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Being empathetic might put you at risk of relapsing as a coping mechanism

With great empathy comes great stress as well!

Passive sun-powered device turns water into superheated steam

It could be a game changer.

There's a massive ecosystem of 'deep life' right beneath our feet

The staggering biosphere living inside the crust is twice the size of that living in the oceans.

Contrary to 'propaganda' myths, migrants are actually good for a country's health and economy, new study reports

Think migrants are bad? Think again, science says.

WHO says tackling climate change will reduce infectious diseases and save millions of lives

Countries need to account for health in all cost-benefit analyses of climate change mitigation.

Young Hawaiian seals are showing up with eels stuck in their noses -- and we're not really sure why

Sure you've had bad days, but have you had an 'eel up your nose' day?

Microplastics found in the guts of all sea turtles across the oceans

More than 100 turtles were tested -- all had synthetic fibers in their guts.

252 million years ago, climate change nearly wiped out life on Earth; something similar is happening today

If this sounds a bit alarming... it should.

Geckos can walk on water: here's how (with a video)

Another mystery solved my science!

Greenland melting is 'off the charts' -- It's unprecedented in the last 400 years, scientists warn

In the past 20 years, Greenland's ice sheet has been melting at six-fold the rate seen before the Industrial Revolution.

Rats and pigeons are slowly replacing iconic species, and it's our fault

The "losers" are exactly the ones you want to protect.

"Collapse of civilization is on the horizon", David Attenborough tells UN climate summit

Time, he stressed, is running out.

Scientists sequence Lonesome George's genome, find genes associated with long life and giant size

Lonesome George is dead -- but his story is still alive, written in a genome whose secrets we are just beginning to explore. 

Blue-blooded crustacean could pave the way for greener biofuels

The unusual creature is able to extract sugars from wood.

Spider milk is a thing, and it's 4 times more nutritious than cow's milk

The spiders also nurse their young for a long time -- another unique feature among spiders.

Green roofs can be effective against climate change -- in the right climate

Green roofs are making a comeback -- at least in some parts of the world.

One bacteria lives on everybody's skin -- and it's becoming resistant to antibiotics

Could you... please not, bacteria?

New deep-water microbes have the skills to help fight climate change

Unexpected but not unwelcome!

Widely used insect repellent also kills off salamander larvae

Careful with that insect repellant.

People tend to shower more efficiently when they have real-time data of their usage

Think of the polar bears!

Meat and dairy are bad for the climate and the environment, researchers urge

The bottom line: eat more plants!

Gruesome parasitic wasp turns social spiders into 'zombies'

This wasp is like out of a nightmare.

Microplastics could break down whole ecosystems -- they're making prey unresponsive to predators

This could be a very bad development.

Termites recycle their methane -- scientists want us to copy them

This isn't the first time we've tried copying termites.

Pesticide build-ups are contaminating Europe's fields

You reap what you sow.

Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels hit new record. Just like in 2017… and 2016

We're really good at setting bad standards.

Buried away: deep soil holds surprisingly much CO2, but warming is bad news

Soils can store a lot of carbon, but not if temperatures continue to rise.

Sperm whale in Indonesia succumbed with 6 kilos of plastic in its belly

A gruelling reminder to curb our plastic pollution.

Unfortunately, the US president still doesn't understand what "climate" means

Regardless of someone's political affiliation, un-scientific beliefs should be taxed. At the end of the day, science is apolitical, and global warming affects us all -- whether we choose to believe in it or not.

Ice in glaciers on Mount Everest is warmer than expected -- or "hoped" for

"Warm" ice is a problem.

One Icelandic glacier-volcano duo is emitting 20 times more methane than all other volcanoes in Europe

When glaciers fall to the dark side, methane happens.

Birds-of-paradise males need more than looks to get a girlfriend

These gals want everything to be just right.

Cat's tongues are surprisingly complex -- and better at cleaning than any brush we have

Fur lickin' findings.

Sprawling termite complex from Brazil is visible from space -- and 4,000 years old

Technically, it's piles of construction waste, in the termites' eyes.

Amazing new footage of rare and elusive Javan rhino wallowing in the mud

Researchers went face to face with an amazing (and critically endangered) rhino.

Scientists draw inspiration from nature to develop cheese-smelling electronic nose

Scientists went to the zoo to develop better electronic noses.

The kilogram, ampere, mole, and Kelvin are changing to stay the same

Not to brag, but the SI is at least one foot (see what I did there?) ahead of Imperial units.

How wombats make cubed poop

The answer to a question you never knew you had.

Spain is poised to go fully-renewable by 2050

Está bien!

Killer whales display personality traits such as playfulness, cheerfulness and affection -- just like humans or chimps

They are really smart creatures.

Orangutans can 'talk' about the past and the future, study suggests

We used to believe this is a human-only perk.

New tech transforms human poop into clean biofuel

Sanitation and energy generation in one go.

Dry irony: first rain in centuries causes extinction of Atacama Desert microbes

This also means that resurfaced liquid water on Mars might kill any hypothetical surviving microbes.

We're watching a 'horror story' in which the casualty is Earth's wilderness

Only 23% of the world can now be considered wilderness.

Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands -- if we don't murder all the corals

We might get more 'exotic' if we dial down on the 'extinction'.

Climate change caused the demise of flourishing Ancient civilization

There's a lesson to be learned from today.

Purple bacteria turns sewage waste into clean energy

We're flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.

Climate change might damage male fertility

This does not bode well.

Car-centric suburbs seem to promote right-wing politics and resistance to change

Huh.

Australia opens first off-the-grid, solar-powered classroom, using Tesla battery

It's still early days, but this is a promising technology.

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