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No longer wasted off beer: Beer byproducts could be used for biofuels and food

Beer produces a lot of waste, but it doesn't have to leave a bitter aftertaste.

12-year astrophotography mosaic of the Milky Way

A Finnish astrophotographer spent nearly 12 years to build a mosaic of our galaxy

Scientists just reported new subatomic particle measurements that could break the Standard Model

This could be the biggest news in physics since the Higgs boson.

This giant stone slab might be the oldest known 3D map in Europe

It was stored for decades but researchers found it in a cellar in 2014

Modern rainforests were born when the dinosaurs died, a new paper explains

To be honest, I'd rather be around papayas than velociraptors.

Marine biologist witnesses blue whale getting torn to shreds by 70 orcas

Nature can be super savage.

A new species of bird discovered in Brazil has a green head, yellow belly, and a high risk of going extinct soon

I would have been fine with just the green head and yellow belly, honestly.

Want to avoid new pandemics? Preserving biodiversity is step one, research argues

The more diversity we have in nature, the better for our health.

Climate change really ruins everything -- now, it's coming for our coffee

Colombia's coffee production is struggling to cope with climate change, and that's bad news for coffee lovers.

Can geoengineering stop climate change? A new paper says it can help, but it's no magic bullet

And there's still a lot we don't understand about its effects.

Stone-age humans mostly ate meat, then ran out of big animals

When you're all out of McMammoth, you need to start improvising.

Worried about a new pandemic? This app classifies the viruses most likely to jump to other species

This online tool ranks the scariest animal-borne viruses that either crossed or have the potential to cross species barriers.

Scientists Find New Technique to Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By administering two doses, one while bacteria are swarming and one while in transition into a biofilm, antibiotic-resistant bacteria were eradicated.

Automated labs are poised to revamp research forever

In some situations, the combination of AI and robots can speed up experiments by a factor of x1000.

Climate change is reducing agricultural productivity

Technology is improving productivity, but climate is slowing it down.

Uranus is leaking radiation, researchers say

Some headline formats never get old.

40,000 children in the U.S. have been orphaned due to COVID

For every 13th COVID-related death, a child loses one parent.

We finally have a vaccine that works against HIV (in early tests)

It was safe and showed efficacy for 97% of the participants in the trial.

This small country could vaccinate its entire adult population in a few days

Bhutan waited to have all the vaccines to start vaccinating its citizens.

GameStop saga doesn't stop: why the meme stock soared 87% in March

The frenzy around the GameStop stock may have actually ignited genuine change that could save the company from bankruptcy.

The rate at which twins are being born is constantly increasing

Improvements in healthcare and the increasing use of IVF may explain why some many twins are getting born.

These Nepalese climbers spent 47 days cleaning 2.2 tons of trash from Himalaya's tallest peaks

Not even the world's tallest mountains are spared by our pollution.

Novel microscopy technique shows cell nucleus rotating

It moves in 3D.

Biking instead of driving slashes commuting emissions by 67%

Replacing a single car trip with biking could dramatically lower your carbon footprint.

NASA just released the first direct evidence that humans are causing climate change

It was clear humans were warming the planet for some time -- now we have official confirmation.

Seoul is replacing street lamps with smart poles that offer electricity and WiFi

You can access WiFI, charge your electric car and even your drone from these poles.

Female monkeys use male "hired guns" to protect them from predators

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

No pandemic break for rainforests: deforestation surged in 2020

It was the third-worst year since 2002, when reliable monitoring began.

Biden has canceled over $2 billion in student debt. Here's what that means

The president's plan on student loans is becoming increasingly clear.

This satellite can take crystal clear anytime anywhere -- even through buildings

This one-of-a-kind satellite can see through dense clouds and operate at night.

Even without fans, the home team advantage still exists

Fans or no fans, playing at home still grants you an advantage.

Researchers develop underwater WiFi

The internet of things is going deep -- deep underwater, that is.

We can stop thousands of tons of pollution from reaching the ocean -- just by changing our laundry habits

It's a small change that can make a very big difference.

Covid pandemic likely started from human exploitation of wildlife, WHO finds

A team of WHO scientists went to China and looked at the causes of the pandemic. This is their much-anticipated report.

Diamond battery powered by nuclear waste runs for 28,000 years

Would you use one in your phone though?

Tech could save thousands of lives from shark bites over the next 50 years

The use of electronic deterrents could avoid many potentially fatal shark bites.

The bedrock under forests also affects carbon storage

Geology and biology, caught in a chemical dance.

How scientists discovered a new law of nature that explains why animals grow 'pointy' parts

Teeth, horns, claws, beaks, shells and even plant prickles — the power cascade rule can be observed far and wide throughout nature, much like the famous golden ratio.

Climate change is making cherry trees blossom earlier in Japan and the US

Tokyo recorded its earliest bloom for over 1,200 years

Scientists reverse-engineered the Moderna vaccine, post RNA sequence online for free

It's like open-source software now.

A prolific French academic, author of hundreds of papers, doesn't exist. She's a form of protest

I'm always down for sticking it to the man a little.

Interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov is the most pristine comet ever observed

The study of the untainted interstellar comet 2I/Borisov has allowed astronomers to compare material found in our solar system to that belonging to other planetary systems.

Cold sandwiches are calorie traps -- don't fall for it

Yes sir, one tuna sub. Anything else? Of course.

Prehistoric tool found in puffin island rabbit hole

The island of Skokholm off the coast of Wales is well known for hosting thousands of puffins ever year. This time, it's something else.

Scientists build artificial cell -- and it grows and divides just like the real thing

This study is stretching the boundaries of life as we know it.

How good is CBD for stress and anxiety? What the science says so far

A rundown of the latest research on CBD as a therapy for anxiety and stress.

White individuals tend to react positively when a Black person calls them "the N word", but that's not a reason to spew slurs

The word means different things in different contexts. It can be a racial slur, but it can also indicate a sense of belonging.

Why we love music so much: it acts on the same reward pathways as good food or alcohol

Listening to music stimulates the brain like many other things we find rewarding.

Why mice have the potential to become as venomous as a viper

Scientists have discovered an underlying molecular link between venom glands in snakes and salivary glands in mammals.

The bald eagle, an American national symbol, is now also a successful conservation story

The bald eagle has made a fantastic recovery across the country