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When it comes to the world of viruses, we're just scratching the surface

We've only seen the tip of the surface.

Scientists coax bacteria towards silicon-based life

Silly bacteria, carbon-based life is best life!

Why worms can actually taste sunshine

A photoreceptor related to odor proteins was found inside the worms -- it could lead to a new generation of better sunscreens.

Scientists override fear response in humans using artificial intelligence and hard cash

Researchers think this method could help patients with PTSD and phobias.

Vampires might be on to something: blood from young humans rejuvenates old mice

It's the plot of a dark vampire movie.

Dinosaurs' rise to power took a lot of time, new study shows

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for millions of years, but they took it slowly.

Male chimps can be both players and good father, new study finds

Just because they enjoy the opposite sex doesn't mean they're bad dads.

Just like humans, old bonobos suffer from long-sightedness

Stop blaming your computer.

There's a strange similarity between your cells and neutron stars

Researchers have found an intriguing resemblance between the human cells and neutron stars.

Chimps interbred with bonobos, surprising study reveals

Just like humans and Neanderthals interbred, so too did chimps and bonobos.

Using firefly enzyme, researchers make brain cells glow in the dark

Just in time for Christmas too.

Atom-by-atom chart of living fossil's shell could hold the key to understanding past climate

These tiny beings could hold a huge store of data.

The surprising reason why Begonia leaves are iridescent blue: energy harvesting

A light scavenger can teach us a lot about energy efficiency.

Peptides in the milk of Tasmanian devils kills some of the most dangerous bacterial and fungal infections

Devil's milk has proven to be an unexpected but extremely efficient weapon.

Five common biology myths (or “Science in the service of the anthropocentric patriarchy”)

Here are five commonly accepted biological “facts” which are untrue but are used to justify our conception of ourselves and our place in the world.

Scientists used brain stimulation to shut off the self-control center

Just a little electricity can change how you make any choice.

A seaweed could help us curb greenhouse gas emissions - if we feed it to cows

It can make a big difference.

Mouse eggs engineered entirely in the lab for the first time -- later lead to healthy adults

Everyone says this is a massive breakthrough in biology.

Ancient fish solves one of your childhood mysteries about teeth

A tale of milk teeth and ancient fish.

Newly discovered Japanese plant doesn't photosynthesize, pollinates itself

The most self-sufficient plant I know of.

Silkworms spin super silk after eating carbon nanotubes and graphene

Worms + graphene = great silk.

Gold growing on trees offers a new prospecting tool

Who said money doesn't grow on trees? Take this grandpa!

"Extinct" elms discovered doing just fine in the Queen's gardens, Edinburgh

It's good to be Queen. But it's even better to be the Queen's elms.

Fossil Friday: the earliest known shells from 809 million years ago

Shifting ocean chemistry and predatory pressure made organisms bunker up for the first time.

First case of Zika transmitted through touch in Utah was a freak occurrence, paper finds

A lot of things worked together to allow infection via casual touch alone.

Three-parent baby's birth sparks debate among scientists, public, and officials alike

So far, the baby girl is happy and healthy.

Violence might be deeply embedded in our genes, study finds

This is no excuse to get violent, though.

Gamers outdid scientists and algorithms in a race to figure out a protein's shape - again

Gamers vs scientists: 2-0.

These lionesses have grown a mane and are acting like males

Five lionesses in Botswana have grown male-like manes and one is even roaring and humping other females.

Scientists cut out a tadpole's eyes and grew another one on its butt. The eye became functional

Science can sometimes be really weird.

Cooperative prey hunting and sharing observed in Norwegian seal-eating killer whales

In Norway, a research project regularly uses drones to investigate dietary habits and predation behaviours of killer whale groups.

One of the best preserved mammoth skulls was found on an island near California, but its story is mysterious

Well preserved fossils were supposed to be easy.

The difference between a species and a subspecies - according to science

A handy guide to tell the two appart.

Elon Musk revisits the most pressing problems humanity needs to solve today

The interview features some practical advice for young innovators. Hint: you don't need to aim very high to have a lasting impact.

Scientists may have witnessed how memories form in real time -- a first

A new study offers insight into how neurons work together to make us remember stuff.

Russian geneticist breeds the first domesticated foxes and I want one

Man's best Russian friend.

Ground squirrels use the sun to hide food

Squirrels have two main activities: hiding nuts and finding nuts. But how do they find their way to the delicious hidden stash?

Monkey Business: Popular Girls Have Less Lice

It pays off to have many friends, especially if you're a macaque.

There's more than just one species of giraffe

A new genetic study has revealed that we might have been looking at giraffes the wrong way all along.

Fracking-only bacteria discovered in two separate wells hundreds of miles apart

Bacteria are creating whole new ecosystems in fracking wells.

What causes phantom limb -- it's all in the brain

This freaky phenomenon might prove invaluable in using life-like prosthetics.

Humpback whales bounce back from the brink of extinction

Humpback whales have made an epic return.

Impressive 170-million-year old "sea monster" fossil found in Scotland

It took two generations to bring this fossil to light.

Miami Beach mosquitoes are carrying Zika, tests confirm

They're a really tough species to fight.

Study found human habitation promoted forest growth in British Columbia over the past 13,000 years

These trees shellfishly used the First Nations' trash to grow.

Meteorites crashing into early Earth might have supplied all the precious biocompatible phosphorus

Scientists track how a critical chemical element for life got to our planet.

The American pika is being killed off by climate change

They may be the cutest animal in the country, but we're cooking the d'awww out of them.

Endangered species need to wait 12 years on average for federal protection, six times more than mandated

This takes wait too long -- we need to make haste.

Scientists make DNA analog circuit that can add and substract

DNA is so versatile.

Dog fertility has gone down significantly, and we're probably to blame

We might be the next to come.

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