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You can now hold the whole (simulated) universe in the palm of your hand

It's stunning what you can produce with enough computational power.

Martian outposts could be made with astronaut's blood, sweat, and pee -- quite literally

Their blood, tears, and sweat contain useful chemicals for developing construction materials.

England's largest Zoo to build 'solar lion' to make itself more eco-friendly

Quite an appropriate solution for a zoo!

Too much free time can be just as depressing as no free time -- if you're wasting all of it

Sometimes, you just have to get up and do a thing to be happy.

Sugarcane, slaves, empire-toppling -- the story of rum

This spirit had a very busy history.

Machine learning tool 99% accurate at spotting early signs of Alzheimer's in the lab

That's one job the robots can take, then.

Swedish company produces the first slab of steel that didn't require any coal

We've come a long way from peat furnaces and bog iron.

The crowd can do as good a job spotting fake news as professional fact-checkers -- if you group up enough people

"Quantity has a quality all its own" is an infamous quote, but it's not wrong.

Oil spill from Syria is close to hitting Cyprus' shores

Hopefully, everyone will be banding together and doing their utmost best to tackle this spill.

Raptor birds around the world are in decline, as they struggle with habitat loss and poisoned foods

It’s a global problem, affecting over half of all species.

Your brain is cleaning itself while you're dreaming, new research suggests

Keep it squeaky clean, everybody!

Our brains fire up their 'prediction engine' when faced with uncertainty -- at least with music

They just hate not knowing what’s coming.

Fossil Friday: ancient roots show how trees came to be

“So many dramatic changes occurred at that time as a result of those original forests that basically, the world has never been the same since,” scientists said.

Purple bacteria turn sewage into hydrogen fuel

Purple is the new black.

Green areas, especially woodlands, are key for children's development

Cities have many upsides -- but some are nature’s alone.

Rattlesnakes modulate their tail wagging to make you think they're closer than they are

Actually, I'm not mad at all. Thank you, snakebros.

Social isolation can lead to overeating and under-sleeping -- if you're a fruit fly

But we may be very similar to the flies in this regard.

Leaky pipes in Baltimore are funneling a lot of pharmaceuticals into local waterways

The paper illustrates how outsized an effect old or damaged infrastructure can have on our environment.

Temperature extremes on both ends impair bees' flight, raising new concerns about climate change

At higher temperatures, bees simply can't fly.

Submersible robots help us better understand ocean health and carbon flows

Good bots.

Potential new treatment for drug-resistant depression identified in mice -- blocking histamines in the brain

This is the same molecule involved in allergies, but anti-allergy drugs don’t cut it.

Who were the Inca, South America's largest ancient empire?

One of the most unique among all ancient empires.

Feisty bees make more potent venom, which makes for better medicine

Temperature and geographical location of the hive also have an effect.

Why do beans make us gassy?

An unfortunate side-effect of this tasty legume.

Pesticides, parasites, hunger -- bees worldwide are dying faster than we thought, other pollinators might be too

They're definitely not having a buzzing good time.

Biochar can help us keep climate change at bay and more food on the table, according to a new meta-study

I’m always down with more food and fewer heatwaves.

Unprocessed plant-based food keeps your heart healthier at any age

Fewer burgers, more broccoli.

Learning music changes how our brains process language, and vice-versa

Practice makes perfect!

Spanish cave paintings confirmed to have been made by the Neanderthals

They painted it thousands of years before we got to Europe.

Our eyes have a focal point -- but images don't seem to focus on it, weirdly

This, unexpectedly, makes our vision a bit better.

Greece orders emergency measures as heatwave grips the country

The future is here, and it looks drenched in

Radio-wave treatment shows some promise against liver cancer

Although not yet conclusive, the findings are quite encouraging.

The best countries to survive the apocalypse

Let’s hope the scenario stays hypothetical.

The International Space Station was briefly knocked out of position by a Russian module

Everybody is fine and we've put it back in place.

We might have discovered the oldest animal fossils yet in the Canadian Northwest

Now we need to confirm that these were indeed sea sponges.

Sydney extends lockdown for another month as coronavirus cases keep mounting

Low vaccination rates have plunged Australia's cities into repeated lockdowns.

Dementia cases estimated to triple worldwide by 2050, as populations and average age increase

Sometimes, we do have to suffer for our success.

A lab experiment shows that we could engineer malaria-carrying mosquitoes to kill themselves off

Not the kindest thing to do, probably, but it's still a cool idea.

Machine learning is paving the way towards 3D X-rays

It's still not ready for a hospital near you, but it will get there eventually.

Argentinian lake turns bright pink due to industrial pollution

Not pretty, in pink.

Ingenuity has flown a full mile over Mars, and broken its altitude record

Our first Mars helicopter is busy growing into its own.

A drone-flying software outperforms human pilots for the first time

It's not ready for commercial applications, but the potential is there.

Fossil Friday: UK couple accidentally discovers a mother lode of fossils

Not a mean feat at all.

Six cups of coffee a day is enough to start damaging your brain

Going overboard is never good for you.

Archeologists may have figured out why American rabbits were never domesticated

It seems to boil down to "they don't play nice with others".

Cool experiment shows dice ordering themselves in a shaking cylinder

Nothing like a good shake to get you back in order, eh?

Crumbled comet helps researchers understand how their tails form

It roughly overlaps their wake through solar wind.

'No significant difference' in air pollution exposure between rush-hour commuters and others

I can't tell whether this is good or bad news. Maybe both.

New AI training approach could finally allow computers to have imaginations

Just you wait until we figure out how to code ADHD.

Climate change is slowing down Europe's storms, raising flooding risks

The hazard will increase 14-fold by the end of the century.

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