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The Caspian Sea is running out of "sea" because of climate change, paper reports

Soon to be the ex-largest inland lake on Earth.

How science knows when nations are testing nuclear bombs -- even when they are lying

We can't deduce everything, but we can deduce A LOT.

Neanderthals were distilling tar 200,000 years ago well before humans

Neanderthals were far more complex than meets the eye.

World's biggest X-ray laser comes online in the Germany city of Hamburg

We will be able to see the very fabric of the world make and break.

White Cliffs of Dover in danger from developers, National Trust pleas for donations to keep them safe

A unique place is in danger. Here's how to pitch in.

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...

SpaceX completes critical test ahead of the first launch for world's most powerful operational rocket

This year is shaping up as SpaceX's best one yet.

CDC: Homeopathic "healing bracelet" dramatically increases lead levels in babies' blood

You know how you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

Beer wastes are being recycled to make more environmentally friendly beer

It's like spinning gold from straw.

Nanomachines destroy cancer by drilling holes into it

Zap the cancer away.

Chinese scientists create supercapacitors from fallen autumn leaves

From fallen leaves to hi-tech electronics.

Pig organ transplants into humans might be two years away in China

Scientists are now desperately seeking government approval for the 2019 clinical trial.

Why leaves come in so many different sizes, explained by new study

A new study overturns a classic textbook theory.

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.

Ancient elephant species was twice as heavy as today's modern cousins

A huge elephant used to roam the Middle East up to 300,000 years ago.

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

It's the stuff of nightmares.

Over 20 hectares of Roman ruins discovered submerged off Tunisian coast

An unexpected archaeological finding confirms devastation at the hand of an ancient tsunami.

Human bones in underwater Mexico cave dated to 13,000 years ago -- thanks to a pelvis-stalagmite

Thieves plundered the cave, but they left researchers a bone.

Shared custody is usually less stressful for children, study shows

Shared custody seems to be less taxing than growing up with a single parent.

Trying to resist a yawn makes you more likely to yawn -- because your motor cortex is wired that way

It's ridiculous how many times I've yawned writing this.

Intelligent alien life hunters pick up 15 high-energy bursts far across the universe

The mysterious high-energy signals are unaccounted for. Alien technology is not excluded.

Facebook bans "fake news" from advertising

Perhaps we just give social media too much credit.

Great apes abilities misunderstood in decades of research by human hubris

Sure, we think chimps are clever -- but never as clever as us.

MIT designs robot to be a good pedestrian and not bump into you on the sidewalk

It's had hours upon hours of simulation training to learn the basics.

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.

MDMA is now officially labelled a "breakthrough treatment" for PTSD

Researchers have been suggesting this for decades.

Pagan ritual hall from 3,200 years ago found in Israel

Canaanites were flourishingly pagan before Joshua came in.

Lonely microbes become resistant against antibiotics more quickly

Being lonely makes you more desperate.

Most shark fins and ray gills sold in Vancouver come from threatened, trade-banned species

We're literally eating the viability of tomorrow's oceans.

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

It's all about passing on your genes.

Surprising harmonic structure might be the secret to writing a pop hit, new study finds

People love surprises and music is no exception.

New Technology Could Keep Bees Buzzing for Years to Come

It's high time we do something to protect them.

Rare Amazon monkey spotted for the first time in 80 years

We've found it, but we may soon lose it again to hunting.

World's deepest living fish is the ghostly snailfish. It was spotted 8,178 meters down the Mariana Trench

There's a whole unexplored, almost alien-like world at the bottom of the world's deepest oceans.

Dancing keeps the brain young

Just keep on dancing!

Exxon did know about climate change since the 70s -- and it lied, knowingly

They knew about it and yet they did everything they could to hide it.

The challenges of waste management in the shipping and transportation industry

Individuals and businesses can send and receive shipments from almost anywhere. But there's a hidden cost.

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) releases endorphins in your brain

Work hard, endorphin hard.

This heroin vaccine might solve part of our growing opioid addiction problems

It works by blocking the drug's 'high' which could lead to breaking the cycle of addiction.

Deadly violence was rampant in the medieval London, and it disproportionately affected the lower class

It was pretty rough.

The first new Thorium salt reactor comes online after 40 years

This could be huge.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

American “mudbug” crabs have invaded Berlin

A strange sight for Berliners who have been wondering what the large crabs, “lobsters”, and “scorpions” are doing in their city.

Disaster as thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from fish farm on the west coast

Potentially catastrophic for Pacific salmon.

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.

Researchers design carbon yarn that generates energy from motion or waste heat

I guess we can all be current benders now!