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Contrasting facial features make you seem younger, no matter where you're from

A youthful appearance is viewed as a sign of health and considered more attractive -- so it's no surprise that people often try to look a few years younger than they actually are.

Scientists coax bacteria to assemble into a pressure sensor

Living electronics could be a game changer.

Rarest songbird species turns out to be even rarer than thought -- because it never existed

So rare there's not one of them.

Scientists discover 15 new gecko species in Myanmar

They're all adorable. Alas, some could already be threatened.

New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice

Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.

Powerful solar storm sparks the brightest Auroras on Mars we've recorded

The aurora was triggered by a solar storm which doubled radiation levels on the planet's surface.

Japanese tsunami sent millions of creatures to the US West Coast

Ironically, pollution helped some creatures this time.

Marine biologist finds gaping blue hole in Great Barrier Reef using Google Maps

He dived into the blue hole himself and inside found striking coral species.

Bed bugs love your dirty laundry, and this has helped them travel the globe

Human laundry is a magnet for bed bugs.

Giant (adorable?) species of rat discovered in the Solomon Islands

It's not good news for the rat...

California now has an official dinosaur: the Augustynolophus

Paleontologists hope that this will inspire a new generation

Increasingly fragmented habitats may spell doom for the giant panda

Apart from this, the species is continuing its recovery.

Botanic gardens might be our last shot to save endangered plants

The bad news is that we need this in the first place.

Vegetarian dinosaurs sometimes feasted on crustaceans

The idea of a gentle giant is called into question.

You don't need a brain to sleep, and we have snoozing jellyfish to prove it

Sleep could be as old as life itself.

Ancient frog with a big appetite may have preyed on small dinosaurs

It bit with the force of wolves or female tigers.

Fourteen thousand plant species have been discovered in the Amazon rainforest

This is the first time that anyone has compiled a full list.

Not too big and not too small: when faced with extinction, it pays off to be just the right size

Big and small animals are the most threatened by extinction.

Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city -- they call it Octlantis

Ever wondered what an octopus city looks like?

What a biologist learned after letting an electric eel zap him

It's like getting tasered -- nine times. At the same time. Professor Catania has the measurements to prove it.

Bacteria shapeshift in space in response to antibiotics, becoming far more resilient

Not good news for interplanetary travel.

Ugly Unicorn: Metal-tipped prehistoric ant drank the blood of its victims for dinner

Stabby stabby!

Global warming will kill a third of the world's parasites, and that's not even a good thing

Parasites are a hard sell, but we would certainly gain a lot by understanding their threats.

Researchers find warm oasis beneath Antarctica's frozen wasteland

You could wear a T-shirt in these caves under the Antarctic.

International drug treaties need an urgent revamp as more countries legalize cannabis

Drug control treaties had their time and place. A scholar now argues these are massively outdated.

What plants can teach us about solving traffic jams

Plants too experience internal nutrient traffic jams, and they're fantastic at responding to them.

Macaques may have just entered the Stone Age

Crack open a nutty one.

How northern lights and stranded whales might strangely be connected

The northern lights might be a brilliant spectacle for some, but they spelled doom for some unfortunate sperm whales.

Diverse landscape are more resilient and productive in the face of climate change

If we want to save the planet, we need to keep it diverse.

Scientists catch human evolution in the making

Gene variants linked to Alzheimer's or heavy smoking are being gradually weeded out by natural selection.

CRISPR used for first time to change flower color in Japanese ornamental plant

A popular Japanese flower was used to demonstrate the power of CRISPR.

Insects see in much better resolution than we thought

I spy, with my little thousand eyes...

Some otters learn how to solve problems by observing other otters

Otters are copycats.

Every other day, a new species is discovered in the Amazon

There's also some bad news...

Higher temperature and more CO2 is good for trees, but overall climate change will damage forests

It could start a self-reinforcing loop.

Scientists combine spider silk with graphene, create incredibly powerful web

The best part? The spiders themselves produce it.

Harvey flood: Fire ants make raft from their body to survive and protect their eggs

It's the stuff of nightmares.

Stunning triceratops fossil discovered by chance on construction site

It's an exciting and intriguing find.

Ancient whales had sharp predator teeth unlike today's gentle giants

How baleen whale's filter combs appeared is still an intriguing mystery.

Lonely microbes become resistant against antibiotics more quickly

Being lonely makes you more desperate.

Heavily armored dino might've used its plates as status symbols, to attract mates, intimidate rivals

It's all about passing on your genes.

Blood DNA sequencing reveals there's a lot more microbes living inside you -- and we've never seen over 99% of them before

What we don't know can't hurt us, right? Right? Guys?..

Adorable pig-nosed frog completely new to science found in India

There's more to it than meets the eye.

Juice company dumped orange peels in Costa Rican national park in the 90s -- it revived the forest

Orange is the new forest.

Book Review: 'Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve'

A must-read book spanning time and science.

Excessive use of dental fixture cream leaves UK man without use of his legs

Always use drugs as per instructions!

Air pollution wrecks our DNA, makes us more susceptible to heart failure

If you're expecting, taking some time to visit some more pristine areas of the world might do wonders to your baby's health in the long run.

A trapdoor spider rafted all the way from Africa to Australia

A long way for a little spider.

Two butterflies thought to be different species are actually the same one

Can you tell by looking at them?

Big, armoured dinosaur might have used camouflage to avoid predators

Armor or no armor, it's better to avoid fighting if you can.

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