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Scientists Accidentally Discover Strange Creatures Under a Half Mile of Ice
Researchers only drilled through an Antarctic ice shelf to sample sediment. Instead, they found animals that weren't supposed to be there.

Scientists entered people’s dreams and got them ‘talking’

Scientists Communicate With Lucid Dreamers During Sleep

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Scientists Achieve Real-Time Communication With Lucid Dreamers in Breakthrough
International scientists have unlocked a new and exciting avenue to explore the world of dreams.

Ability to consume alcohol may have shaped primate evolution
The human desire to drink far outdates the oldest brewery.

OUR TASTE FOR BEER MAY GO BACK 13,000 YEARS
Researchers have discovered evidence of the earliest brewmasters to date, a finding that might stir an old debate: What came first, beer or bread?

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BREWERY IS THE OLDEST EVER FOUND

Researchers Levitated a Small Tray Using Nothing but Light
One day a “magic carpet” based on this light-induced flow technology could carry climate sensors high in the atmosphere—wind permitting

Cacao growers are bugging out about our chocolate supply
Could an itty-bitty pollinator be the problem?

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We Made Our Own Artificial Intelligence Art, and So Can You
Despite barely any programming experience, WIRED's Tom Simonite used open source tools and data to create art with machine learning.

Creative Tools to Generate AI Art
Wondering how to make AI art? Scroll down for the best tools to generate AI art.

Art by Artificial Intelligence
Authentically created by artificial intelligence. No human intervention.

Art by Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Generated Artwork Sells for $432,500 – Is AI a Simple Tool or Creative Genius?
Research Shows How Language Humanizes AI

Wood can easily be turned transparent to make energy-saving windows

Translucent Wood? Meet the New Material Developed by KTH

Plastic pollution in our soil

Something Fishy: Toxic Plastic Pollution Is Traveling Up the Food Chain
Chemicals collect in microplastics, which then get eaten by fish, birds and seals — and by humans.

Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120832-robotic-bee-could-help-pollinate-crops-as-real-bees-decline/#ixzz6lIonKKcj

A quarter of all known bee species haven't been seen since the 1990s Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265680-a-quarter-of-all-known-bee-species-havent-been-seen-since-the-1990s/#ixzz6lIoddWmp
Giant Patagonian bumblebees used to be abundant in Chile and Argentina, but are now an uncommon sight Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265680-a-quarter-of-all-known-bee-species-havent-been-seen-since-the-1990s/#ixzz6lIohgTWj

SLEEP CYCLES CHANGE WITH THE MOON’S PHASE
"We hypothesize that the patterns we observed are an innate adaptation that allowed our ancestors to take advantage of this natural source of evening light that occurred at a specific time during the lunar cycle," says Leandro Casiraghi

COVID FEAR OPENS YOU UP TO MISINFORMATION
"In times of uncertainty, people often seek out information to help alleviate fear, possibly leaving them vulnerable to false information," Carola Salvi says.

Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease
The shot doesn’t work as well at preventing people from getting moderately sick

Novavax coronavirus vaccine found 89 per cent effective in trials Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266260-novavax-coronavirus-vaccine-found-89-per-cent-effective-in-trials/#ixzz6lIneGvbB
A coronavirus vaccine developed by the US firm Novavax has been shown to be 89 per cent effective in preventing covid-19 in phase III clinical trials. Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266260-novavax-coronavirus-vaccine-found-89-per-cent-effective-in-trials/#ixzz6lInfoEys

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How Does the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Compare to Pfizer’s and Moderna’s?
It’s cheaper, easier to distribute, and relies on very different tech than its competitors.

What you can do right now to protect yourself from the new COVID-19 variants
Staying vigilant during this crucial time is key.

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

Could new COVID variants undermine vaccines? Labs scramble to find out
Researchers race to determine why lineages identified in Britain and South Africa spread so quickly and whether they’ll compromise vaccines.

The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19
Why proposals to largely let the virus run its course — embraced by Donald Trump’s administration and others — could bring “untold death and suffering”.

