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What big tobacco companies don't want you to know about smuggling

The scale of this conspiracy is shocking.

Combining antibiotics may be more effective, new study suggests

The whole can be greater or smaller than the sum of its parts.

First-ever LSD microdosing trial set to begin

This will be the first microdosing trial in history.

Find a mate or stay safe? A tricky decision for male deer

As exciting as mating is, it's more important to stay safe.

Russian trolls are spreading disinformation about vaccines

This is extremely concerning, especially since measles has claimed 37 lives this year alone -- which would just not happen if people would get vaccines.

Insect damage to crops will drastically increase due to climate change

It's kind of like the locust plague, except we're doing it to ourselves, through global warming.

French environment minister quits during live interview -- says we're not doing enough

It's an extremely courageous decision -- and we can only hope his call doesn't go unheard.

Income inequality, not gender inequality, leads to female sexualization on social media

Sorry -- no sexy selfies here, just science.

Want to lose body fat? Eat a later breakfast and an earlier dinner, new study suggests

Oh boy, I need to get an earlier dinner.

England's meager 5p plastic bag tax did wonders -- and it's about to increase to 10p

A small step that goes a very long way.

Calling the shot: New study shows the best way to practice football penalty-taking

However, we can only hope that crucial matches won't be decided by penalties.

Climate change denial linked to right-wing nationalism, new study finds

Well, well -- who would have guessed.

Goats can tell when you're happy -- and they like it when you smile

Just like humans, goats prefer hanging out with happy people.

European drought reveals cautionary "Hunger Stones" in Czech river

Our forefathers left behind an ominous warning for us -- and we'd best heed it. Otherwise, we can start carving our own years into the rocks.

Beluga whales, killer whales, and narwhals also go through menopause

It actually makes a lot of sense.

We're living in the Milky Way, version 2.0

Our galaxy is like a phoenix.

Anti-vaxx fears fuel measles outbreak in Europe -- with 37 fatalities already

We're all in this together -- we can't let the diseases win.

Kalashnikov presents retro-futuristic electric car

It's interesting, but how many rounds per minute does it fire?

Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA -- and it's really similar to birds'

Life, uhm, finds a way.

Extinct cave bear DNA pops up in modern brown bears

Looks like some DNA is able to bear the test of time.

In ancient Rome, political discourse was sometimes like an internet fight

Talk about thick skin!

Europe set to ban halogen light bulbs

Here's why this is a good thing.

Human hybrid -- Ancient human relatives interbred with each other

How I met your Neanderthal mother.

Losing sleep can lead to more extra pounds

If you have sleep issues or weight issues, you should read this.

This year, the UK had a tropical summer -- and you can probably thank global warming for that

Have you noticed summers getting hotter and hotter?

Macaws can communicate with each other by blushing

We may have forgotten how to blush, but macaws certainly haven't.

Arctic seabirds also affected by climate change

Global warming meets the circle of life: water heats up, krill gets killed off, krill-eating birds suffer.

Roots evolved at least twice -- independently

Roots branched out a long time ago.

Ants develop division of duties, even in groups as small as six

Division of labor, once thought to be a hallmark of mankind, is also present in the animal world.

California is generating so much renewable energy, it's about to take a break

California's green policy is so successful it needs to slow down for a bit.

The oldest life on Earth may have appeared 4.5 billion years ago, according to detailed 'family tree'

The lineage which led to humans, however, only emerged a billion years later.

Stretchable electronics could be as 'multipurpose as your phone'

A new approach in how we can work with electronics.

NASA finds ice on the Moon -- raising prospects of a lunar colony

Finally, something to put in my lunar glass of whisky.

Police militarization doesn't bring more safety and might do more harm than good

A new study sheds some much-needed light on a controversial topic: police militarization.

This core thinking error underlies both creationism and conspiracy theories

Maybe this is not so surprising after all.

Almost 40% of teen drivers text while driving

Don't text and drive. That's all.

Google just let an Artificial Intelligence take care of cooling a data center

This could save Google millions of dollars -- and it also ushers in a new age of technology.

Scientists spot traces of titanium in scorching hot planet's atmosphere

The planet is almost as hot as the Sun.a

Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere

This could be big.

Ancient galaxies found in our cosmic neighborhood

The galaxies date from the so-called cosmic Dark Ages.

Your lack of sleep might be the reason why you're lonely

Get your good 8 hours of sleep, if you don't like being lonely.

Mathematicians solve old mystery about spaghetti breaking

Here's a question you never knew you wanted to answer.

Korean supermarket wins at selling bananas

I need this in my life.

The dirty link between deforestation, illegal fishing, and tax havens

Tax havens are even more problematic than we thought.

You Instagram photos may look cool -- but they're almost certainly not original

Originality is a scarce commodity on the web.

France trains birds to pick up the litter

It's an interesting man-animal collaboration.

Unwise opioids for wisdom teeth

Opioids don't really do any good here, and they might pave the way for an unwanted addiction.

Youtube now adds facts below conspiracy theory videos

This is probably a good thing, but it remains to be seen whether it will actually make a difference.

Lab-grown meat is almost upon us -- and most Americans would gladly try it

Yum or yuck?

If the whole world ate like America, we wouldn't have enough land in the world

We need to be more responsible -- starting from our plates.

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