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Interview with Mark Scherz, the discoverer of the gecko that sheds its scales

It turns out there is more to the story.

This Deep-Sea Fisherman Posts a Trove of Incredible Creatures

The oceans are as beautiful as they are bizarre.

Scientists debunk the exercise 'non-responder' myth. If you're not improving, switch to another routine or workout more

As many as one in three people don't see an improvement after exercising. But doesn't mean you're stuck forever.

Engineered 3D heart tissue beats in synchronized harmony

This research could drastically improve drug testing for cardiovascular diseases which are responsible for 40% of all deaths in North America.

NASA's mission to search for life on Europa takes shape

If we want to look for extraterrestrial life, Europa might be one of the best guesses in the solar system.

Interactive LEDs could enable smartphones that are controlled by touchless gestures and charged by ambient light

This could be a game changer.

416 beached whales send New Zealanders into frantic rescue mission

It was truly haunting.

Can drones replace bumblebees and stave off a food crisis?

Some scientists are already preparing for a world without bees.

NASA's study of the Louisiana Deltas yields fantastic images of new land being born

Always down for some eye candy.

Watch what happens when you divide by zero on a mechanical calculator

It lost it.

NASA team to study Kilauea volcano from ground, air, and space

NASA's bringing out the big guns.

The 12th Dead Scroll cave found in Israel, after a 60 year pause. Some of the earliest Biblical scrolls were retrieved from such sites

The archaeologists didn't find any new texts but the cave has renowned interest for a massive hunt.

Astronomers discover the first "middleweight" black hole

Many more might be lurking in the galaxy.

Enormous crack in Antarctica's ice shelf is forcing scientists to retreat from 30-year-old research base

A huge iceberg the size of Delaware could completely break free in the coming month.

We can achieve the 2C objective, but we have to go 100% renewable energy by 2060

It's an optimistic hypothesis, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility.

A bunch of artificial cells just passed the Turing Test

Scientists have built cells that are not living but are so life-like that other cells can communicate with them.

Vaping might be a gateway to smoking tobacco for teenagers

Vape -- not so safe.

Modern nitrogen-cycle's birth identified during the Great Oxidation

Along with oxygen, it set the stage for life as we know it.

"Zoom in. Now... enhance." Well, Google just turned this old TV trick into reality

T-t-that's pretty good actually.

There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US

Regardless of what one fossil-fuel-lover president may do, renewable energy is thriving in the US.

John Deere announces first electric tractor

The iconic American manufacturer has announced plans to release its first fully electric tractor.

Stanford students brew 5,000 year old Chinese beer, say it's fruity and tasty

Can't spell 'archaeology' without 'alcohol'.

Neil deGrasse Tyson rants about scientific illiteracy in the US: 'A threat to the nation'

"Americans overall are bad at science. Scared of math. Poor at physics and engineering. Resistant to evolution."

Helium can, in fact, react with other elements to form a stable compound. Better re-write those textbooks

Not so noble after all.

Female genital mutilation falls sharply in Iraq's Kurdish region, gives hope for eradication

The barbaric practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has dropped sharply in parts of Iraq.

China is now the world's largest solar producer

Thus, China consolidates its role as a world leader in renewable energy.

Hand-held breath monitor can detect if you're infected with the flu

It's similar to the breath alcohol tester used by the police but for the flu.

Astronomers discover the first white dwarf pulsar in history, ending half a century of searching

It's small but it will rip you apart using only magnetism.

Newly discovered 'escape artist' gecko species evades predators by shedding its scales

When a predator such as a snake strikes the gecko, it's not dinner he's getting but a mouthful of scales.

The Netherlands is shutting down prisons. It doesn't have enough criminals, and prisons aren't effective at rehabilitation

While this is a problem for the country's 1,900 prison workers losing their jobs... it's not such a bad problem to have.

The Amazon Stonehenge: Drones discover hundreds of ancient earthworks in the basin

Large, mysterious earthworks built thousands of years ago were discovered in the Amazon basin.

Carnivorous plants all over the world used convergent evolution to start eating flesh

This means being carnivores must have been an excellent solution for these plants.

Scientists develop 'lab on a chip' that costs 1 cent to make

The new technology, which costs just $0.01 to build, could usher in a medical diagnostics revolution.

Mystery of Mars' liquid past deepens. New study finds CO2 levels were too low to keep the planet warm

Things just got a whole lot more complicated.

Condomless, reversible male contraceptive treatment shows its worth in rhesus monkey trial

If everything goes smoothly, we might see it available in 2018.

Martian meteorite reveals volcanic activity on the Red Planet is at least 2 billion years old

There's not much going on today but Mars must have been very volcanically active.

Personality traits are "contagious among children" -- especially good ones

When preschoolers hang out with each other, they tend to borrow each other's personalities, a new study has found.

Fossilized protein found in 195-million-year-old dinosaur bone

Finding fossilized remains of dinosaurs is one thing, but now, paleontologists have discovered proteins dating back to 195 million years ago.

New method could produce polio vaccines without the need for a live virus

The risk for a potential biohazard would be seriously reduced.

JAXA's mission to fish for space trash thwarted by faulty tether

Cleaning up is hard.

More evidence that aspirin and ibuprofen don't help with back pain

We should pay more attention to over the counter drugs.

Can't stand the sound of chewing or heavy breathing? It's called misophonia and here's what goes on in the brain

We all know at least one person.

Early life kept oxygen in check and stalled evolution for billions of years, model suggests

Evolution doesn't always procrastinate. But when it does, it's for 2 billion years.

UV-printed text allows sheets to be reset and re-used 80 different times

This message will self-erase in five to more days.

French presidential candidate welcomes muzzled US scientists

Voila!

Why you should be grateful for modern lab safety

You won't believe what was allowed in the past.

Federal investigators find persistent cracks in SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets

Space is tough -- and SpaceX is learning that first hand.

We sleep to forget things, new study finds

Sleep is as mysterious as it is vital for our wellbeing.

Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers with robots. Production rises by 250%, defects drop by 80%

After a factory in Dongguan, China, replaced most of its workers with robots, it witnessed a spectacular rise in productivity.

How weekend camping resets your body clock, explained by science

Camping is an excellent antidote to the ills of modern life, a new study has found.