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We waste a pound of food every day

We waste a lot of food -- here's how not to do that anymore.

A Sperm Whale Found Dead in Spain Had 30 Kilos of Plastic in Its Stomach

There's just too much plastic in the oceans.

Gluten-free diets might not be so gluten-free after all

Are you eating gluten-free? You might want to read this.

This video that doesn't feature Barack Obama can teach us a lot about fake news

Non-Barack Obama has an important announcement to make.

Chinese face-recognition technology spots wanted man at 60,000-people concert

Is this a good thing... or a bad thing?

Could drinking 1-3 coffees per day be good for your heart? New study suggests so

The good, the bad, and the coffee.

New treatment boosts survival rates for lung cancer patients

The results are huge.

If we don't hurry, the life we find on Mars might be from Earth

The clock is ticking.

Scientists pinpoint genes that give us our hair color

Women have lighter hair then men, on average -- and researchers can now know what your hair color is after a simple DNA sample.

A single injection protects monkey from HIV infections

It's not exactly a vaccine, but it's the next best thing.

China will grow flowers, potatoes, and silkworm on the dark side of the Moon

A Chinese garden on the Moon -- it almost sounds too crazy to be true.

France battles scientific publisher over unjustified, high prices

It's a much-needed debate we all need to have: scientific publishing is too expensive.

"Algae forestry" could take CO2 straight out of the air and put it on your plate

More food, less emissions... but it's all about the money.

A Martian puzzle: is this a supervolcano or an impact crater?

New images may be posing more questions than they answer.

ZME Deals: Six Random, Awesome Things I Found This Week

We scoured the internet to bring you the most awesome things we can find.

Sea turtles use magnetic fields to navigate the world

Turtles have a magnetic-based, extremely accurate GPS which they use to navigate the oceans.

The soda tax works: After tax, Philadelphians are 40 percent less likely to drink soda every day

Sugar is bad for you -- and apparently, adding a sugar tax does wonders for your heath.

Rats successfully sniff out tuberculosis in children

The rats are much more efficient than the conventional test.

Meet TESS -- the new exoplanets detective

NASA's future planet hunter has arrived -- and it's set for glory.

This is our Sun, in three different wavelengths

A trio of beautiful, and very useful images.

Dark matter may be a manifestation of extremely advanced alien life, researchers suggest

Probably the most interesting you're going to read today.

Silently, Portugal just produced 100% of its electricity from renewables for a whole month

Good news from Portugal!

Hubble snaps amazing photo of Einstein Ring phenomenon

The best kind of ring there is.

The richest 1% people could own 64% of all wealth by 2030

It's not something most people will be happy to learn.

Man gets terrible headaches after eating world's hottest chili peppers

The bottom line is you shouldn't joke with chili peppers -- contest or no contest.

Archaeologists discover stunning Greco-Roman temple in the Egyptian desert

It's not an everyday find.

How expressive eyebrows helped shape human evolution

Well this study is bound to raise some eyebrows.

97% consensus on climate change? More like 99.94%, study finds

The science is pretty much settled on this one.

Beluga whales value culture and family ties

Whales are stunningly complex.

Scientists discover new health benefit of berry pigment

Please don't read this as 'berries cure cancer'.

UK sugar tax starts today -- here's what it means

Is this a good thing or a bad thing? We'll see you in the comment section.

A hundred years later, Captain Scott's Discovery expedition can offer important climate change insights

Century-old samples might teach us something new about climate change.

Scientists harvest first batch of Antarctic vegetables

Growing foods, at ungodly temperatures, without any soil or sunlight -- strike one for science!

It's official: College men think they're smarter than they really are

Meanwhile, women are crippled with doubt.

Astronomers discover a clump of black holes around our galaxy's center

For the first time, astronomers have managed to confirm the existence of a black hole population surrounding the core of our galaxy.

Vikings may have used crystals to navigate during cloudy weather

It's a magnificent story that's got it all -- Vikings, crystals, and computer models.

Bahrain announces new, massive 80-billion-barrels shale oil reservoir

Is this good news or bad news?

Rare dinosaur footprint fossils give clues into a forgotten era

These tracks lead to a different world.

X-Rays could sterilise alien planets that would be otherwise habitable

It's a small chance, but having a small chance of something wiping out all of life on a planet still seems like too much.

Gravitational waves might be created at the centre of most galaxies

Looks like we can expect more gravitational waves in the near future.

The Milky Way might be getting bigger

The Milky Way galaxy is on an eating spree.

Researchers map out the age of the Milky Way's "heart"

Our galaxy still holds many secrets.

Astronomers use gravity to zoom in on incredibly distant star

A new take on the whole 'twinkle twinkle' thing.

Scientists describe the person who's most likely to rise up against antisocial behavior: extrovert, confident, and altruistic

We all want to be the hero in our lives, but we don't really like standing up for what's right.

Good-looking people are more likely to feel that life is fair

When life gives you lemons... you think of it as a very sour place.

Students get poorer grades at classes that don't match their biological clocks

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In California, coffee retailers must now have cancer warning, judge rules

What do you think about this decision?

Researchers investigate intriguing 'baby' tyrannosaur fossil

It's an extremely well-preserved fossil, but for now, it raises more questions than it answers.

Several 13,000 year-old human footprints discovered on Canadian Pacific coast

'Every step you take' meets archaeology.

Study analyzes the environmental impact of chocolate production -- and it's not pretty

No one's saying you shouldn't eat chocolate, but at least you should be aware of its impact.

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