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Wine polyphenols could fend off bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease

American Chemical Society Summary: Evidence suggests that sipping wine may be good for your colon and heart, possibly because of the beverage's abundant and str...

Einstein's equations allow a non-determinist future inside some black holes

Some black holes erase your past University of California - Berkeley Summary: Physicists insist on determinism: your past and present determine your future uniq...

Surprising new study redraws family tree of domesticated and 'wild' horses

University of Kansas Summary: New research overturns a long-held assumption that Przewalski's horses, native to the Eurasian steppes, are the last wild horse sp...

New mapping shows just how much fishing impacts the world’s seas

Fish are harvested from more than half the area covered by oceans, and some spots are super busy VESSEL VIEWER By tracking the activity of more than 70,000 fish...

Preparing for that trip to Mars Here are some of the obstacles that scientists are hurdling to get humans to the Red Planet

his artist’s illustration depicts what a possible mission to Mars might look like. To make it reality, though, scientists must first solve a lot of problems. E7...

Cave art suggests Neandertals were ancient humans’ mental equals

Newly dated rock drawings and shell ornaments predate Homo sapiens in Europe by at least 20,000 years ARTISTIC SURPRISE Red horizontal and vertical lines painte...

How to build a human brain

Some steps for growing mini versions of human organs are easier than others BRAIN-MAKING 101 As blobs of two types of brainlike tissue fuse, interneurons (green...

Modern tech unravels mysteries of Egyptian mummy portraits

A new exhibit explores the science of ancient funeral paintings. MUMMY MYSTERY The Hibbard mummy, now on display at Northwestern University, holds the body of a...

The flowers that give us chocolate are ridiculously hard to pollinate

A complicated reproductive system makes pollination a tough job FLOWERS FOR CHOCOLATE Pale petals curl over a cacao flower’s male parts. Here, two developing fr...

Former student opens fire at Florida high school, killing at least 17 THIS IS SOO SAD WHERE THE WORLD IS GOING ON HO GOD .........R.I.P

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said 17 people were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Terry Spencer and Kelli Kennedy Assoc...

SpaceX just launched its biggest rocket for the first time

The Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V ALCON IN FLIGHT The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched on its maiden voyage from Cape Canaveral...

China’s great leap forward in science

China’s great leap forward in science Chinese investment is paying off with serious advances in biotech, computing and space. Are they edging ahead of the west?...

Colombia’s rainbow river benefits from peace deal

One of Colombia’s natural wonders, the Caño Cristales river lies deep inside what was Farc rebel territory. But last month’s historic peace deal means tourists ...

Skyrmions open a door to next-level data storage

Knots in magnetic materials could one day make for faster, sturdier, tinier electronics Knots in magnetic materials could one day make for faster, sturdier, tin...

Quantum computers go silicon While not very powerful, the machine is ‘a big symbolic step’

SILICON STEPS UP Scientists are performing new quantum feats with silicon-based devices (background, shown in a scanning electron microscope image). In a techni...

Broadcom MASTERS 2017 awards $100,000 in prizes

The Broadcom MASTERS 2017 finalists on stage at the awards gala. ~~ PHOTO COURTESY OF SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC/LINDA DOANE. Congratulations to the winne...

Ancient ozone holes may have sterilized forests 252 million years ago

Barren trees could have collapsed food webs, leading to Earth’s greatest mass extinction BARREN TREES Modern dwarf pines (shown) become unable to reproduce when...

Shipping noise can disturb porpoises and disrupt their mealtime

TAG TEAM Researchers tagged seven porpoises with sensors that were attached via suction cups, which detached harmlessly after about a day. Harbor porpoises are ...

Fossil footprints may put lizards on two feet 110 million years ago

But the prints aren’t clear-cut, others say IMPRINTS Scientists think that these fossilized footprints may represent the earliest evidence of a lizard running o...

Changing toothpastes? Change your toothbrush

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