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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.

At 1075 years old, this is Europe's oldest inhabitant

A Bosnian Pine from Greece has been dated to be at least 1075 years old, making it the oldest living thing in Europe.

People are dumping goldfish into an Australian river and they're growing huge -- by destroying the ecosystem

Tank'em, don't dump'em.

New dolphin species found in ... museum collection

Museum collections are riddled with valuable specimens.

Hands and digits evolved from fish fins, groundbreaking study proves

Our beloved hands are coded by the same genes that make fish fins.

Fish urine keeps corals healthy, but we're taking all the fish out of the water

Does this mean I have to pee in the pool now?

Pesticides linked to massive bee die off, largest study of its kind confirms

Yet another study -- the most important so far -- finds that neonicotinoids likely wipe out bees.

Good fathers' testosterone level drops when expecting a baby

From horny freshmen to hugs and pacifiers, testosterone powers every man's relationships.

Coral bleaching has been captured on video for the first time

They don't seem to be having a good time.

Paleontologists make gruesome finding about 300-million-year-old shark

A small tooth in a fecal sample confirms that the fierce predator ate its young.

Longest-living vertebrate is a 400-year-old Greenland Shark

A groundbreaking study found a giant lurking beneath the Arctic might be the oldest living vertebrate today.

Orangutans can tell if a drink tastes good or bad just by looking at it -- once thought a 'human thing'

They're more than the simple animals we consider them to be.

A colony of bees has been discovered living in the lip of an active volcano

They face acid, lava, and ash every day.

Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether

Silly trees, can't they set the thermostat lower, like the rest of us?

Male dogs are becoming less fertile, and researchers believe it's happening to us next

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Why humpbacks are protecting other creatures from killer whales

Humpback whales may be altruistic or hateful - either way, it's a puzzling behavior.

Newly developed nanomaterial looks like an anti-bacterial spike pit -- but your cells can comfortably live on it

Named black silicon, the material literally stabs bacteria to death.

Horses owe ambling gait to a gene mutation which first appeared more than 1,000 years ago

The Vikings then spread the new breed to mainland Europe.

Scientists figure out why snakes have such long bodies

Researchers from Portugal believe they finally have the answer.

The Types of Fossils and Other Rock-solid Fossil Facts

Bones to stones.

We've finally discovered how birds can sleep and fly at the same time without crashing

Frigatebirds spend weeks at a time flying over oceans in search for food -- here's how they sleep during this time.

Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate

Loud screamers compensate for small testicles... but it works.

Penis flowers are blooming across America, and we don't really know why

Corpse flowers are blooming much faster than usual.

Is secondhand marijuana smoke as damaging as tobacco smoke?

A new study compares the effects of secondhand marijuana smoke to that of tobacco.

Oldest case of human cancer is 1.7 million years old

Not a modern-day disease after all.

Scientists discover LUCA, common ancestor of all living things

The single-celled organism thrived on hydrogen gas in extremely hot deep-sea vents.

Lichens actually comprise a threesome, not a partnership

The more the merrier.

Detailed new map of human brain reveals almost 100 new regions

Just like space, the human brain has plenty of uncharted territory.

Getting blackout drunk: how alcohol can leave you with no memory of the night before

Blacking out from alcohol is a bit more complicated than you might think.

Scientists move closer to world’s first Alzheimer’s disease vaccine

Human trials for the vaccine formulation will begin after the current pre-clinical studies are completed.

Amber reveals ancient insect that was literally scared out of its skin

After leaving its exoskeleton behind, the insect narrowly avoided amber entombment.

Grand study finds that diversity of life on Earth dropped below "safe" limits

Less species, more problems.

Scientists use embryonic stem cells to create bone, heart muscle in just 5 days

Healing wounds might become a whole lot easier.

Two litters of mountain lion kittens found in local mountains of Southern California

The blue-eyed babies give scientists hope for the mountain lion population at large.

Glowing DNA origami used to recreate Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'

The end result is a perfect example of what can happen when art meets science.

The Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to save black-footed ferrets sounds so tasty I'd like to take part

It has M&Ms, peanut butter, flying drones, and fluffy critters. It's perfect.

Dinosaurs probably cooed, not roared

Dinosaurs might not have been as terrifying as we thought.

Researchers coax neurons into regenerating and restore vision in mice

This could allow us to restore vision, mobility or fight diseases like Alzheimer's.

A more sustainable leather industry built from a petri dish

This biomaterial is not only better, but more humane than traditional leather.

Global warming and humans -- a lethal combination for megafauna

In between rising temperatures and human hunters, mammoths and sabretooth tigers stood no chance.

Cyborg locusts might one day detect explosives and diseases

Why build some tech from scratch when nature did all the dirty work for you over millions of years of evolution?

How cephalopods are masters of camouflage despite seeing in black and white

Despite having a single visual pigment in their retinas, cephalopods can blend with their multi-coloured surroundings easily fooling both prey and predators.

The world's tiniest game of Pac-Man is both awesome and educational

I'm gonna need a smaller controller.

Radical dental procedure regenerates teeth, making fillings obsolete

A team of researchers is revolutionising dental practice.

Antarctica could lose 60 percent of its penguins to climate change by the end of the century

Antartica's penguins are in trouble.

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