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The 2016 Nobel Prize in physics awarded to trio of topological experts

Bagel physics begets a prize.

This vinyl playing under an electron microscope is mesmerizing

Groovy!

The US steps up for the bees, adding seven Hawaiian species the Endangered Species List

I'm buzzing with excitement.

Archaeologists unearth a huge dinosaur footprint in the Gobi desert

A titanic footprint from a titan of a beast.

Livestock-MRSA found in British-sourced pork at Asda and Sainsbury's

British-grown pork livestock has been tested positive for livestock associated MRSA, the Guardian reports.

The 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine goes to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his work on autophagy

"I was surprised. I was in my lab," the professor recalls.

Drugs clear HIV from British patient's system, offering hope for a cure

Five UK universities working together hope to bring an end to HIV.

Fossil Friday: the earliest known shells from 809 million years ago

Shifting ocean chemistry and predatory pressure made organisms bunker up for the first time.

The Golden Records re-created for Voyager's 40th anniversary

The most far-flung ablums ever.

First case of Zika transmitted through touch in Utah was a freak occurrence, paper finds

A lot of things worked together to allow infection via casual touch alone.

Three-parent baby's birth sparks debate among scientists, public, and officials alike

So far, the baby girl is happy and healthy.

Bad news for cancer cells -- your immune system immunity has been revoked

Scientists discovered how cancerous cells hide from immune system -- and how to make them targets again.

Artificial synapse brings us one step closer to building a brain-like computer

Taking a cue from mother nature.

A WHO report says 92% of humans breathe dangerously polluted air

Canned air doesn't seem like such a publicity stunt now, does it?

Ancient Chinese skeletons found in London could hint at unknown ancient community and trade

Archaeologists are still divided on what the finding actually means.

Geoscience Australia confirms -- last night's tremor caused by asteroid impact

Monday night, a meteor put on a big show above Queensland.

Mercury will join the Solar System's "tectonically active" planet club

Scientists found several faults with its application.

Nat Geo showcases the beauty of nature, one picture at a time

Nat Geo's Natural Photographer of the Year contest is in full swing -- and it's amazing.

China launches FAST, the largest radio-telescope in the world

Big country, big telescope.

Hydrogen-powered train to start making trips in Germany by the end of 2017

Ja, das ist Sehr gut!

Rats in underwear, goatman, and VW engineers are among the 2016 winners of the Ig Nobel Prize

One of the most awesome events happening in science since 1991.

Scientists develop a ridiculously cheap acoustic tractor beam

It can manipulate objects in complex patterns for only 10 bucks.

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch's hearing on EpiPen was a complete disaster for the company

Congress was not happy with Bresch's or the FDA's answers.

The oceans are filled with song, and here's a part of it

You could call it a flowing melody.

Californian start-up designs drone guards to keep an eye out on your stuff

The company says its drones will be available for lease sometime next year.

How to make your own cheap EpiPen for less than $35

While West Virginia is investigating EpiPen manufacturer Mylan for fraud, a biohacking group shows you can make a Pen at one tenth its current market price.

Centaurs break apart to get rings, astrophysicists now believe

Not big enough to capture material, the centaurs supply their own.

The Dutch Police will train bald eagles to hunt drones out of the sky

Eagles > Drones.

Russian police arrested a robot and here's why I'm not Ok with that

Witnesses say the robot complied peacefully.

Browse the brain one cell at a time in the most detailed atlas ever made

And the Allen Brain Atlas is free to use. Hurray!

Here's why your drinking buddies are ruining your liver

When out for drinks, we're careful not to be the drunkest -- beyond that, anything goes.

Oldest fishing hooks ever found show humans were fishing for longer than we've thought

Found on the island of Okinawa, these hooks show fish has been on the menu longer than we've though before.

Scientists may have witnessed how memories form in real time -- a first

A new study offers insight into how neurons work together to make us remember stuff.

Russian geneticist breeds the first domesticated foxes and I want one

Man's best Russian friend.

Gran-jeans: 6,000-year-old indigo dyed cotton found in Peru

Blue-dyed cotton has always been in.

ESA's Gaia observatory sends back first star chart showing a billion new stars

Seeing is believing.

One it ten UK species faces extinction, State of Nature report warns

You can't take 10% out of something and still expect it to work.

No matter what your native language is - we all speak the same, study finds

Humans have a surprising tendency to use the same sounds for the same objects -- across language barriers.

New star-shaped polymer can shred bacteria membranes to bits, offering alternative to antibiotics

The new stars in bug-killing.

Scientists may have seen a black hole being born for the first time ever

Awww, it has your....mass.

The Universe expands equally in all directions -- and this is bad news for Einstein's equations

Zoom out far enough, and the Universe is a pretty homogenous place.

NASA released the most awesome pictures of Mars' surface to date

The rocks from Mars are surprisingly familiar.

Fossil Friday: the bug inside the lizard inside the snake

Always go for a meal before you fossilize.

Rotterdam's new sharks will eat all the trash in the port's waters

Not really Jaws but they'll do the trick.

Scientists film bacteria becoming virtually drug-immune -- and it took them only 10 days

A fascinating glimpse at how life overcomes adversity.

China covered all its new energy demand with renewables in 2015 -- and there was still plenty left to spare

Power from thin air. Lots and lots of power.

Yosemite park buys 400-acre property on its western border, the largest expansion in nearly 70 years

More park for your buck.

Physicists think they might have found a dark boson -- a dark matter particle

It could be the key to understanding dark matter.

Cuttlefish can count at least up to five, new study finds

Can't they do what we all do and count on their tentacles?

Fracking-only bacteria discovered in two separate wells hundreds of miles apart

Bacteria are creating whole new ecosystems in fracking wells.

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