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Our immune systems may actually help create cavities, a new study finds

Is this mutiny?!

Fossil Friday: new study says Texas used to be a 'veritable Serengeti' 11 to 12 million years ago

If you like cool photos of fossils, we've got just the paper for you!

Wolves can cooperate with humans as well as dogs, but in different ways

Wolves take more initiative, whereas dogs are more human-oriented.

Cold plasma reactor neutralizes 99.9% of airborne viruses in new study

Breathe in deep -- it's safe.

The International Space Station is teeming with bacteria and fungi

Step 1: live on hairless primate. Step 2: wait for said primate to go to space. Step 3: PROFIT!

Scientists find superhot "mirror" pools in unique deep Pacific environment

The environments are also teeming with life.

Different personalities help species face and adapt to threats, environmental changes

Divided we stand!

Ancient amphibious whale with four legs and hooves dared to cross the Atlantic

This creature had a whale of a time.

Fossil Friday: Jurassic crocodile shows us how the scaly killers came to be

The team says it looked more like a dolphin than a crocodile.

Bacteria coaxed into making high-performance proteins for space missions

The National Aeronautics and Spider Silk Administration is very excited about this study.

Here's how Skrillex’s music could help fight Zika and dengue fever

Dubstep seems to entertain mosquitoes, which become less interested in feeding on humans or having sex.

Saving the Honey Bee: Can New Genomic Clues Help Solve the Colony Collapse Mystery?

Science to the rescue!

Sea snakes can dive up to 250 meters deep -- that's 800 feet

Snakes have taken to the deep sea.

Researchers identify clump of neurons that block, or allow, frightful memories into our minds

Fear is the mind killer.

The waters around Galapagos are riddled with invasive species

The Galapagos is being invaded by alien species.

Newly discovered virus turns amoeba into stone

Scientists have named it the Medusavirus.

Britain is going through a "widespread loss" of pollinating insects, study reports

Not good!

Largest T. rex skeleton ever found lived in Canada up to its early 30s

It was probably really polite and liked hockey, too.

Queen bumblebees take long breaks in the grass after hibernating

Researchers say that you should help queen bees if you see them exhausted on the ground, by providing a teaspoon of sugary water.

Stunning 500-million-year-old fossil trove offers insight into how life evolved

It's one of the most spectacular findings in recent history.

Paleontologists find 110-million-year-old bird fossil with unlaid egg still inside it

A unique find that sheds new light on the reproductive abilities of ancient birds.

New method spots counterfeit food and medicine for cheap, by filming how it freezes

Be sure to post it on Instagram, too! #lunch #realfood

Time flies as we age because our brains get bigger and less efficient, a new paper proposes

'Clock time' is not the same as 'mind time'.

Sticks and stones will break your bones, then this new cellulose aerogel will heal them

Nifty.

Eating bad PUFAs may put you at risk of developing asthma -- but fish contains the good PUFAs

I'm thrilled that PUFAs is an actual scientific term.

Our ships carry invasive species, not just trade -- and it is rapidly getting worse

Your package has arrived sir, it seems to be a pair of socks. The zebra mussel is on the house.

Researchers develop way to trap and study bacteria so we can fight disease and antibiotic resistance

Shhh! I'm hunting bactewwia!

New research identifies the 'taste center' of our brains

Sweet!

Fossil Friday: Newly-found fossil teeth solve ancient monkey mystery

Take a bite out of this story.

Your eyes give you away when you're making a mistake -- but only for certain kinds of mistakes

The eyes never lie.

Treated wastewater could release antibiotic-resistance genes into the wild

Uh-oh.

How acacia ants use vibrations to detect intruders and protect their host plants

The tree deals its sweet nectar to the ants, which then go to great lengths to protect it.

Timeline for giant sloth extinction rewritten by new analysis

A little dirt makes a lot of difference.

Slightly-tweaked microbe could create plastics from a common plant waste material

Lignin’ on a dream!

Asia may have given the world beer yeast, new research finds

Thank you, Asia, you're the real MVP.

Megalodon's teeth evolved over 12 millions years, researchers find

This is not the Nemo you're looking for.

The brains of singing mice might hold the secret of how we engage in conversation

I'd describe most of my conversations as 'hostage situations'.

Mobile bioprinter promises to print new 'skin' straight onto any wound

No skin? No problem!

Yeast genetically-modified to produce cannabis compounds

In fact, it can produce some cannabinoids that are not naturally-occurring.

Scientists give mice infrared vision (and humans could be next)

That moment when science fiction meets reality.

Plastic is "everywhere" in the ocean, including its deepest trenches -- "There's no good aspect to this," researchers say

Thrash we've thrown away years ago is killing ocean life as you're reading this.

Antarctic icefish produces antifreeze to maintain liquid blood

This group of fish is unique among all vertebrates.

Collagen networks and hyaluronic acid literally keep you in shape, new study reports

How most of us feel in regards to our shape, well, that's not biology's concern.

'Silver spoons' stay with mongooses for life -- then pass off to their offspring

Nothing like some sweet TLC to give you a nice start in life.

World's largest bee makes a comeback from the dead

Wallace’s giant bee -- about four times larger than a honeybee -- hadn't been spotted for nearly four decades until a band of explores rediscovered it.

Climate change will make extreme cold more prevalent -- and that's bad news for some animals

"Extreme" things generally aren't very healthy.

How the zebra's stripes ward off insects

Scientists finally found out how insects are kept away from zebras.

The 'forager gene' of humans and fruit flies works in practically the same way

No time like mealtime.

Neanderthal diet revolved around meat, new study finds

Caveburgers, anyone?

Activating one gene in the brains of male mice helps reverse depression

Sorry ladies.

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