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When mice 'sing' they produce ultrasounds we've only seen in jet engines

Until recently it wasn't clear how mice were able to 'sing' their high-pitched tunes.

Jupiter's spooky sounds: Astronauts capture sound emissions from the gas giant

Jupiter's getting ready for Halloween.

Newly-discovered fault in San Andreas may explain geologic mysteries

It might be a good thing... but we're not sure yet.

Elephants walk on their tip-toes and it's literally killing them in captivity

Elephants don't walk on high heels, but they act like they do nevertheless.

Silkworms spin super silk after eating carbon nanotubes and graphene

Worms + graphene = great silk.

The 2016 Nobel Prize in economics awarded to duo of contract theoreticians

Sign at the bottom for Prize.

Modern humans lost some of their smoke-resistance genes and we don't know why

So remember, don't smoke kids.

Some birds play tunes not all that different from jazz musicians

Humans were by no means the first to evolve musicality.

Scientists coax mice with injured spinal cords to regrow nerve fibers, something deemed impossible not too long ago

With the help of a novel drug therapy, mice with spinal cord damage showed nerve cell regeneration at the injured site.

How the brain makes drinking water feel like a pain once you're hydrated

Drinks for the thirsty, gag reflex for the over-hydrated.

The labour gender gap might start at home: girls spend 40% more time on chores more than boys, worldwide

For some girls, chores are a training academy for a life as a housekeeper.

NASA reports damage from Hurricane Matthew

NASA itself feared the worst from the hurricane, but thankfully, the damage done at Cape Canaveral seems minor.

Algorithm finally cuts any cake in equal, envy-free slices

Because cutting cake has to be perfect.

First living-donor uterus transplant in the US performed in Texas

Out of four procedures, one has potential for success.

New farm in the middle of the desert will use only sunlight and seawater - no pesticides, fossil fuels, or even soil

The sun and the sea - that's all it needs.

Scientists create the smallest transistor ever

Smallest. Transistor. Ever

Squished-booms: looking at the behavior of underwater explosions

Explosions behave quite differently underwater than what you'd see on the surface.

Apes can also understand what's in other people's heads, and can even spot false beliefs

We're not so special after all.

Struggling with math? You might have what scientists call a 'math disability'

You now have a new excuse for failing math.

Chicken korma shows why we like the food we like

Pass me some of that fat.

Bees can feel optimism, possibly other 'emotion-like states' as well, study finds

All it takes to make them happy is some sugar.

Five genes could give dogs their unique human interaction -- and they share four with us

Woof.

Globalization offers us a huge choice of foodstuffs -- but we're not having it

Game theory doesn't apply to farming like it does to other areas of industry.

Americans are worried about climate change but, paradoxically, aren't talking about it (and this doesn't help at all)

When everyone is silent, nothing gets done.

Paris climate agreement enters into force

The landmark Paris climate agreement has become an official agreement, fulfilling the necessary condition: over 55 countries covering over 55% of global emissions have ratified it.

Romania clamps down on hunting big carnivores for sport

An unexpected move that's gained a lot of public approval -- as well as criticism.

Scientists create a molecular, nano-sized, four-wheel-drive car

This really is the future.

Blue Origin passes key emergency espace test for its capsule with flying colours, then soft lands its rocket too

A huge milestone was reached by Jeff Bezos' space venture.

Aerial survey shows the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is much larger than we thought

In case you didn't know, there's a huge garbage patch floating around in the Pacific.

Nutmeg the Cat celebrates 31st birthday. He's the oldest ca in the world

This tabby cat just celebrated its 31st birthday, after recovering from a serious illness.

Human lifespan might have hit the ceiling at 115 years of age -- can we live longer than this?

We can only hope so.

What the villa of a wealthy roman from Pompeii looked like before it was buried by ash

The epitome of Roman class -- before all hell broke loose.

Gold growing on trees offers a new prospecting tool

Who said money doesn't grow on trees? Take this grandpa!

New ancient car-sized species identified by paleontologists. It was related to Megalodon

Some 20 million years ago, both the Atlantic and the Pacific were haunted by a huge shark the size of a car.

Google's Neural Machine can translate nearly as well as a human

It all happened because they let the program learn without interference.

China wants to build the biggest spaceplane ever. It would be capable of carrying 20 space tourists

China's audacious plan to seize the space tourism market.

The safest locks might be those encrypted by passwords transmitted through the body

Your body is the key now.

The 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to trio of molecular machine pioneers

Tiny gears to start a huge revolution.

Why meat is unsustainable and what the protein chain of the future ought to look like

By the end of the century, the planet is expected to clock ten billion hungry mouths. If everyone ate meat, we'd be in a lot of trouble.

"Extinct" elms discovered doing just fine in the Queen's gardens, Edinburgh

It's good to be Queen. But it's even better to be the Queen's elms.

Ancient Chinese 2,500-year-old grave was covered in a shroud of 13 Cannabis plants

The plants were so well preserved, they still contained THC-rich trichomes -- even after all this time!

The 2016 Nobel Prize in physics awarded to trio of topological experts

Bagel physics begets a prize.

80% of data in Chinese clinical trials have been fabricated

According to a new study, we should take Chinese studies with a grain of salt - or rather, with a ton of salt.

Programmable 3-D printed soft materials helps robots and drone make a soft landing

This is real custom work.

This vinyl playing under an electron microscope is mesmerizing

Groovy!

The US steps up for the bees, adding seven Hawaiian species the Endangered Species List

I'm buzzing with excitement.

Archaeologists unearth a huge dinosaur footprint in the Gobi desert

A titanic footprint from a titan of a beast.

Livestock-MRSA found in British-sourced pork at Asda and Sainsbury's

British-grown pork livestock has been tested positive for livestock associated MRSA, the Guardian reports.

Exoskeleton glove lets you touch, grasp and feel objects in virtual reality

This amazing glove lets you manipulate and feel objects in VR.

Alcohol and rapid antidepressants share the same brain pathway, which might explain a lot of things

This serves to explain why a drink or two when you're down can go a long way.