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New measurement of a proton leaves us with more questions than answers

We just can't seem to determine exactly how tiny they are.

How and where to watch the Perseids this year

The Perseids are taking place in this period, and this year promises to be an especially good one.

Two dwarf-galaxies have left the wilderness to join a galactic party

Drawn by gravity, a dwarf galaxy pair is leaving the void for a more crowded region of the universe.

Longest-living vertebrate is a 400-year-old Greenland Shark

A groundbreaking study found a giant lurking beneath the Arctic might be the oldest living vertebrate today.

Mesmerizing video shows how liquid nitrogen skates across gasoline

The simple pleasures in life.

Why sonar needs to adapt to new sound highways in the Arctic

Climate change is creating super corridors for sound waves beneath the Arctic.

Analysis reveals Donald Trump's angry tweets are his own, moderate ones are from staff

Social media analysis spots the real Trump twitting.

Orangutans can tell if a drink tastes good or bad just by looking at it -- once thought a 'human thing'

They're more than the simple animals we consider them to be.

U.S. government rejects bid to re-schedule pot, but relaxes barriers for marijuana research

The U.S. government threw a bone, at least.

Did the earliest Americans walk on ice or cross on water? New study sparks debate

How did people get to America, and when? A new, 'pioneering and neat' study may have some answers.

A colony of bees has been discovered living in the lip of an active volcano

They face acid, lava, and ash every day.

Meet Chuño, a space worthy food that the Incas made eight centuries ago

It's got an impressive shelf-life for something you prepare by leaving outside for a few nights then stomping on it.

Real extent of sea level rise obscured by 1991 massive volcano eruption

How a volcano may have hidden sea level rise all this time.

Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether

Silly trees, can't they set the thermostat lower, like the rest of us?

Cassini finds canyons flooded with liquid hydrocarbons on Titan

NASA's ever-resourceful Cassini probe found steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan.

Elon Musk's company revealed plans for a roof made of solar panels

Elon Musk has shown plenty of times in the past that he's not afraid to go a bit outside the box - or even a bit more.

Pools at the Rio Olympics are turning green

Someone is celebrating St. Patrick's early this year.

Magician makes things that don't exist disappear for science

Everybody loves magic!

Scientists solve one of anthropology's most famous hoaxes

In 1912, palaeontologist Arthur Smith Woodward and the amateur antiquarian Charles Dawson made a stunning announcement, which turned out to be a hoax.

Male dogs are becoming less fertile, and researchers believe it's happening to us next

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Neanderthals' big eyes helped them flourish, not perish as previously suggested

Big-eyed Neanderthals were successful due to this feature, not in spite of.

Why humpbacks are protecting other creatures from killer whales

Humpback whales may be altruistic or hateful - either way, it's a puzzling behavior.

Want a better memory? Try eating a Mediterranean diet

Cut down on red meat, eat more vegetables and legumes. Also, olive oil.

One in Eight Americans say they regularly smoke pot -- almost double since 2013

Pot is becoming very popular among Americans. Or it's always been, but we're only beginning to find out.

Newly developed nanomaterial looks like an anti-bacterial spike pit -- but your cells can comfortably live on it

Named black silicon, the material literally stabs bacteria to death.

Superluminous supernovas explode twice, create some of the most powerful magnets in the universe

When a star is ready to drop the curtain, it goes out with a bang -- a supernova explosion. But some double the bang.

Scientists discover a new type of fire which could help us clean ocean oil spills

Red fire burns bright, but blue fire burns more efficiently.

Deadly bacteria breeding more in the oceans because of global warming

Developing countries, yet again, will be the most vulnerable in the face of such risks.

How a 1967 Solar Flare nearly plunged the World into Nuclear Holocaust

All because the sun had a bad day and 'farted'.

Only about half your friends actually consider you a friend

It's not you, it's them. Well, it's you a bit, too.

Scientists find a way to harvest green energy from grass

Garden grass could become a source of sustainable energy, a group of scientists claim.

Citizens are happier in countries where the government intervenes more frequently in the economy

Who knew that governments can make people happier?

Is being single such a bad thing? One researcher points to science that says otherwise

The perks of being single.

Six million Americans are drinking water with unsafe levels of toxic chemicals

Six million Americans might be drinking water with high levels of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech raised more climate change awareness than Earth Day

DiCaprio absolutely killed it -- and we now have the numbers to prove it.

Horses owe ambling gait to a gene mutation which first appeared more than 1,000 years ago

The Vikings then spread the new breed to mainland Europe.

Researchers find brain's 'physics engine'

There's a physics expert inside all of us, though deeper in some than in others.

Tesla Autopilot might have saved this guy's life

Tesla Autopilot -- not that bad. Not bad at all.

Scientists figure out why snakes have such long bodies

Researchers from Portugal believe they finally have the answer.

Inmates who watch nature shows in prison are 26% less aggressive than their counterparts

In a world of cages and violence, a glimpse of nature can make a huge difference.

The Types of Fossils and Other Rock-solid Fossil Facts

Bones to stones.

Earth Overshoot Day is here, folks, a full five days earlier than last year

Don't get your party hats out.

A history of computer science, from punch cards to virtual reality

A brief binary history of computer science.

Venus could once have been a very welcoming planet, NASA study found

Now? Not so much.

Scientists discover new 'Frankenstein' form of light, with important consequences for quantum computing

An intriguing electron-light interaction was discovered by scientists.

Tinder might make you feel less satisfied with your appearance and lowers self-esteem

Some let Tinder get the best of them...

Great Barrier Reef rodent becomes first extinct mammal at the hand of climate change

Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys, is now officially extinct, scientists say.

These are the worlds most energy-efficient countries

Europe tops the list.

New Italian law encourages supermarkets to give unsold food to the needy

About one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption -- 1.3 billion tons -- is wasted.

The Media Village at the Rio Olympics Is Built on a Mass Grave of Slaves

The Olympic Games in Rio are shaping up to be an absolute nightmare.