved

It's one of the earliest complex life forms that scientists have found.

New method can cleanly extract lithium and other valuable minerals from water using magnets

It could boost the cost-effectiveness of several renewable energy solutions

Paleontologists uncover 'dragon of death' in Argentina. It's the largest pterosaur ever found in South America

Long before birds evolved, these flying reptiles dominated the sky.

Breastfeeding may improve the cognitive development of children by as much as a few IQ points

The study tested many aspects of the children’s early years to discern the reason for their higher test scores.

The US corn belt risks becoming cornless by 2100 as climate change forces farms northwards

Both technological solutions and a change in farming patterns will be needed to adapt to this shift.

Germany could restart coal plants if Russian gas is cut

It’s the most polluting fossil fuel, which we should be abandoning to tackle the climate crisis. But the war in Ukraine may force Germany to

Social media makes users dissociate from the world around them, but there are a few tools that can help

Social media is great at mindlessly wasting our time.

New laser and ultrasound treatment vaporizes arterial plaques

Unlike other surgical treatments, the team expects their new technique to stop arteries from narrowing again.

Family of termites has been traveling across the ocean for millions of years

Termites are all around the world, but this specific family has a very unique story to tell.

What the world's first nuclear waste 'tomb' in Finland could mean for nuclear energy

In tunnels deep underground, Finland will bury nuclear waste safely in copper sarcophagi for at least 100,000 years.

Americans grossly underestimate the range of modern electric vehicles -- and this keeps them from buying one

An EV with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles) will cover more than 90% of the average person's needs. But most think they need much more than that.

These tiny soft robots can monitor complex environments ranging from deserts to the hot lunar surface

They can get the job done just by using heat and light.

Jackdaws call to one another to 'vote' when it's time to fly together

Everyone has a vote, using 'democratic' principles to overcome their differences

Over 500 animal species haven't been seen in 50 years but they're still not officially extinct yet

Some could be lost forever, while others could live in areas difficult to reach

We all tend to lie about our food consumption, regardless of how much we weigh

This could be due to multiple reasons and have wide consequences

People with narcissistic and psychopathic traits have more sexual partners

Some people just find them irresistible.

Fossilized feces reveal that people migrated to Stonehenge to work and feast over winter

The menu was quite alluring, but the offal was not always well cooked.

Engineered tomatoes can help fight world hunger by producing cheap, eco-friendly vitamin D3

Right now, people get most of their D3 vitamin from animal products in their diet.

Here's how climate change will make us lose literally days worth of sleep a year

Climate change is rising nighttime temperatures more than during the daytime -- and this could seriously hurt our sleep.

Dolphins taste their friends' urine to recognize them

As they don't have olfactory bulbs they have to rely on taste and vocal calls

AI traffic light system could reduce traffic jams and save cities a lot of money

It seems to work in the virtual world. Can it also work in the real world?

Monkeypox is on the rise. Should you be worried?

This is giving distinct (and very unpleasant) 2020 vibes.

Remote sensing can track the availability of flowers for pollinators

Satellites, drones and behavioral models could be used together to help protect pollinators.

Dolphins wait in queue for rubbing their skin against corals

These lovable and intelligent animals keep on surprising us with their complex behavior.

Solar panels will become mandatory on all new EU buildings

Solar panels could be on all Europe's public buildings by 2029

In the future, moon astronauts could look to volcanoes for their water supplies

There's no liquid water on the surface of the moon -- but that doesn't mean there's no way to get water on the moon.

Netherlands wants to ban fossil fuel heating systems from 2026

It’s the latest in a series of policies rolled out by European countries seeking to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuels

Ancient tooth found in Laos sheds light on extinct human relative

It’s one of the few physical remains known of Denisovans, a sister lineage to Neanderthals

Marijuana legalization linked to fall in alcohol, tobacco, and pain medication consumption

It's like Marijuna is a reverse "gateway" drug.

Norway's only dinosaur ever found sets world record for deepest fossil

The fossils were found during an oil drilling operation. The odds of this happening are less than winning the lottery.

2021 broke nearly all climate change indicator records (again), from CO2 emissions to rising sea levels

World Meteorological Organization warns over the consequences of the climate crisis

Pollution kills over 9 million people every year, 66% more than two decades ago

Industrial pollution is the largest problem, mainly concentrated in Asia

With new CRISPR method, gene editing in insects becomes piece of cake

Now a single approach could be used to edit genes in 1.5 million insect species.

Farm vehicles have become so heavy they're affecting the world's soils

Massive tractors could be damaging the world's soils

Cats may actually recognize the names of other feline friends

Did someone say 'Mittens'?

830-million-year-old microorganisms found trapped in rock salt could still be alive

This could be huge for finding life on Mars.

Chocolate milk is a surprisingly good recovery drink -- and there's science to prove it

It's far from perfect, but it's a cheap and readily available alternative.

New sustainable, cheap, and renewable biocement is made from sludge and urine

Talk about turning a problem into an asset.

Scientists may have found fragments of THE asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs

Researchers have described the discovery as "mindblowing."

In the US alone, the Pfizer vaccine saved 110,000 lives and prevented 700,000 hospitalizations in 2021

More than $70 billion in costs were prevented as well.

At least 239 dams were removed from European rivers in 2021

The age of dams in may be coming to an end -- at least in Europe.

China brings in hi-tech methods to take care of its pandas

Facial recognition isn't just for humans anymore.

How we captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at center of the Milky Way

In case you missed this year's biggest news in physics, here it is straight from the horse's mouth.

First permanent English colony in the US is facing a climate disaster

Jamestown is of the most important historic sites in the US but it may not survive another generation

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