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Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs
Health

Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs

Deep in caverns around the world, bacteria are laboring to make antibiotics we can discover and use for ourselves.

Turns out the Svalbard seed vault is probably fine
Climate Change

Turns out the Svalbard seed vault is probably fine

Deep breaths.

This week in tech: Google I/O, new Amazon tablets, and adorable selfie filters
Science

This week in tech: Google I/O, new Amazon tablets, and adorable selfie filters

16 serious, fun, and silly tech stories you might have missed

Scientists tweaked natural mutations to create a better tomato
Evolution

Scientists tweaked natural mutations to create a better tomato

All the taste, but way more fruit.

Illustration of the star KIC 8462852
Space

That weird ‘alien megastructure’ star is dimming again right now

Astronomers are scrambling to take measurements.

Why cicadas are showing up in your yard four years early
Insects

Why cicadas are showing up in your yard four years early

It’s all a matter of timing.

We may have accidentally formed a protective bubble around Earth
Space

We may have accidentally formed a protective bubble around Earth

Radio waves might help protect us from space weather.

Meltwater in crevasses in southern Greenland
Exoplanets

3D printed ovaries, a shape-shifting optical illusion, and other amazing images of the week

Newsworthy eye candy

A Chinese folk contraceptive could give rise to unisex ‘molecular condoms’
Health

A Chinese folk contraceptive could give rise to unisex ‘molecular condoms’

The "thunder god vine" steals sperm's thunder.

Jeremy the snail and baby
Animals

Jeremy the lefty snail has now been rejected by two other lefty snails

Scientists found compatible mates for him, but they had sex with each other instead.

Google Assistant won’t replace Siri on the iPhone, but you should download it anyway
AI

Google Assistant won’t replace Siri on the iPhone, but you should download it anyway

There's a virtual assistant party going on in iOS.

Human attraction is weird and confusing—and it’s about way more than looks
Science

Human attraction is weird and confusing—and it’s about way more than looks

Looks matter, but so do sounds and smells.

These scientists made 2,879 tiny clay caterpillars and hid them all over the world
Animals

These scientists made 2,879 tiny clay caterpillars and hid them all over the world

It's a bug-eat-bug world

Scientists tracked chickens and found they have their own daily routines, just like us
Agriculture

Scientists tracked chickens and found they have their own daily routines, just like us

Understanding these patterns could help make farmed hens healthier and happier

Exclusive: House Science Committee members just sent a letter to President Trump insisting he stop relying on fake news
Science

Exclusive: House Science Committee members just sent a letter to President Trump insisting he stop relying on fake news

Bring back scientific decision making

parrot
Evolution

Hopping parrotlets could teach robots how to fly

And help us learn about dinosaurs, too

Some orangutans breastfeed their babies for over eight years
Animals

Some orangutans breastfeed their babies for over eight years

The truth is in their teeth

Here’s all the new stuff Google announced at its I/O 2017 conference
Technology

Here’s all the new stuff Google announced at its I/O 2017 conference

Live (from our desks) coverage of Google's big developer's conference

Tyrannosaurus rex had a bone-crushing bite with a force of 8,000 pounds
Dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex had a bone-crushing bite with a force of 8,000 pounds

431,342 pounds per square inch

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11 geeky rainbow things that’ll probably make you smile more

We've done all the rainbow chasing for you.