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A Parasite That Eats Cattle Alive Is Creeping North Toward the US

On November 22, the United States Department of Agriculture temporarily halted the import of cattle from Mexico...

Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines

scientists in the US have developed a technology that can detect land mines from far away and...

Here’s how long it would take 100 worms to eat the plastic in one face mask

Insects rank high among humankind’s go-to creatures for strangeness: Think movie monster inspirations or extreme biophysics (SN:...

Mark Cuban’s War on Drug Prices: ‘How Much Fucking Money Do I Need?’

When Mark Cuban is feeling spicy, he’ll always let you know. The billionaire businessman, basketball owner, and...

Starchy nanofibers shatter the record for world’s thinnest pasta

The world record for the thinnest pasta has been shattered, though the new, narrow noodles are better...

Ethiopian wolves are the first large carnivores found to slurp nectar

Some wolves have a taste for dessert. In the highlands of Ethiopia, carnivorous Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis)...

An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on the Antarctic coast

A hot spot is starting to form along the coast of East Antarctica. An ice shelf that...

Neandertals may have built a hearth specifically to make tar

Neandertals really knew their way around a fire. In a sea cave sheltered from the blustery winds...

Electronic ‘tattoos’ offer an alternative to electrodes for brain monitoring

It’s an unusual aesthetic, but it works: Spray-on tattoos that dot the head can collect brain activity...

Giant hornets have been sighted in Europe for the first time

A species of enormous hornets has found its way to Europe for the first time.  The southern...

Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?

As winter sets in, a dense layer of toxic smog has descended over Delhi, driving the city’s...

These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200

Travel to the Bahamas and—for the meager sum of $16,500—you could have stem cells injected into your...
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