COVID-19 will likely be with us forever. Here's how we'll live with it.
Eventually, the virus could become a much milder illness—but for now, vaccination and surveillance are critical to end the pandemic phase.

Scientists show what loneliness looks like in the brain
Neural 'signature' may reflect how we respond to feelings of social isolation

There’s a right and wrong way to be bored
The doldrums can be helpful when it comes to creativity, but chronic boredom isn’t so positive.

Here's What Scientists Know About 'Screen Time' and Your Health

The Truth About Research on Screen Time

What do we really know about kids and screens?
Research by psychologists and others is giving us a better understanding of the risks and potential benefits of children’s and teens’ use of digital devices

What Does a Screen Do?
The dangers linked to screen time for babies, kids, and teens are well-known. But is screen time really what’s causing them?

Kids Are Not Hurt by Screen Time
A study finds no deleterious effects on mental health when kids spend their leisure time texting and engaging in other online activities.

Turn off that camera during virtual meetings, environmental study says
Simple tips to go green with your internet use during a pandemic

Can some fungi clean up plastic pollution?
Some fungi growing on plastic debris in Lake Zurich are capable of breaking down certain types of plastic

Using Reishi mushrooms to filter methane out of the atmosphere
Both living and dead fungi were tested for their ability to capture methane from the atmosphere. Surprisingly, dead fungi performed the best and have high potential for reducing methane levels.

Giant worms may have burrowed into the ancient seafloor to ambush prey
Trace fossils are possible evidence of predatory behavior similar to modern bobbit worms

Beautiful Genetics: Most Amazing Images of Bilateral Gynandromorphs

This rare bird is male on one side and female on the other
Male rose-breasted grosbeaks have some red-pink feathers while females’ are yellow and brown

This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
The cloaca is the hole-y grail to understanding prehistoric copulation.

Quantum internet signals beamed between drones a kilometre apart
Drones have been used to send quantum internet signals

Why Flu Cases are Down During a Massive Pandemic
Seasonal flu activity is lower than normal

Ogre-faced spiders listen closely to snatch bugs from the air
The hunters listen to a range of sounds, but only some trigger an attack

Rats with poisonous hairdos live surprisingly sociable private lives
It’s snuggling and togetherness when the deadly, swaggering rodents have families

Vital Signs: the cost of lockdowns is nowhere near as big as we have been told

Researchers Demonstrate High-Fidelity Quantum Teleportation

Deaths of Young Children Are Decreasing Globally, But ...
Progress in improving mortality varies significantly within countries

Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
What is the burden of depression symptoms among US adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic compared with before COVID-19, and what are the risk factors associated with depression symptoms?

Depression Symptoms 3 Times Higher During COVID-19 Lockdown
Being stuck in quarantine during a pandemic can take a toll on your mental health.

2020 tied for warmest year on record, NASA analysis shows
Earth's global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA.

COVID-19 reduced U.S. life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations
Life expectancy at birth will shorten by more than one year

Already had COVID-19? You still need a vaccine.
The vaccine can reduce your chances of becoming reinfected and sick again in the future.

What you need to know about Biden’s 5-point COVID-19 relief plan
His administration will rely on “science and scientists.”

Why losing Arecibo is a big deal for astronomy

Everything you need to know about the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine

Drug reverses age-related mental decline within days, mouse study shows
Rapid rejuvenation of mental faculties in aged mice implicates reversible physiological 'blockage' behind age-related cognitive losses

The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is about to deliver asteroid rocks to Earth

China's Chang'e 5 is bringing back the first moon rocks in 44 years

What social distancing does to a zebrafish brain
Scientists discover a neuropeptide that reflects the current state of a fish's social environment

It is bad science to say covid-19 infections will create herd immunity

UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for rollout next week

Ending Covid
It will take some time, but rest assured: a coronavirus vaccine is coming, and it will work.

