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“Virtual” animals far outnumber the actual animals in the wild, fooling us into think that they are abundant

How many virtual animals do you see each day?

NASA's stunning, 4K 'Tour of the Moon' is just as good as visiting the place -- if not better

Eye candy galore.

Braille Neue can be read just as easily with your eyes as with your fingertips

Writing that everyone can read.

Nightmarish but brilliant blobs -- AI-generated nudes would probably make Dali jealous

Hard to look at, harder to look away.

How to boil the perfect egg, right to your taste, every time

This is an easy to use calculator that takes into account all the physical parameters that impact a boiling egg.

How to say the perfect 'Hello' -- according to science

Imagine the most charming person coming into the room and saying ‘Hi!’. With a simple greeting, he or she can convince you that everything is going to be alright, completely gaining your trust. The opposite is also possible — you might dislike someone from the moment they greet you. Now, a team of researchers has […]

The Role of Drones in Climate Change Research

New challenges often require new technology -- and the technology is here.

An astronomer thought he discovered a new, bright star -- turns out, it was just Mars

It's the rediscovery of the year.

Hip hop music teaches children to recognize stroke and act quickly, study finds

Music can save lives, too.

Surreal, six-inch mummy with an elongated skull finally described by scientists

Spoiler alert: not an alien.

Researcher captures stunning video of Antarctic minke whales

Minke whales are grossly understudied, but researchers hope to fix that.

From poop to paper: a new way to produce paper sustainably

Would you use paper made from animal dung?

Students draw more female scientists than they did fifty years ago

Science is also a "woman's" job.

Back to black-- graphene-based hair dyes provide permanent color without damaging hair

Color, without damage or fly-aways? Yes, please.

Don't miss this Japanese study that has classified fish-shaped soy sauce containers into species

Yes, it is as great as it sounds.

Penguins find unattended camera, snap a fabulous selfie

It's one of the coolest selfies out there -- it was made in Antarctica.

The bizarre walk of the Western Grebe caught on camera

At one point, biologists didn't even think this was possible.

Bill Nye Shares Some Facts and Opinions on Marijuana

It definitely wasn't your average interview.

The Hjertefølgers' cob house might just be the coziest place in the subarctic

Please adopt me I wanna be part of this!

This fun online game lets you play a propaganda master -- and it's a fake news vaccine

Sowing #fear and #disiniformation has never been this educative!

Three Old Scientific Concepts Getting a Modern Look

The ancients often got it wrong about science -- but they weren't that far off.

Tokyo announces plan to build 350-meter skyscraper made from wood

A breathtaking, wood-based skyscraper.

Fairly Tradeable: Corporate sustainability limited in both scope and outcome, analysis reveals

The good news is that consumer involvement is very effective in increasing sustainability.

Scientists win photo contest with image of a single, trapped atom

A single atom, trapped in time and space.

London is losing its pubs, but is this really a problem?

It's not easy to pinpoint the reasons why this is happening.

Scientists outfit praying mantises with tiny 3D glasses, find new type of stereo vision

Turns out the praying mantis sees in 3D quite differently from us -- and this could be exploited by new drones.

NASA's New Horizons probe snaps farthest image from Earth

There's a man-made shuttle at the edge of the solar system, taking photos. It's mind bending.

The art of science writing -- and why jargon and stuffiness isn't helping anyone

No one wins when science is hard to read.

Will AI start to take over writing? How will we manage it?

An AI writer -- can this really be?

New panorama shows just how amazing Curiosity's journey has been on Mars

It's a breathtaking view!

Jodrell Bank, Earth's oldest radio telescope, nominated as UNESCO Site

The site has had an immense role to play in our understanding of the universe.

Hangry, mansplaining, and lactivism added to Oxford Dictionary

Don't be dickish about it -- this is no masstige.

Thrilling video shows crabeater seal evade frantic attack from a pod of hungry orcas

The great escape!

82% of all wealth created in 2017 went to the top 1%, report finds

The rich aren't only getting richer -- they're getting much richer.

Walk right in: Berlin's transit authority and Adidas create unique, wearable shoe-passes

Only 500 pairs will be made.

This IKEA ad might change your life -- if you pee on it

Embedded inside the magazine is a redesigned ELISA pregnancy test.

Thailand's going crazy over penis whitening, with over 100 customers queuing up every month

Oh, how modern technology spoils us.

Regardless of culture or country, people make more babies during the holidays

Ehehehehehe. Happy holidays, everyone.

Internet searchers reveal people's favorite Christmas spirit

Brandy, it turns out, is the most popular Christmas drink -- at least in the UK.

This 1890 mechanical device sounds just like a real bird

It sounds incredibly natural.

"Exceptional" mammoth skeleton sold for over half a million dollars in France

He's fat AND big boned. Well, was. Now he's just big boned.

Old-growth forests offer safe haven to bird species struggling with climate change

They're really nice cool places for raising baby birds -- or fo rest!

Jupiter is still a ridiculously beautiful place judging from Juno's pics, and here's how it does it

A dash of chemistry, a stroke of physics, all mixed in with behemothian mass.

Ancient tomb filled with stunning, pillaged bronze vessels, found in China

Ever seen a wine bottle shaped like a deer?

3D-printed "living tattoo" turns bacteria into sensors and computers you can wear

Handy!

World's smallest fidget spinner is no bigger than a human hair

3-D printing just got a lot sexier.

What was the Indus Valley Civilization: the forgotten superpower of the ancient world

One of the most advanced civilizations on Earth at its time, the Harappans tragically never made it out of Antiquity.

MIT researchers design forest domes for Mars colonists

If we're going on Mars, we're going in style.

UK archaeologists unearth "nationally important" collection of Iron Age artifacts

Among the most intriguing findings are a group of (likely ceremonial) cauldrons that show signs of long-term use and repair.

Gin makes you sad, spirits make you sexy: Different alcohols have different effects on your mood, study finds

As it turns out, gin *can* make you sad.

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