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Scientists design $100 muon detector

It's a unique chance to do some top notch science from the comfort of your own home.

Bacteria-printed solar cells produce electricity during both day and night

Living solar cells could power medical or environmental sensors. They're fully biodegradable too.

MIT and Lamborghini team up to create electric car of the future

Lamborghini wants to replace batteries with supercapacitors and have an engine for each wheel.

Tofu waste is transformed into a new alcoholic beverage called Sachi

Tofu production could become zero-waste, yes whey!

Delicate seahorses found in the British river of Thames

Seahorses, in the Thames. What a time to be alive!

Earth worms can reproduce in Mars-like conditions, study shows

The worms could be crucial for a garden-like ecosystem if we ever want to establish a Martian colony.

Scientists create 'Trippy Machine' that induces drug-free hallucinations

The purpose is to identify how everyday consciousness works.

Light therapy might improve depression symptoms in bipolar patients

Some sunshine to brighten a bad mood.

Brexit was fueled by xenofobia and a desire to dominate others in society, new paper reports

It's disturbingly reminiscent of "sentiments stirred by the Nazis in Germany."

Quantum encryption is now fast enough to support a 'unhackable' internet

The required hardware is inconvenient, however.

US brewery wants to make beer on Mars -- so they're space-testing barley seeds next week

How do you go 'bottoms up' when there's no 'up' in space?!

New Finnish invention allows cars to easily detect black ice in real time

It could help reduce fuel consumption and make the winter roads safer.

Scientists successfully transplant coral into the devastated Great Barrier Reef

This successful first trial might one day save the reef.

About 90% fewer wild birds are traded thanks to EU ban

It has been very effective, with a few indirect effects.

Cinnamon burns fat cells, but don't start chugging cinnarolls just yet

Cinnamon is no miracle cure, but it might help fight those extra pounds.

Every other summer expected to break heat records by 2030

By 2050, virtually every summer will be hotter than anything we've experienced to date.

Almost half of all US cancers can be prevented through lifestyle, study shows

Put that cigarette down, skip the beer, and eat more fruits and veggies -- your cancer risk will go down dramatically.

Different species can emerge in only two generations, new study reveals

It's the equivalent of your grandkids being a new species. Pretty crazy.

Finland baker launches bread made almost entirely of crickets

Delicious and nutritious. Would you like a loaf?

LED light savings backfire spectacularly as light pollution increases dramatically

Instead of consuming less, we're consuming more.

"Ecological air conditioning" keeps species cool for now, but it won't last

Bad news. Bad, bad news.

Common jellyfish is actually two distinct species

It took us 175 years to spot the difference.

NASA records 20 years of changing seasons in new global map

The ebb of 20 years worth of seasons condensed in 2.5 minutes.

"Felting" carbon nanotubes could finally allow us to use the wonder-material at large

Carbon nanotubes are one of the most promising materials humanity is looking into today -- problem is, they tend to break when mixed with anything else.

Lightning reacts with the atmosphere to produce nuclear reactions and antimatter

As if lightning wasn't insane enough.

UK prospecting companies admit to using the medieval technique of dowsing

Companies are employing water witchery. To find water. In modern UK.

The sugar industry knew about negative health effects, but swept them under the rug

Oh they knew...

AI-powered drones race against human pilots

Humans had the upper hand for now. In the long run, though, drones prove more reliable.

Scientists turn alligator scales into primitive 'feathers'

The research suggests the same pathway may have been taken by dinosaurs as they transitioned to birds.

Cassini's stunning farewell picture of Saturn

After 11 years in space, this marvelous shot of the ringed planet was taken

Male dolphins give gifts and employ wingmen to impress the ladies

Being really smart doesn't stop you from acting dumb when you're in love.

That flowing briny water on Mars? It might just be sand

That's how science works sometimes.

Many cancer survivors are still battling with PTSD

As if cancer wasn't problematic enough...

Scientists 'reclone' world's first cloned dog

They want to see if there are any health hazards to cloning.

Scuba diving flies use bubbles to feed underwater

For most insects, going beneath the water surface would be suicide -- but not for these flies!

8,000 years old rock art in Saudi Arabia documents the earliest known use of dog leashes

Woof.

This startup plans to end rhino poaching by counterfeiting illegal goods -- and it could work

3D printed fake horns could drive the poachers out of a job.

No, seismologists aren't really predicting dramatic earthquakes for 2018 -- it's a single hypothesis from one study, not a fact

When all we're after is catchy headlines, science often falls in the background.

Big Tobacco will run anti-smoking ads, one decade after court order

Anti-tobacco advocates are furious the delay will make the campaign less effective.

Cigar-shaped asteroid is the first interstellar object we've seen in the solar system

A strange visitor from interstellar space came to visit. It might teach us a thing or two about the universe.

New AI tells masterpieces from forgeries by only looking at brush strokes

How long until someone will train an AI to trick this AI?

Huge extinct sea cow found beneath Russian beach

It used to be a gentle beast which tragically succumbed to human overhunting.

Teens are having sex sooner (and raunchier) than ever before -- but sex education isn't keeping up

Teens are spicing things up more than they used to.

Tesla's new Semi is an electrical monster, but can it really deliver?

This could be a game changer.

NASA reinvents the wheel with new, 'chainmail' tire design

Finally, no more flat tires!

These sharks thrive in a real-life underwater volcano

Yes, these sharks live inside a volcano.

Neandethals in Spain outlived their kin by thousands of years thanks to a big river and an Italian volcano

The research suggests that human interbreeding was more of a 'step-by-step' event.

Pregnant women urged to sleep on side to lower risk of stillbirth

Sleeping on the back in the third trimester doubles the risk of stillbirth.

Chimps get grossed out too, pointing to the origins of disgust in humans

Nobody seems to like touching moist, soft stuff.

Male prairie voles that drink alcohol ruin their relationships

They are a model for human alcoholism and relationships.