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New technique extracts plastics and antioxidants on the cheap from wheat bran

Bran new.

Each language you speak in alters your perception of time, study finds

The pen is mightier than the clock too, it seems.

Atlanta lawmakers commit the city to 100% renewable energy by 2035

Green's the best, orange's a pest!

Morning glory seeds are hardy enough to survive in space, experiment reveals

Seeds -- the tiny bunkers of life.

Testosterone makes men more confident in their instincts, less likely to question their impulses

We got this.

Time travel is proven possible -- but we'll likely never be able to build the machine, author says

He named his machine the TARDIS -- bonus points for that.

Google is shifting their focus from Search to artificial intelligence, CEO says

There's a lot of data to be had -- and Google wants it.

Depressed? It might be because your neurons got their branches tangled up

Keep it tidy, neurons.

Turns out you can make harder-than-concrete bricks on Mars simply by compressing soil

That's surprisingly convenient.

As neuroscience advances, new human right laws are required to ensure our minds remain our own

Matter over mind.

Elon Musk reveals that Neuralink is aimed at stopping AIs from taking over

Such a cool problem to have.

Barley's full genome sequenced after decade-long research effort

A tiny plant with a lot of genes.

Deep groundwaters are not safe from modern pollution, study finds

Not good.

Where you shop influences how healthily you eat -- but only about half as much as who you are

All food is good. But only some of it is good for you.

New, cheap artificial photosynthesis scrubs the air and produces fuel

Currently only works with blue light, but they're working on fixing that.

The last male white rhino boldly goes on Tinder to save its species

Super like.

Your phone's case and your car's tires may soon be made from renewable, plant sugars

Sweet.

NASA is designing small away-from-home-ecosystems to make space exploration sustainable

Recycle everything!!!

What is gluten and why some people have gluten intolerance

Gluten Morgen!

Empowering women around the world could help usher in a sustainable society, paper argues

Help them help us.

Macrophages conduct electricity through the heart to keep it beating properly

Wired.

The African naked mole-rat can keep its brain alive for more than 5 hours with no oxygen

Nifty trick.

Thermal diode could allow computers to one day function on heat alone

No more fans for us!

Our brains get hit by epiphany before they let us in on it too, researchers find

The eyes give it away.

Michigan cut vaccine waivers by 35% by exploiting parents' laziness

Bet the legislators are still subtly high-fiving over this.

Preventing clinical anxiety may come down to physical differences in brain lobes

It's all in the brain.

A more limited range of color vision might help predators see through camouflage, research finds

They spy with their little eye...something tasty!

Farmer ants unknowingly domesticated their fungi crops by sequestering them in dry environments

Accidental domestication still counts, right?

Venus does tectonics without any plates -- and it's possible young Earth did it too

Goddesses... always have to stand out, don't they?

Sleeping around makes it hard to speciate by mixing genes, paper shows

I don't even want to speciate.

Scientists tie antibody escorts on white blood cells' access points to stop HIV dead in its tracks

It's more effective than welding a slab of steel on the Death Star's thermal exhaust port.

Bacterial communities take turns to eat when food becomes scarce

Aww, they have tiny economic agreements, ain't that cute?

Men trophy hunt to show off to the ladies, new research found

Please don't do it with these people, ladies.

World's oldest fillings come from the stone age and they're basically asphalt

Sink your teeth into this story.

Zooplankton are armed to the teeth with spears and ballistic weapons, electron photography shows

+10 attack, -3 inventory space.

This year's 22 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts are out of this world

It's incredible what humans can do with some funding.

Trying to stay motivated? Shift your strategy from 'do better' to 'avoid worse' mid-game

It's all a matter of perspective.

Six-month olds like people who protect the weak, suggesting we're born with a love for superheroes

We may be born with an innate sense of right and wrong.

Teaching smart cars how humans move could help make them safer and better

The hips don't lie.

Mars' Arsia Mons and the dinosaurs went extinct at the same time. Coincidence?! Definitely

#sync.

Fanged blenny 'heroin'-like venom could be the next super-painkiller

Tiny fish, big fangs, huge possibilities.

Yesterday, US officials said you had no right to online privacy -- we don't agree so here's Internet Noise to help you out

The pen is mightier than the sword -- the keyboard will be mightier than the mallet.

The crippling pain of migraines makes you more likely to develop a generalized anxiety disorder

Because nothing bad ever comes alone.

Immortal cells could usher in the age of plentiful, artificial blood for transfusions

Your body probably won't even tell the difference.

Genetic 'typos' may be a more powerful driver of cancer in humans than environmental factors

Worrying.

If you like having sex, you should thank pathogens for making it possible

#wingmen.

Clean energy creates more than twice as many jobs than fossil in the US, report finds

Breadwinners > Election winners. Just sayin'.

Geological deposits hint at ancient ocean on Mars' surface

Can't have a devastating water wave without water!

Adorable NASA robocube will float and do the housekeeping aboard the ISS

More like robocute, am I right?

Eating fruit may have given primates their big brains, paving the way for social structures

Chow down.

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