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The wild chimpanzee who cared for her disabled child

Heartwarming.

Male chimps can be both players and good father, new study finds

Just because they enjoy the opposite sex doesn't mean they're bad dads.

Male chimpanzees take an active interest in their offspring's well-being, suggests early humans did the same

Up to now, we didn't even think they knew which were theirs.

Rats tickled past squeaking point to identify the brain's "tickle center"

Their videos should used to identify my brain's "awww" center.

The ZME Diaries: #COP22 -- The heart of COP

A look at what likely is the liveliest part of the conference.

Here's how Donald Trump might bring the U.S. back to the climate 'dark ages'

President Trump could be a disaster for the climate.

Laser stopwatch measures atomic events with trillionth of a billionth of a second accuracy

This is one fast 'camera'.

Thorny devils drink water with their body, by burying themselves in the sand

The thorny devil can't drink water the "normal" way.

Hyperloop rail might connect Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes

It takes 2 hours to take a bus from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. It's a 90-minute drive. The Hyperloop could get you there in 12 minutes.

Scientists find completely new type of atomic bond

Researchers have observed something which had been proposed for a long time.

Science shows that the 'sixth sense' may be more than just a feeling

When senses evolve.

NASA's morphing wing will make airplanes smoother, more efficient

Taking a cue from nature.

Scientists make semiconductor-free chip that work similarly to vacuum tubes

Taking hints from pre-1950s technology, researchers devised semiconductor-free electronics that operate faster and can handle more power.

Scientists show how a high-protein diet can help you lose weight

Several studies have previously indicated that a high-protein diet can help you lose weight - now researchers believe they know how.

Bio-engineered Arctic apples coming soon to a supermarket near you

A Canadian biotechnology company has modified apples to resist browning for a longer time.

Just like humans, old bonobos suffer from long-sightedness

Stop blaming your computer.

WMO's "Global Climate in 2011-2015" report published, proves we need to act now

Hot, droughty, floody, deadly.

Scientists launch new survey of Yellowstone to make the most accurate map of the park's subsurface

The goal is to identify the pathways hot water uses to travel to the surface.

Damned Rivers: The Story of Pristine Rivers About to be Shackled for Energy

These rivers are absolutely damned.

Carbon dating confirms poachers are on a killing spree: 90% of ivory seized since 2002 is three years old

Forensic techniques suggest elephant massacres in Africa are as bad as we thought.

Machine learning identifies suicidal patterns with 93 percent accuracy

Machines can tell when someone is contemplating suicide.

Atomic-sandwich material could make computers 100 times more energy efficient

Don't need a calculator to know that's a lot.

Unlikely cooperation: Coyote and badger spotted hunting together

They're cute, smart, and extremely dangerous.

Oil & gas lobby shouldn't have a full seat at the climate table

The wolves, dining with the sheep.

World leaders convene for COP22 in Marrakech to turn promises into action

All eyes are on Marrakesh for the next two weeks as the most important climate event of the year unfolds.

China's new Five Year Plan calls for environmental protection, more clean energy

China has been making great progress, but there's still a ways to go.

New study might explain why winters have been more horrid in recent years

Researchers might have an explanation for why winters have gotten so horrendous.

Study looks at what makes some song stick in your head, while others don't

Don't read this if you're not in the mood to sing to yourself. Seriously.

There's a strange similarity between your cells and neutron stars

Researchers have found an intriguing resemblance between the human cells and neutron stars.

White House announces plan to cover 25,000 miles of highways in 35 states with EV charging stations

Better late than never.

A huge black hole is zipping 'naked' through the universe, and it's not phased one bit by it

What an astronomical flasher.

Cooking nuclear waste into glass and ceramic materials could provide safe, efficient containment

Vitrification is the way to go.

Presenting the electron kaleidoscope: the first ever colour electron microscope

This new technique could be revolutionary for science.

Smoking one pack a day causes your lung cells' DNA to mutate 150 times every year

It's not just your lungs either.

In 2014, the Ebola virus mutated to infect people more efficiently

Viruses are mutating and adapting to the human body.

Russian scientists stumble upon secret Nazi base in the Arctic

They did Nazi that coming.

Self-healing battery pulls itself back together if you cut it in half -- still delivers electricity

These electronics just won't die.

NASA celebrates 16 years of International Space Station with 16 amazing GIFs

16 years of a glorious experiment.

From Paris to Marrakech: The world is taking steps to curb climate change, but it's not nearly enough

Last year, world leaders gathered in Paris for a UN summit which could be decisive in humanity's history.

This 50,000-year-old settlement found in Australia's barren interior shows Aboriginal ancestors were skilled survivors

Right in the middle of nowhere, ancient humans ventured to start a new life.

Mount St. Helens, the deadliest volcano in the U.S., has cold feet

This powerful volcano is more bizarre than meets the eye.

This salty lake beneath the sea just kills everything inside it

They call it the "Jacuzzi of Despair" and rarely has a name been so fitting.

New method developed to create biocrude oil from wastewater

From your toilet to the gas tank.

ClientEarth vs UK Gov. verdict announced, officials have to tackle the problem

Their previous plans to clean the air were ruled to fall illegally short of the mark.

The biggest space telescope in the world, the JWST, is finally complete. It will launch in 2018

The James Webb Space Telescope can see a bumblebee a moon's distance away.

Curiosity finds weird metallic meteorite on Mars

While taking its usual stroll on Mars, the Curiosity Rover found something unexpected: a dark, smooth meteorite.

NASA's pumpkin competition absolutely smashes everything else

It's out of this world.

Chain-smoking robot lights up 12 cigarettes like a gatling gun for science

The real-life Bender could be a life saver.

New laser tech could be the life-sniffing 'nose' for NASA's next Mars rover

An innovative technology could drastically up our chances of finding alien life inside the solar system.

Wild cats' brains evolve to a different tune than those of primates, study finds

Same organ, different needs.