Coronavirus ‘Cure’ Claims Get FTC Warning, So Maybe Don’t Drink Silver
Companies are offering dubious cures and treatments for COVID-19, or coronavirus, as misinformation

Relationship between the ABO Blood Group and the COVID-19 Susceptibility

Arizona man dies after attempting to take Trump coronavirus 'cure'
Wife survives after couple in their 60s ingested chloroquine phosphate, which Trump falsely claimed was approved to treat coronavirus

New York hospitals will trial using antibodies to treat coronavirus cases
It's a relatively simple means of potentially helping the worst cases.

Blood from people who recover from coronavirus could provide a treatment
Plasma is being studied as a way to fight off the virus

Michigan doctors see success in COVID-19 treatment but say more clinical trials are needed

Likelihood of survival of coronavirus disease 2019

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Air Force Pushes Ahead On ‘Flying Car’ Challenge
"Now is the perfect time to make Jetson's cars real," says Air Force acquisition head Will Roper.

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DARPA’s competition to find a rapid rocket launch provider ends without a winner
Astra came super close

Google’s Larry Page is backing the new BlackFly personal flying machine and it looks unreal
Are you ready to take one for a ride?

Are flying taxis ready for lift-off?
To supporters, they are the solution to congestion. To critics, they’re just billionaires’ toys. So are they the answer to urban travel?

NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet could be built by the end of 2020
It'll test ways to shush sonic booms.

NASA’s Fuel-less Space Engine Has Been Tested

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Baboons Survive for Half a Year after Heart Transplants from Pigs
The cross-species heart procedure brings human trials into view

Scientists Got Adult Frogs to Regrow Limbs. It's a Step Toward Human 'Regeneration'
Scientists got African clawed frogs, similar to this one, to regrow limbs in the lab.

Scientists Just Transplanted Lab-Grown Lungs into Pigs
Eventually, could all human organ transplants be lab-grown too?

Two surgeons in China developing a method to transplant a human head
Italian scientist Sergio Canavero and Chinese surgeon Xiaoping Ren are developing a plan to transplant a human head — right down to neck bolts and electricity.

China's Lunar Rover Has Found Something Weird on the Far Side of the Moon

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft just bombed an asteroid

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Mysterious radio signal from space is repeating every 16 days

Facebook and CMU’s ‘superhuman’ poker AI beats human pros
‘It can bluff better than any human.’

‘PigeonBot’ is the first robot that can bend its wings like a real bird
New insights into flight could pave the way for more nimble aerial robots

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THE OCEAN CLEANUP SUCCESSFULLY CATCHES PLASTIC IN THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH

Listen to the Recreated Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
Media outlets have likened the sound to a “brief groan,” a “long, exasperated ‘meh’ without the ‘m,’” and “rather like ‘eeuuughhh’”

Maths says you need coarser coffee grounds to make a perfect espresso

Living robots built using frog cells
Tiny 'xenobots' assembled from cells promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up

Continued sea-level rise on East and Gulf coasts detailed
Nearly all non-Alaskan West Coast tide stations also saw higher seas

A world without clouds? Hardly clear, climate scientists say
Low sheets of marine clouds

Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56 million years

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Earth scientists plan to meld massive databases into a ‘geological Google’
Deep-time Digital Earth aims to liberate data from collections such as the British Geological Survey’s

FarFarOut dethrones FarOut for farthest object in the solar system
It’s the sequel we weren’t prepared for.

Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal
New technique can efficiently convert CO2 from gas into solid particles of carbon

A deer-sized T. rex ancestor shows how fast tyrannosaurs became giants
The newly discovered fossil’s name, Moros intrepidus, means ‘the harbinger of doom’

Neptune’s smallest moon may be a chip off another moon
The tiny object has been given the official name Hippocamp

Italy’s Antivaccine Government – The Attack on Experts Continues

Antivaccine pseudoscience disguised as autism advocacy in the Minnesota legislature

Questioning the Science Behind Vaccines?
NEW OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES LIKE MEASLES SHOW THE URGENT NEED TO NIX BAD SCIENCE, WHEREVER VACCINES ARE CONCERNED

