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Russians digitize and publish disturbing diaries of Heinrich Himmler

The chilling diary of a monster.

Archaeologists might have just found a castle at King Arthur's alleged birthplace

It may or may not be Arthur's castle, but it's a monumental finding.

Facebook's new algorithm could help us promote better science

Improve quality on Facebook? Yes please!

Boycotting the Rio Olympics? Then you should watch and support the first Cyborg Olympics instead

Forget Rio, this is far more interesting.

The highest paid CEOs are in charge of companies that have the poorest returns

Usually, the higher the CEO's pay, the worse the company's performance. Imagine that...

Legendary Chinese mega flood was real: 4,000 years ago the Yellow river spewed four trillion gallons of water

Once thought a mere legend, now a scientific fact.

Climate change will make in-flight turbulence more common and take-offs more difficult

These risks will become serious in a couple of decades, but we need to act now.

Atomic ions finally set the stage for an all-purpose, programmable Quantum Computer

For the first time, a team of researchers claims it's made a fully programmable and reconfigurable quantum computer module.

We've finally discovered how birds can sleep and fly at the same time without crashing

Frigatebirds spend weeks at a time flying over oceans in search for food -- here's how they sleep during this time.

Gene mutation helped early humans cope with smoke infested caves, but not Neanderthals

Early humans were far better smokers than Neanderthals, and this might have mattered a lot in the end.

EV charging hubs set to outnumber Petrol Stations in the UK by 2020, Nissan says

The EV revolution is just around the corner.

A private company plans to land on the moon, but what will this precedent mean for space exploration?

Moon Express is going to the Moon -- if we can solve the paperwork.

First human trials for a Zika vaccine to begin shortly

Things are rough with Zika nowadays, but scientists are now finally testing a vaccine.

Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate

Loud screamers compensate for small testicles... but it works.

IBM Scientists make phase-changing Artificial Neurons to mimic the Computer Power of Human Brain

Science is getting closer to a computer that mimics the human brain.

Eco-friendly wines really do taste better, scientists find

Let's toast to eco-friendly grapes!

Jupiter's Red Patch Heats up the Entire Planet

We finally know what caused the huge, Earth-sized red spot on Jupiter.

New measuring method shows that lightning can be as powerful as 20 cars hitting the earth at 60mph

Powerful enough to melt the ground where it lands.

Huge crowdsourced study finds genetic links to depression

Big data is paving the way for a new generation of studies.

Flossing might be useless: little evidence showing it keeps teeth and gums healthy

Have we been living a lie all this time?

Dynamic augmented reality could make Pokemon interact with the real world

It's simply amazing.

The reason why we haven't found alien life yet might be because we're searching too soon

We might be too early for the party. Darn!

Dissatisfied owner turns his pub into a Faraday Cage to save the English pub experience

Old fashioned socializing, powered by science.

Io's atmosphere collapses every time there's an eclipse

Reason number #1304 not to colonize Io.

A major difference between DNA and RNA could explain why one is the go-to blueprint for life

Keeping your genes in good condition is priority nr.1 for all life.

Penis flowers are blooming across America, and we don't really know why

Corpse flowers are blooming much faster than usual.

The last wooly mammoths may have died of thirst

Scientists tell the story of the final sad chapter in the wooly mammoth story.

England's 5 pence tax slashed 61,000 tonnes of plastic bag use per year

That adds up to....Let me do the math on this.....A whole lot of bags.

ESOF16: quick impressions and photos

Afterthoughts from one of the biggest, brightest science events of the year -- ESOF16.

Facial reconstruction shows how British people looked like 3,700 years ago

Short, round skulls were the norm then.

The Brian Cox Effect - Or Making Science Cool Again

The Brian Cox effect sends us a clear message: we can make science attractive and it can work with great success - we just need the right perspective.

ESOF's Echoes - Talking Science

The European Science Open Forum (ESOF) has come and gone, but its echoes still resonate. It's one of the biggest science events worldwide and it absolutely felt like it.

Music company just played a vinyl record 28,000 meters above the Earth

You could say they hit a high note.

Machine learning could solve the US's police violence issue

By flagging high-risk officers, the system allows police departments to limit the chance for violent events.

Chernobyl is to become the world's largest solar power plant

This huge area will finally produce energy -- 30 years after the meltdown.

We'll soon be able to hack our nerves into controlling diseases

The new method could treat a wide range of diseases, from diabetes to arthritis.

The City of London Corporation bans leasing or purchasing diesel vehicles for its businesses

The organization takes improving air quality "extremely seriously," and has thus decided to clamp down on diesel vehicles.

These are the most metal words in the English language, data scientist says

Rock on, brothers.

This tree grows 40 different types of fruits

No joke, no trick - the tree you see blow grows 40 different types of fruit.

World's first mass extinction might have been caused by animals

Looks like it's not always asteroids.

Is secondhand marijuana smoke as damaging as tobacco smoke?

A new study compares the effects of secondhand marijuana smoke to that of tobacco.

The Zika virus might have reached the U.S., Florida governor warns

Should the virus get a foothold in southern Florida, containing it might become difficult, if not impossible.

Crows are the first non-human animals we know of that employ tools to carry objects

Who you callin' bird brain?

Global warming causes plants and soils to 'burp' more CO2

A long-standing assumption that as the planet warms, the biosphere releases more CO2 in a positive feedback loop was confirmed by researchers.

Oldest case of human cancer is 1.7 million years old

Not a modern-day disease after all.

Scientists discover first pulsing white dwarf binary star

Every two minutes, this pulsing star lights up the entire star system.

Photosynthetic solar cell turns carbon dioxide and sunlight into fuel

Fossil fuels could soon be a thing of the past.

Hormone therapy successfully used to stop cells from aging for the first time

A male sex hormone could keep our cells young forever.

Too big to orbit: Jupiter is so massive it doesn't actually orbit the Sun

They actually take one another for a spin.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is heating its upper atmosphere

The swirling gases could shed light on the atmosphere of other planets within and outside of our solar system.