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Graphology is a pseudoscience

Sometimes there's a fine line between what's scientific and what's just fantasy.

NASA wants Curiosity Rover to resume drilling on Mars

It took a bit of creative tinkering, but significant progress has been reported.

Cassini is no more, but it left us one of the most memorable photos of Saturn

The spacecraft's legacy lives on.

Reinventing rice: New saltwater rice developed in China could feed over 200 million people

It could make a big difference in many parts of the world.

Transparent solar technology could provide 40% of US power if deployed across all glass surfaces

There's a huge untapped potential for solar energy across America's shining skyscrapers.

Wild chimpanzees have remarkably stable personality traits

Researchers revisited some chimps in Tanzania after more than 40 years and found their personality stayed remarkably consistent.

Who really discovered America? (Spoiler: it's not Columbus)

Everything you learned in the history books is wrong. Christopher Columbus did not "discover" the Americas.

In Medieval times, people would pay Sin Eaters to carry their sins

Eating sins for a living is a rough job.

Surprise! Albatrosses eat quite a lot of jellyfish

Not many animals eat jellyfish because they are mostly made of water, but they are starting to take over the oceans.

How Spanish scientists described a solar flare in 1886

He was one of the pioneers of studying solar activity.

Shrews literally shrink their heads with the seasons

The animals do it to survive the harsh winter, likely sacrificing cognitive abilities in the process.

E.P.A. removes climate science sections from its website

The EPA could be called a captive agency.

New simulation can predict where refugees will flee after a conflict

It has the potential to help aid efforts and save lives.

Mysterious 9.7-million-year-old fossilized teeth likely belong to unknown ancient European primate

Some speculate the teeth may belong to a hominid species but evidence backs no such sensationalist claim.

Scientists figure out how many mutations it takes for healthy cells to turn cancerous

This could be a revolution in cancer prevention and therapy.

Great tits are evolving, new study shows

I know what you were thinking about. Birds, they're birds.

Pictures of snakes and spiders stress out babies: fear of these critters is deeply rooted

It's not a (completely) irrational fear.

Ancient Greek theater unearthed near Kalamata in 'excellent condition'

Ancient but elegant.

Global pollution linked to one in six premature deaths. It's worse than wars, AIDS and road accidents combined

The real scope of pollution and how it affects livelihoods is often misrepresented.

NASA discovers Mars has a magnetic tail twisted by solar wind

Mars has an invisible magnetic tail and it might contribute to Martian atmospheric loss.

Not so harmless: common herbal remedy might cause liver cancer

"Natural healthy medicine, no side effects" ... yeah.

Need to improve your foreign language skills? A bit of alcohol will do the trick, researchers find

Booze to the rescue! Just don't overindulge.

The AI buster-buster: new machine dominates AI that dominated humans at Go

It seems our AI overlords have overlords of themselves.

New 3D Radar mapping system could revolutionize rescue missions

Capable of mapping environments in 3D and distinguishing between materials, it could help save a lot of lives.

Researchers discover astonishingly intact, 48-million-year-old bird fats in fossilized gland

An incredible find.

Water wells serving 2 million Americans could be contaminated with high levels of Arsenic

Millions of Americans are potentially exposed to high concentrations of arsenic from their drinking water.

Flowers use "blue halo" to attract bees

Blue Halo: A story of flowers, bees, and convergent evolution.

Researchers believe they've found a great place for a moonbase -- thanks to a volcano

Building a moonbase in a lava tube. Doesn't that sound awesome?

Flying insect biomass decreased by 75 percent over 27 years in nature reserves

We're responsible and it's up to us to clean up the mess.

Wolves are better team players than dogs, study reveals, casting doubt on our view of domestication

A wild streak makes them better at cooperating, the team reports.

Some cognitive training games can really boost the brain

One cognitive test widely used in research can improve working memory. The training won't make you smarter, though.

Evidence keeps pilling up in favor of the mysterious Planet Nine

A ninth planet 10 times bigger than Earth might be lurking far away within the solar system.

China's first space station is about to come crashing down on Earth, and we don't really know where

No reason to worry, just an 8-ton space station crashing down on Earth.

Stress could be as harmful to your gut's health as junk food

Stress can trigger changes in the bacterial colonies that occupy the gut, similarly to obesity.

Gravitational waves show us how gold is formed

I was never really a fan of gold, but knowing where it originates somehow makes it much more beautiful.

Dutch design student creates wonderful packaging alternative to help save the environment

Simple, elegant, efficient. Awesome!

Why the gravitational waves splashed by the merger of two dying stars spells a revolution in astronomy

This was an amazing week in science -- with much more to come.

Netherlands announces plans to phase out coal plants by 2030, puts coal's future in Europe at doubt

More like Nether-nocoalburninghere-lands.

Quantum technology of spinning black holes

Are black holes trying to tell us something?

Big-brained cetaceans have "marine-based cultures" similar to those of humans, study reveals

They only need thumbs to rule the oceans!

Americans vastly overestimate the size of the gay minority in the USA, and this could influence gay rights

According to the most recent surveys, Americans generally overestimate the size of the country's homosexual community six-fold.

Magic mushrooms relieve depression symptoms by 'reseting' brain

Patients reported feeling 'reset' or 'rebooted'. Their depression symptoms improved immediately after taking the drug.

Researchers identify brain patterns associated with learning to improve teaching, fight Alzheimer's

We're learning about learning!

Venezuela to become the first country to lose its glaciers to global warming

Things are not looking good in Venezuela.

Monster solar flare could wipe out our electric infrastructure within next 100 years

It happened before and it could happen again rather soon. Damage to power grids, satellites, and communications could amount to $10 trillion.

Newfoundland settled multiple times by unrelated groups of people in the last 7,700 years, study reveals

A very cosmopolitan island.

Complete wipeout: Just two penguin chicks survive from a colony of 40,000

Researchers are now trying to establish a protected area for the colony.

"Apocalyptic" Red Sun phenomenon in UK triggered by Hurricane Ophelia, forest fires, and dust from the Sahara

The red Sun is not dangerous, but the hurricane is!

Trump’s pick to run environmental office says CO2 is good for us, renewable energy is 'parasitic'

The clouds over the White House loom darker and darker.

Melt runoff is making the waters around Greenland less saline

The consequences are important for ecosystem health.