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VACCINE MYTHS DEBUNKED

Ten threats to global health in 2019

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Israeli Scientists Claim They're On The Path To A Cure For Cancer

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A 'living fossil' galaxy, mysterious space objects and the cave rewriting human history

Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control

CHINA’S MOON LANDER WAKES UP FROM ITS LONG, ULTRA-COLD NIGHT

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We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it

This rediscovered Bolivian frog species survived deadly chytrid fungus
The species was feared to be extinct, except for one lonely male

EXCLUSIVE: Tiny animal carcasses found in buried Antarctic lake
he surprise discovery of ancient crustaceans and a tardigrade emerged from a rare mission to drill into a lake sealed off by a kilometre of ice.

Antarctic expedition yields remains of tiny, ancient 'water bears'
Scientists surprised by haul of crustaceans and tardigrades in undisturbed subglacial lake

Saturn’s rings are surprisingly young and may be from shredded moons
Data from the Cassini spacecraft show that the gas giant didn’t always have its iconic icy bands

Cassini Reveals the Surprisingly Young Age of Saturn’s Rings
Using observations from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, researchers have found that Saturn’s rings are actually much younger than the planet itself. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI)

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China's lunar probe lands on dark side of the moon
China's lunar probe changes orbit to land on dark side of moon

How many artificial satellites orbit the Moon?

MOON JUNK: OVER 70 THINGS WE LEFT ON THE MOON
SCIENTISTS ESTIMATE THAT MANKIND HAS LEFT BEHIND OVER 413,000-LBS OF MOON JUNK.

Chinese spacecraft to attempt first landing on far side of the moon
Chang’e 4 mission aims to drop a rover into a vast and unexplored impact crater

While Preparing for Zero Gravity, the Actors of Apollo 13 Lost Their Lunch

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Music Therapy For Dementia: Awakening Memories
Many of us have either heard or seen the incredible effects that music can have on people with dementia.

Scientists capture the sound of sunrise on Mars

This new AI-composed pop song sounds like something from a Spotify playlist

Can AI predict hit songs before they’ve blown up? This startup thinks so

Miles Davis is not Mozart: The brains of jazz and classical pianists work differently
Even when playing the same piece of music

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Forget Fingerprints: You Can Be Identified by Your 'Microbial Cloud'

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How police witnesses could be misled by a simple wave of the hand

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Ghost black holes could be PROOF of universe BEFORE our own
GHOST black holes discovered deep in the cosmos could be PROOF that a universe existed before our own, researchers have stated.

A Spree of Signals From Across the Universe
Scientists still don’t understand “fast radio bursts,” but they’ve gotten a lot better at discovering them.

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GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
Our Mission: Slow and ultimately reverse age related decline

A new generation of pain medications

Brain cells responsible for bravery found in the hippocampus

Scientists identify a new kind of human brain cell
'Rosehip' neurons not found in rodents, may be involved in fine-level control between regions of the human brain

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THE IMPOSSIBLE BURGER: INSIDE THE STRANGE SCIENCE OF THE FAKE MEAT THAT 'BLEEDS'

Nestlé says it has harnessed science to reduce the sugar in chocolate
Company claims that Milkybar Wowsomes contain 30% less sugar than regular Milkybars

A MAJOR VICTORY FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE BURGER, THE VEGGIE ‘MEAT’ THAT BLEEDS

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Would You Eat a Tarantula-Topped Burger?
A tarantula — "lightly salted and oven-baked" — tops a burger at a Durham, North Carolina restaurant, testing "the most daring of taste buds."

Disgusting Things Fall Into Six Gross Categories
Open sores, body odors and other indicators of possible disease transmission top the list of things that gross us out

Oldest Cheese Ever Found in Egyptian Tomb Read
Italian researchers also found traces of disease-causing bacteria in what they believe is probably extremely aged cheese.

