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Human activity is destroying the ozone layer -- again

The ozone layer recovery could be delayed by as many as 30 years by rising industrial pollutants.

Unprecedented, catastrophic wildfires blaze through California

Strong evidence indicates that humans are at least partly to blame.

More than half of police killings in the United States were not officially documented

A disturbing new study shows that the government fails to accurately count law-enforcement related deaths in the United States.

The secret to the albatross sustained flight: staying crosswind at all times

The bird can effortlessly travel up to 500 miles in a single day just by occasionally flapping its formidable wings.

Contrasting facial features make you seem younger, no matter where you're from

A youthful appearance is viewed as a sign of health and considered more attractive -- so it's no surprise that people often try to look a few years younger than they actually are.

Scientists to announce more details about gravitational waves

It could be something heavy, so tune in!

Yellowstone volcano might erupt within decades -- affecting all of mankind

Things might be heating up faster than we were expecting.

Gaping hole larger than the Netherlands opens up in icy sea off Antarctica

Scientists caution that it's too early to involve climate change in this instance.

Tonight, SpaceX will live-broadcast launch of previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket

Brave move. Hopefully, it will pay off.

Surge in pest resistance is making biotech crops worldwide less effective

Some crops fare much better than others so there's a lot of lessons we can learn.

Coal formation sucked so much CO2 out of the atmosphere that Earth nearly froze over 300 million years ago

"It is quite an irony that forming the coal that today is a major factor for dangerous global warming once almost lead to global glaciation," the author said.

Childhood obesity has grown by 1,000% worldwide in the last 40 years

We're dealing with a worldwide crisis by now.

What gives durian, the world's smelliest fruit, its distinctive pungent scent

Their aroma has been described as "terrible" and "foul". Now we know why.

Scientists coax bacteria to assemble into a pressure sensor

Living electronics could be a game changer.

Trove of bronze statues found on Antikythera shipwreck

The Antikythera site keeps on giving.

Mouse Mazes and Cutting Edge Science: A Discussion with Harvard's Shuhan He

A winding discussion about neuroscience, technology, and mouse mazes.

How dirty, soot-covered birds can track down pollution over a whole century

Back in the day when Chicago and Pittsburg were the world's Beijing and New Delhi.

We could power the whole of human civilization with wind turbines in the open sea

Offshore wind farms could provide three times more power than land-based turbines

Scientists just found half of the universe's missing matter, and strengthened the Standard Model in the process

It was floating around where we estimated it would be.

Revolutionary optical upgrade enables ground-based telescopes to hunt for alien planets

This could be a game changer.

Scott Pruitt says subsidies give renewables an unfair edge, and here's why he's a monumental hypocrite

Capital H.

Obscure 3,200-year-old stone inscription finally gets deciphered -- tells of Troy prince conquests and 'Sea People'

Troy is back in the limelight with a story written in a long-forgotten language.

The Past and Future of Mars with and without Human Intervention

An overview of humanity's fascination with the Red Planet.

There is no real debate around 'is climate change real?'

The climate change debate is moot.

Radioactive boars spark concern in Sweden

Boars will be boars -- radioactive or not.

Scotland's wind turbines are getting better and better

Bravo, Scotland!

Rarest songbird species turns out to be even rarer than thought -- because it never existed

So rare there's not one of them.

Reversing a current's flow is theoretically possible in a quantum system

More weird quantum physics.

High-potassium foods like bananas and avocados can stave off strokes and heart attacks, new study finds

Munch up on those avocados and bananas, people!

Virtual reconstruction shows what the first modern humans to reach Europe looked like

A lot has changed in 30.000 years.

Renewable flip flops: scientists produce the "No. 1" footwear in the world from algae

Walk a mile in these shoes.

Elusive stick insect thought extinct for 80 years is still alive and kicking

The amazing story of an insect presumed dead for decades.

Elon Musk tweeting with Rick (and Morty) about simulation singularity is the best thing I've seen all week

Things got funny fast.

Early modern humans formed complex social networks to avoid inbreeding as early as 34,000 years ago

The findings partially explain why humans were more successful than Neanderthals.

Musk says Puerto Rico's power grid could be built from the ground up with solar and battery packs

A great opportunity for clean energy to help set a tragedy right.

The moon once had an atmosphere seeded by volcanic eruptions

It must have looked like a weird sight from Earth's vantage point.

The world's first scientific satellite is still in orbit

It will stay there for centuries, if not a thousand years.

Neonicotinoid pesticides found in 75 percent of honey worldwide

The pesticide is heavily linked with the dramatic collapse of bee populations around the world.

Scotland bans hydraulic fracking -- indefinitely

Some argue a firmer ban is in order.

Some 2% of our DNA is Neanderthal. Here's what it does

In most ways, Neanderthals were just like us.

Scientists discover 15 new gecko species in Myanmar

They're all adorable. Alas, some could already be threatened.

Australian Committee thinks it should be OK for drunk people to use autonomous cars

Drink and let the car drive!

Just 3% of Americans own 50% of the country's guns

About 7.7 million American 'superusers' own between eight and 140 firearms.

Divers solve 93-year-old mystery by discovering shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron

It went under in 1924, claiming the lives of 25 crewmembers.

Marijuana use among teenagers drops to lowest since 1994, despite widespread legalization

Legal or not, teens aren't that interested in cannabis anymore.

Newly developed surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds

It could save countless lives.

NASA astronauts start spacewalk -- with live footage

You can watch it live here.

A woman's reaction to a 15-year-old tattoo nearly fooled doctors it was cancer

The story brings into discussion the often overlooked issue of tattoo ink safety.

In 2016, Coca-Cola produced 1 billion more plastic bottles than in 2015

The forgotten ingredient of a Coke -- plastic.

Aerial photos show Greenland deltas growing due to climate change

A rather unexpected effect of climate change.