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Paleontologists discovered a new species of ancient shark -- and it was so, so tiny

"[Its] teeth are the size of a sand grain. Without a microscope you'd just throw them away," says one of its discoverers.

Perturbations in Saturn's rings reveal how long a day is on the gas giant

Can I have weekdays in Saturn-days and weekends in Earth-days?

Engineers study the in-depth structure of wings to make better adhesive materials

"We believe that these structures could serve as inspiration for an interlocking one-directional adhesive or a material with directionally tailored permeability," the team said.

Your brain pays more attention to objects it knows are small -- no matter how large they seem

Want more attention? Science says, be smaller.

Police officers face and dole out more violence when their weapons aren't concealed

Even with non-lethal weapons.

Yes, a quantum internet is possible, new study shows

This is seriously cool.

Look at all these faces. None of them are real -- they were created by an AI

Un-real.

New AI solves most Captcha codes, potentially causing a "huge security vulnerability"

Please prove that you are human.

Humor and acceptance oust conflict and bickering in long-time marriages

The old that is strong does not wither!

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

Unexpected but not unwelcome!

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

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

Most people tend to mirror their mother's number of romantic partners

Turns out most of us are just like our mothers.

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'.

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.

Whole Shakespeare collection hidden inside a single tweet

Shakespeare-ception.

Novel approach to identifying flavor molecules poised to make fermented goods even more delicious

Taste trumps all!

Young kids are exposed to many app advertisements, new study reports

This is worrying news.

Bitcoin could nudge global warming past 2°C

More cryptocurrencies, more problems.

Wasp-inspired micro-drone can tug 40 times its own weight

This microdrone packs a lot of muscle.

NASA tries to fix Hubble problem by switching it off and on again

Hi, have you tried switching it off and on again?

Cheap CubeSat snaps first images of Mars

While this isn't a remarkable achievement in itself, it shows that CubeSats are a viable technology for interplanetary missions.

Synthetic wood is fire and water resistant

It's also as crush-resistant as natural wood.

How the black widow spins her steel-strong silk web

One cannot overstate the potential impact on materials and engineering, researchers say.

Scientists develop self-lubricating, smart condoms

An innovation which will make a lot of people happyier.

Novel video shows what drone impacts can do to planes. Spoiler alert: it's very, very bad

That's... surprisingly damaging!

Lab-tailored enzyme shows promise as a new and powerful treatment against tobacco addiction

Science to the rescue.

New 3D-printing process creates ligaments, tendons for transplant -- paves the way for replacement organs

Print me a new me, please. Make me taller, too.

Researchers build salivary gland from scratch -- and it works

Who doesn't want replacement organs?

Dopamine is the key allowing our brains to change beliefs -- short-term ones, at least

Don't forget to post some dopamine with that sarcastic comment -- it will work much better.

Underwater volcano found off Australian coast may act as superhighway for whales

The chain of seamounts is brimming with underwater life.

British police find rape victim using drone thermal camera

Talk about a great use of technology!

What Will The iPhone Be Like In Another 10 Years?

Ten years is a long time, what do you think future iPhones will look like?

New model boils morality down to three elements, aims to impart them to AI

Now computers can feel guilty too, hooray!

Our brains don't like having too many options to pick from because they're lazy

Never change, brain.

Researchers hack corn to grow fatter and absorb more carbon dioxide

Feed me corn!

University creates Mars-like soil -- and you can buy it dirt cheap

A way to create a piece of Mars here on Earth -- kind of.

Globalization is an ancient practice, new research reveals

Cooperation is the key to success!

DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments

There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.

Want people to buy more electric cars? Simply put green license plates

Several countries are already doing it.

Mammals' evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny

Sometimes it pays to be the smallest fish in the pond.

A Czech dog just made a stunning archaeological discovery

Indiana Bones!

The British mainland was formed by three continental collisions

Bumpy start!

Scared? Here's how your brain decides whether you freeze, flee, or fight

The infamous three F's.

Bonobo food-sharing points to evolutionary origin of human generosity

Generosity helped our species thrive -- but we are not alone in the animal kingdom.

One broken gene made us very good runners

A genetic fluke two to three million years ago turned humans into the best endurance runners around.

New research shows why some people get the common cold more easily

Bless you!

Unique swirl patterns point to the Moon's magnetic past

Nice swirls!

This robot passes through pipes to see where they're leaking

The small robot that could.

Jupiter's magnetic field is extremely bizarre, potentially due to unknown processes in its core

We have no idea why this happens -- but we do have hypotheses.

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