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Foraging in trees might have pushed human ancestors to walk on two feet
In a surprise twist, the evolution of human bipedalism might have nothing to do with learning to walk on land.
YouTube introduces ‘timeout’ penalty to curb toxic comments
New comment section guidelines could result in 24-hour suspensions for repeat offenders, as detected by the automated system.
Toyota’s new Prius promises power, style, and a disappointment for catalytic converter thieves
The popular car is getting an internal and external makeover.
Solar energy company wants to bolt panels directly into the ground
Erthos hopes to do away with traditional solar panel farm designs by taking things minimal.
These long-fingered lemurs pick and eat their boogers, just like humans
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Stormy weather brings tornadoes and blizzards across the US
As many as 12 tornadoes could have touched down in the Dallas region on Tuesday.
Inside Google’s quest to digitize troops’ tissue samples
DOD staffers have pushed back on Google's mission for exclusive access to veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies, and slices of organs.
These might be the funniest animal photos you’ve seen this year
Cue the wildlife blooper reel.
Flying snakes could inspire a new generation of airborne robots
Researchers used computational analysis to study the paradise tree snake's gliding techniques for potential robot guidance.
This fossil-sorting robot can identify millions-year-old critters for climate researchers
Forabot’s job is to image, ID, and categorize the tiny shells left behind by marine organisms called foraminiferas.