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The year's biggest climate summit is in Dubai. Organizers want to use it to make oil deals

It’s as bizarre as it sounds.

Shamanic rituals in a cave in Finland might be linked to unique acoustics

Researchers find a resonance phenomenon that amplifies and lengthens sound

What kind of apology works best? The one that challenges gender stereotypes

Study looks at the benefits of using language that goes against gender stereotypes

People feel overwhelmed by climate change. Study shows it's because they want governments and companies to do more

Citizens feel that the main responsibility for making major climate changes rests on the govt and private entities

New tool can automatically detect methane plumes using machine learning

Reducing methane emissions can have an immediate effect in global warming.

Five surprising things that our ancestors did thousands of years ago

From making baseball-sized spheres to colonizing rainforests with tool miniaturization, our ancestors did a lot.

This sea worm’s butt swims away to reproduce, and we finally know how

It’s been a head scratcher for years -- but the answer was in the rear end.

The ultra-rich and ultra-polluting: Richest 1% emit as much greenhouse gas as two-thirds of mankind

Report calls to fairly tax the super-rich to curb climate change and inequality

Massive 100,000 archaeological coin stash found at a construction site in Japan

The newest coin dates to 1265 AD and the oldest to 175 BC

A bilingual brain can help you filter out information efficiently

Filtering out languages seems to help you filter out useless information too.

Half of the caviar in Europe is illegal, and some isn’t even caviar

The existing regulations are simply not working.

Bat species caught on church camera performing unique mating ritual

Serotine bats have penises seven times longer and wider than their female counterparts' vaginas

7 archaeological findings from 2023 that took us completely by surprise

From the world’s first lip kiss to an arrowhead made from a meteorite

Was Victorian London ... not really that bad? Remains of 19th-century London house suggest so

Workhouse thought to have inspired the author may not have been as bad as he described

Portugal ran on 100% renewables for almost a week — and the records keep pilling up

The country is a leader in clean energy in Europe, with ambitious plans ahead

Fishing chimpanzees in Tanzania enjoy termites as a seasonal treat

Just as with humans the fish (in this case termites) aren't always biting.

Around 1 in 5 children in the US are taking melatonin for sleeping -- and it's not even clear if it works

There's been a huge increase in the use of this hormone.

Before humans, Europe was a very different continent

Researchers call to reassess what our idea of what European nature is

Global efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C are failing in every way

Report translates the Paris Agreement’s temperature limits to specific targets

Rare egg-laying mammal resurfaces in astonishing comeback

It was photographed for the first time in an Indonesian tropical forest

We finally know how hummingbirds fly through gaps that are too small for their wings

Study brings new light to their amazing abilities.

Most ultra-processed food is bad. But there are some big exceptions

Study suggests considering all UPF products as bad for health is unwise.

Researchers uncover mysterious new moth species living in Europe

It was difficult to understand its features and many questions still remain open

Lost letters to French sailors are finally opened after 265 years

The messages were seized by Britain’s Royal Navy during the Seven Years’ War

Researchers discover new beetle species with bottle-opener shaped genitalia

They even named it after a beer company.

Volcanic eruption created a new island that's now visible from space

It formed off the coast of Japan at the end of October.

This naturalist collected flowers 500 years ago. Now, researchers used the collection to show impact of climate change

Plants in Bologna have changed quite a bit since the 1500s

UK startup launches tampon that can test for STIs like gonorrhea

It can be a helpful tool for those anxious or embarrassed about getting a test at a clinic

Centuries-old hand prosthetic discovered by archaeologists in Germany

It was surprisingly intricate and made from iron and non-ferrous metal.

The last song of the Beatles -- and an AI resurrection

It’s the same technology Peter Jackson used on the Get Back series.

New butterfly-inspired imaging sensor could help scientists detect cancer earlier

It could make surgeries safer and improve outcomes.

Just like humans, rats have imagination and use it to picture places they've visited

They can precisely and flexibly control their hippocampal activity

New lab-on-a-chip test device can identify viruses within three minutes

It’s fast, low-cost and uses techniques previously reserved for lab-based PCR tests.

An old book written by a monk revealed the story of an unknown earthquake in Italy

It was written on the leaf of a prayer book from the 15th Century.

Scientists have finally figured out where the starfish head is: it's everywhere

Study shows the arms are actually extensions of its head

We knew it: Hearing bad grammar can cause physical stress

When you hear bad 'grammer', your body tenses up and gets stressed out.

Sunflowers “see” the sun in a completely different way than we thought

The plants don’t use conventional processes to follow the sun.

We're running out of time: World's carbon budget is depleting much faster than expected

Wth current greenhouse gas emissions, the world's carbon budget will be exhausted by 2029, making the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target increasingly challenging to achieve.

Nature may have sculpted the Great Sphinx before humans

New research reveals that the iconic Great Sphinx of Giza might have been sculpted by nature's winds before human artisans gave it its final form.

Stone Age people may have worn flip-flops over 75,000 years ago

Unearthed ancient footprints challenge our understanding of footwear history.

What are the most injury-prone sports? Most are safer than you think

Study reveals that the benefits of most sports, including those seen as dangerous, far outweigh the slim chance of injury – but which activities top the list?

For the first time, researchers have shown that wild chimps can also undergo menopause

Study looks at over 100 chimps living in a national park in Uganda

Roosters might be able to recognize themselves in the mirror, showing signs of developed cognition

Only a few animals have so far passed the mirror self-recognition test. This could have important moral implications.

Earthquake in Mexico unearths spectacular Aztec serpent's head relic

It still has its painted colors from hundreds of years ago.

Globetrotting seabird catches 11-hour ride over 1,000 kilometers on a typhoon

Taking 'riders on the storm' the the next level.

Bitcoin is even worse for the environment than we thought

It's not just greenhouse gas emissions. Bitcoin is affecting land and water quality, too.

Much of the craters on Mars today could have once been habitable rivers

It’s an important development in the search of life on the Red Planet

Scientists make the most water-slippery surface in the world

Scientists believe it’s the slipperiest liquid surface in the world

Mummified mice discovered atop Mars-like sky-high Andean volcanoes

Study rules out ties to Incan rituals, indicates mice ascended on their own

A warning from Sable Island: small islands may be losing their water lifeline

Study looks at Sable Island as an example of what is happening to many other islands