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Startup plans to fuel our cities by turning windows into power plants

Where there's light, SolarWindow can create power.

Jupiter's cloud bands extend for hundreds of kilometers into the atmosphere

Scientists peeled Jupiter and make striking findings.

Iceland drilling project close to plugging into the Mid-Atlantic ridge

In a few months, Iceland will be drawing power directly from molten rock.

You have this weird-looking 423-million-year-old armored fish to thank for jaws

The ancient animal had jaws that resemble those of modern land vertebrates and bony fish.

Two million years ago, Homo habilis was right handed

Hand preference is still something we don't understand that well, but at least we've got a better timeframe now.

DeepMind can now learn how to use its memories, apply knowledge to new tasks

The AI developed by Alphabet, Google's parent company, just received a new and powerful update.

Peptides in the milk of Tasmanian devils kills some of the most dangerous bacterial and fungal infections

Devil's milk has proven to be an unexpected but extremely efficient weapon.

Mismatching foods can make for a better meal

Are we having spaghetti? OK, then I'd like some spring rolls to go with that.

Scientists develop tape that adheres to anything and rejects all liquids

They call it a superomniphobic tape.

Hundreds of snow leopards are being killed every year, and that's unacceptable

One of the most beautiful big cats is dying out -- because of us.

Five common biology myths (or “Science in the service of the anthropocentric patriarchy”)

Here are five commonly accepted biological “facts” which are untrue but are used to justify our conception of ourselves and our place in the world.

Interbreeding with Neanderthals gave us some good genes, but also diseases

We're still finding the fruits of this interspecies love affair.

Watch Tesla's new completely self-driving cars in action

This is so cool!

Why modern 'clay tablets' etched with the world's knowledge are being buried beneath a salt mine in Austria

We must not be forgotten.

A Russian start-up schools Google and Facebook facial recognition technology

NTechLab is only one year old, but it's already making headlines and playing with the big boys in the industry.

European lander likely crashes onto Mars

The bad news starts to sink in.

The depressing state of American mental health: 20 percent of the population suffering from mental illness, but only half get treatment

Depressing news.

Tasmanian devils developing resistance to horrendous infectious face cancer

I'd expect nothing less from the Tasmanian devils.

Astronomers may have discovered a new cosmic phenomena -- and we don't really know what it is

What we do know is that it blasts enormously powerful X-rays into the void.

What rocks is the Moon made from?

What's the Moon made from, anyway?

A pair of astronauts have entered China's Tiangong 2 space station, beginning the country's longest manned space mission

China is making strides in its own space program.

Scientists used brain stimulation to shut off the self-control center

Just a little electricity can change how you make any choice.

All Tesla cars coming out of the factory get complete self-driving hardware. Each car is basically a supercomputer now

Audacious plans ahead.

Monkeys in Brazil make stone flakes, which means some of those ancient tools might falsely be attributed to hominids

The monkeys cut the stones for a whole different reason, though. Ok, maybe they're not that smart.

A seaweed could help us curb greenhouse gas emissions - if we feed it to cows

It can make a big difference.

Blink, and you might miss the brightest stars in our neighborhood blowing up

It's going to be one heck of a show once it happens.

For the last 18 years, robotic mussels have been watching over our oceans

They've collected staggering amounts of data.

Portable smartphone laboratory can detect cancer with 99% accuracy

This tiny thing can analyze 8 samples at once.

Cheap catalyst reverses combustion and turns CO2 into ethanol fuel

And its discovery happened by accident, too.

Finnish appliance grows crops from cells in under a week

This is a berry exciting device.

Ancient cave paintings and genetics help find the 'Higgs bison' missing link

Thanks to prehistoric humans and modern DNA tools, scientists have cracked a mystery of science.

German U-boat found off the coast of Scotland

They say a giant sea creature destroyed it.

Why the dryer shrinks your clothes

I hate it when this happens.

World's biggest solar power plant might be built in Nevada -- it's supposed to power 1 million homes or as much as Hoover Dam

A huge concentrated solar power plant might open in Nevada, 2020 onward.

Study ranks 63 countries by empathy, Ecuador tops the list

How nice are your neighbours?

Mouse eggs engineered entirely in the lab for the first time -- later lead to healthy adults

Everyone says this is a massive breakthrough in biology.

Just days in the mountains can improve your blood for months

Just a few hours in the mountains can significantly change your bloodstream

The UK government is being taken to court over air pollution...again

Canned air looking more and more like a brilliant idea.

Meet Sawyer, the friendly robot that wants to disrupt manufacturing and education

Sawyer can do just about anything, even 'wink'.

Gut bacteria can aid recovery from spinal cord injury, researchers find

Your gut bacteria may be more important than we thought.

Scotland joins the "fully renewable" energy club

Scotland joins a select group of nations.

Astronomers may have just discovered two new moons around Uranus

Two dark shapes discovered around Uranus.

Ancient fish solves one of your childhood mysteries about teeth

A tale of milk teeth and ancient fish.

Newly discovered Japanese plant doesn't photosynthesize, pollinates itself

The most self-sufficient plant I know of.

By the time they're 12 years old, children's notions of truth and lies become more nuanced

Parents tell their children that 'lying is bad' but not everyone takes their word for it.

Epinephrine pill might break the EpiPen scandal and give patients their first valid alternative

A simple solution to bypass all the red tape and get where it's needed -- patients.

Heads of states from 170 countries sign deal that bans global warming chemicals used in refrigerators and AC

Yet another historic climate accord was signed this Saturday, right on the heels of the Paris Agreement coming into force.

Another Chinese EV manufacturer wants a piece of the cake -- can the Atvus sedan take on Tesla?

Get ready for yet another billion-dollar Chinese electric car company.

Second generation EM drive is just around the corner, patent made public on Friday

No gas? No problem!

Full-color 3-D holograms made with atomic-sized nanomaterials

Tiny metal films helped researchers made holograms with the whole color range.