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Medication prevents HIV/AIDS has 92% success rate, but people don't know about it yet

If taken daily, the pills can reduce the risk of HIV infection by up to 92 percent.

Blood-repelling surface might finally put an end to clotting in medical implants

The resulting material could spare thousands from having to deal with blood clots.

Light's Mach-cone, its 'sonic boom' equivalent, filmed for the first time

It makes less of a racket though.

US cattle farmers have been feeding cows candy for years, spilled Skittles reveal

Sweet.

Ants plot the position of the sun and memorize their surroundings to navigate

New insights into what makes ants such fantastic navigators.

They were once a pinnacle of science, and now they're almost gone: Are encyclopedias obsolete?

'Let me settle this argument, I'll just look it up in the encyclopedia' -- said no one ever in the past 10 years.

Scientists develop memory chips from egg shells

Omelette du RAM.

Scientists want to track ocean heat using magnetic fields

As the Earth heats up, much of the heat sinks into the oceans.

Eye-popping NASA video shows how CO2 circulates through the air

It's mind-blowingly detailed.

Scientists learn why hair is almost as strong as steel. One immediate application is a hairy body armor

That soft, mushy mass on your scalp is stronger than you think.

Yes, in case there was any doubt - 2016 was the warmest year on record

In case anyone had any doubts, the year that just ended was the hottest on record.

Barack Obama transfers $500 million to green climate fund in bid to save Paris Agreement

In one of his last moves as an American president, Barack Obama has ensured a significant payment for the future of the planet's climate.

Low calorie diet ensures longer and healthier lifespan for monkeys

Researchers just added more weight to the idea that a low-calorie diet extends lifespan.

Natural selection is weeding out our drive to go to school, study reports

Not a good sign for a race hoping to colonize space.

Fast or slow talker, in the end it's all the same. Study suggests information is conveyed at the same rate

We say about the same thing at the end of the day.

Here's how to stay safe from the latest phishing scam plaguing Gmail

Stay safe.

Newly discovered moth species features Trump hairdo

A tiny moth species has been named Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, becoming the first species to bear the name of the US president elect.

Airbus plans to test an autonomous flying car this year

The Jetsons, here we come!

A whole new branch of life could have evolved and died off on Earth 2,4 billion years ago

There's no proof. But the conditions were right for it to happen.

If Donald Trump won't lead on climate, China is ready to take the reins

Trump should know better.

Don't be rude to your child's doctor - it will make them perform poorly

Scolding doctors

Shark switches from sexual to asexual reproduction

Shark males might become redundant. Just kidding - but this is really groundbreaking.

When you don't need sex, like these salamanders, you get lazy. And that's a problem in the face of climate change

Sex is good for more than just procreation.

Pretty rock found in Croatia points at Neanderthals' softer, artistic side

*nods geologically*

The world's richest 8 people have more wealth than the world's poorest 3,500,000,000

New estimates show that only eight people own more wealth than the world's poorest 50%.

The appendix keeps you healthy and your gut bacteria happy, study finds

Happy gut bacteria are the best bacteria.

For the first time, scientists have calculated the speed at which a viper strikes

It's not just the predator - the prey plays a big role too.

When someone challenges your political views, your brain treats them as a threat

So maybe don't talk politics over Sunday dinner.

Elusive ruby dragon seen alive in the wild for the first time

There's a hidden biodiversity in the sea.

World's first floating city might be built off the French Polynesian coast

It was supposed to be in the middle of the ocean but costs moved the project in territorial waters.

Heavy video gaming in teens could point to depression, if it's always playing alone

Sometimes a game is just a game. Sometimes it's a way to cope.

New NASA phone app is basically 'Plant Sims in Space'

Take a trip on the ISS and grow some plants.

The world lost 7% of its pristine forests since 2000

Some countries might lose all their virgin forests in the next 20 years.

Study finds correlation between eating hot peppers and longer lifespan

Like spicy foods? There's a good chance you might get to live longer.

Most ants don't do much, and that makes the colony more efficient

Maybe it's time for a vacation.

Tightest molecular knot could lead to better, stronger materials

It was made from strands made of over 190 atoms coiled around a triple loop which crosses itself eight times.

New robot picks peppers like a human

Robots are getting smarter and smarter.

Russia plans to ban all tobacco sales in 2033

No smoking here. Only vodka.

Killer whales shed light on the mystery of menopause

To this day, menopause remains a puzzling concept.

A computer algorithm designed Hamburg's new concert hall and it's simply amazing

When art and technology work together.

An old game console could challenge all we know about how the brain works

And it can run Donkey Kong. Can your brain do that? Didn't think so.

Scientists discover 'hunting circuits' that can turn fuzzy rats into fuzzy murderous rats

It's pretty scary that they can do it to be honest.

Massive report on cannabis confirms health benefits, calls for more research

Roll up! Your sleeves so we can do some research, of course.

If water rates get hiked at current rate, U.S. households unable to afford water could triple in five years

Water is a fundamental right -- but you still have to pay for it.

You can't keep eye contact during conversation because your brain can't handle it, study finds

It's doing its best though.

New deposit of 30 billion tonnes of carbon found trapped in Congo's peatland

The carbon trapped there is equivalent to 20 years worth of U.S. emissions.

Swiss technology can store heat in the summer to warm up your home all winter

It's like pickling heat.

All electric Dutch trains are now 100% powered by wind energy

The trains consume as much electricity as all Dutch households.

Tiny aluminium drum cooled beyond quantum limit proves we can make things even colder. Possibly down to absolute zero

Physics just got way cooler.

Chimps, unlike humans, are more likely to choose genetically-dissimilar mates

Two different takes on an age-old topic.