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World-first Braille Smartwatch brings all the connectivity of a smartphone to your fingertips

Handy!

Electronic energy meters might be off by almost 600%, Dutch study finds

The electric company isn't trying to scam you -- it's just that technology evolved faster than we adapted.

1962 vaccine breakthrough prevented 4.5 billion cases of polio, measles, rabies, hepatitis A, and many others

This man and his colleagues saved millions of lives. But you've probably never heard of him.

Earth's mantle is much hotter than we thought, scientists learn

For once, it's not something to do with global warming, phew!

Lego celebrates the achievements of the Women of NASA with new set

Starting with science at a young age.

New paper explains why predatory dinosaurs walked on two feet while mammals stayed on all fours

It's all about the tail.

Japanese billionaire wants to raise $100 billion to be among the first to reach the singularity with a 10,000 IQ computer chip

Masayoshi Son wants to be in the front row when the singularity is finally here.

Inside the minds of real-life zombies -- people who think they have a dead brain inside a living body

Cotard's syndrome makes people believe they're dead and that they do not require any food, water, or even hygiene to function.

Volkswagen emission cheats will kill 1,200 people, study finds

Putting a "price tag" in terms of human lives might help us understand just how bad the situation really is.

A major extinction is likely, and we'll also suffer, UN experts warn

If we don't do it, we're just as screwed as them.

Denmark just ran a day entirely on wind energy -- again

'The transition is fully underway. If we are looking for cheap, competitive and reliable, I don’t see much alternative to wind' says Wind Europe spokesman

Woolly mammoths suffered genomic meltdown right before extinction

They were cuter and silkier... but less adapted to a harsh environment.

Operating system and a movie, among others, stored in DNA with no errors. The method can pack 215 petabytes of data in a single gram of DNA

A huge breakthrough might help solve our growing 'big data' storage problem.

Earth-born methanogen bacteria species could survive in Mars' crust, new study shows

Life can be surprisingly hardy.

Rangers in India found an effective yet questionable way of slamming down poaching -- they kill the poachers

Is it really a price worth paying?

In 2015, record temperatures in Antarctica were 17.5°C (63.5°F). Yes, you read that right

Next time you go to Antarctica, pack your shorts.

China will force 67,000 fossil fuel-powered Taxis to switch to electric in order to cut back on pollution

In Beijing and other municipalities, all taxi drivers will be forced to gradually switch to electric.

New method piggybacks data on radio waves to make singing posters and smart cities

Its gonna be a lot of chatter though.

Meet the deadliest tree in the world. It's so dangerous you could die just by standing underneath it

The story of the manchineel -- a tree that grows on the coast of tropical locations -- and why should stay the heck away from it.

When the octopus and squid lost their shells

Squishy animals like the octopus or squid used to have hard internal shells up until 100 million years ago.

Burger animal feed comes from unethical sources -- deforested lands in Bolivia and Brazil

When this happens, action must be taken -- if not by lawmakers, then by consumers.

Twitterers compete with suggestions for newly discovered exoplanets' names -- hilarity ensues

Anyone care to wager which name popped up instantly?

Wild elephants need only two hours of sleep -- that's the lowest duration of sleep for any animal

They're the shortest sleepers in the animal kingdom. Scientists also found elephants get little to no REM sleep, which might be very important.

European Space Agency makes all its pictures and videos free to share and use

It's time to get your space on!

Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history

Four billion years. Let that sink in for a moment.

DNA tests reveal that Subway's chicken only has 50% chicken

An investigative Canadian TV program revealed that the chicken from Subway sandwiches only contain about 50% chicken.

NaturalNews gets removed from Google for playing against the rules, turns it all into a major conspiracy theory for profit

What does a fraud do when he's caught red-handed? He just keeps on lying.

Scientists pick the brain of comedians to learn about the neuroscience of humor

A serious study about funny people.

Massive analysis of gamers' habits reveals how to best reach excellence in any skill

"Practice consistently, stay warm."

Sleeping more than 9 hours a night may put you at risk of developing dementia at old age

Previously, lack of sleep was associated with dementia. Now, we learn too much sleep can have similar consequences.

"Shell knew." The big oil company was aware of the effects of climate change since at least 1991

Shell was aware of what they called the "catastrophic effects of climate change." They chose not to act.

'You look like a Rachel'-- why you could actually guess a stranger's name just by looking at her face

An interesting study suggests some of us might be molding appearance to match our names.

World Health Organization says these 12 pathogens could change the world as we know it

Some of them are a hairsbreadth away from infecting us with impunity.

Blind and sighted people alike can be taught to use echolocation, just like dolphins or bats

With enough training, humans can accurately assess environments using only sound waves.

Up to 80 percent of all wildfires in the U.S. are started by humans

Wildfires are generally good for forests but the current trend is anything but natural.

Elon Musk's SpaceX just announced it will send two tourists to the Moon

SpaceX just made a stunning announcement.

Startup makes solar panels that can blend with any environment. It can match a rooftop, show an ad, anything basically

A solution for people who think rooftop solar is ugly.

Drugs that cancel the buzz of alcohol are safe and efficient, meta-analysis confirms, but people don't know about them

Many studies have found naltrexone effective against alcohol addiction but few doctors prescribe it to addicts.

NASA establishes first Space Technology Research Institutes to make Mars a self-sufficient colony

"Producing > packing" -- NASA.

Giant neurons that circle the brain like a crown of thorns could explain how consciousness originates in the brain

Scientists image neurons branching from a brain region thought to be the 'seat of consciousness.'

Does your country have bad drivers? Then your government is likely corrupt

Spare a moment to think about how the streets are in your country. The ponder how corrupt your country is. Do you see a correlation?

NASA cancels maneuver to get Juno closer to Jupiter due to faulty fuel valves -- but that's not bad news

Named after a capricious goddess, Juno lives up to her name.

Adding fibers to hydrogel, a soft material mostly made of water, makes it 5 times tougher than steel

By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.

Additive recycles incompatible mixed plastics into uber-polymer

It overcomes a major hurdle in plastic recycling.

Half of the world's species could become extinct by 2100, biologists say at Vatican conference

Welcome to the planet's sixth major extinction -- take a seat.

Is cold fusion possible? Myths and facts with Bill Nye

A faulty science experiment from 1989 still gets people excited three decades later. But is this bad science or actually possible somehow?

The Nokia 3310 is finally here -- with a standby time of a month

Who's up for rekindling an old passion?

Australia wants to use a herpes virus to wipe out carp population -- and this is a huge risk

No matter how you look at it, it's a reminder that we shouldn't mess with our ecosystems.

Aerosol emissions kept climate change in check over the Arctic until Clean Air regulations

Emissions work both ways. Well, worked.

Arctic "Doomsday Seed Vault" gets 50,000 new deposits

It's basically a huge fridge for seeds -- and it just got bigger.