Wikipedia: Laetoli Footprints

Wikipedia: Lucy (Australopithecus)

Wikipedia: Piltdown Man

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Headed to the Sun. So, What's Next?

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No, Octopuses Don't Come From Outer Space
Scientists are dubious of a new paper that suggests frozen octopi eggs rode a meteor to Earth 540 million years ago.

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Can Engineering Change Our Climate for the Better? Part 1

China's emissions reversal cause for 'cautious optimism' says study

Rising sea levels could cost the world $14 trillion a year by 2100

Global warming may be twice what climate models predict
Past warming events suggest climate models fail to capture true warming under business-as-usual scenarios

Environmental Advocates Will Keep Pressure on Pruitt's Successor at EPA
Acting administrator and coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, or another nominee for the chief spot, will face tough review

Q&A with Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) scientist Josh Willis

Astronauts bust the myth of space ice cream
The widely held belief that this chalky, freeze-dried dessert made it to space isn't true after all, according to the National Air and Space Museum and actual NASA astronauts.

The Complete Guide to the John Muir Trail

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NASA Begins Building Next Mars Rover for 2020 Launch

NASA Completes Webb Telescope Review, Commits to Launch in Early 2021

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See How Huge the Monster Dust Storm on Mars Is in This Stunning Image
If you have a hard time visualizing a planet-wide dust storm on Mars, take a look at this.

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Building Blocks of Life Found on Mars
Two landmark discoveries reveal organic carbon on the red planet, shaping the future hunt for life on Mars.

More Than Just Male and Female: The Six Genders in Classical Judaism

We may know why younger brothers are more likely to be gay
Having lots of boys can affect a woman’s immune response

The first penis-scrotum transplant is the latest to go beyond lifesaving
Advances that give patients new faces, hands and more aim to improve quality of life

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Here's How a Transgender Woman Breast-Fed for 6 Weeks

How Science Is Helping Us Understand Gender
Freed from the binary of boy and girl, gender identity is a shifting landscape. Can science help us navigate?

In an interplanetary first, NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars

US wants first drones that can kill people truly independently

Who’s winning the race to build self-driving cars?

Dubai soars into future as it unveils self-driving FLYING taxis to be launched THIS YEAR
FLYING taxis that will be able to drive themselves are set to be launched in Dubai later this year, the transport authority for the UAE city has confirmed.

Scientists create a new form of matter—superionic water ice

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We Were Totally Wrong About That Scott Kelly Space Genes Story

Scott Kelly's Year in Space Changed His Gene Expression

Study Reveals Uranus Smells Of Farts

CRISPR fixes disease gene in viable human embryos
Gene-editing experiment pushes scientific and ethical boundaries.

CRISPR ISN’T ENOUGH ANY MORE. GET READY FOR GENE EDITING 2.0

Explainer: How PCR works
What a photocopier does for images and text on paper, PCR does for snippets of DNA

CRISPR fixes disease gene in viable human embryos
Gene-editing experiment pushes scientific and ethical boundaries.

Ten Fun Facts About Falcons, the Birds
As the Atlanta Falcons prepare to play in the Super Bowl, learn about the remarkable raptors behind the nam

Success! SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Rocket on Historic Maiden Voyage

SpaceX oddity: how Elon Musk sent a car towards Mars
A Starman sitting in a tin can is currently navigating the heavens, soundtracked by David Bowie. How did it – and we – get there?

WATCH BOSTON DYNAMICS’ SPOTMINI ROBOT OPEN A DOOR

New ‘mutant’ crayfish species is entirely female and don’t need no man

14 cattle eyeworms removed from Oregon woman’s eye
First known case of Thelazia gulosa infection in a human

Google’s AlphaGo AI beats the world’s best human Go player

DeepMind AI is learning to understand the ‘thoughts’ of others
The firm’s new artificial intelligence has developed a theory of mind, passing an important psychological assessment that most children only develop around age 4

AI cheats at old Atari games by finding unknown bugs in the code

Mind-reading AI uses brain scans to guess what you’re looking at

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