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• Study: Air pollution responsible for 'huge' drop in intelligence

  Air pollution could be a leading cause in a societal reduction in intelligence levels, according to new research. A study conducted in China -- with relevance worldwide -- revealed that high pollution levels led to significant drops in test scores in language and arithmetic. On ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Brain cell discovery could help scientists understand consciousness

  A rosehip cell by any other name would still inhibit as sweetly. Scientists discovered a neuron in the human brain that could ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Scientists discover 'apparent evidence' for universes beyond our own

  Of all the universes out there, the one you're reading this one in is our favorite. But it might be time to rewrite its origin ...

  • Tristan Greene

• This fake news detection algorithm outperforms humans

  With global ignorance apparently on the rise, brave researchers from the lands of Michigan and Amsterdam raise algorithms ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Researchers use gut bacteria to turn type A or B blood into universal donors

  Bacteria found in the human gut could save countless lives by transforming type A or type B blood into type O. At a meeting of the American Chemical Society today, Steve Withers of the University of British Colombia presented new research suggesting enzymes found in gut bacteria ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Vintners are using music to make better wine

  Winemakers are playing music to their fermented grapes in an attempt to coax more flavor from the bottles. It sounds odd, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Researchers believe Earth constantly attracts mini-moons

  Goodnight Moon, goodnight other moon, goodnight other moon, goodnight other moon. It turns out we may have a lot of moons ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Developing bionics: How IBM is adapting mind-control for accessibility

  IBM Research is developing artificial intelligence tools to create a brain-computer interface for people suffering from conditions ...

  • Tristan Greene

• IBM's 'smart' lake could be the solution to deadly red tides

  IBM and members of The Jefferson Project are trying to figure out why algae blooms happen by turning Lake George into the ...

  • Tristan Greene

• These DIY lasers scare the crap out of YouTube

  A chemist YouTuber has apparently had several of his videos flagged for being a bit too close to dangerous -- odd, considering ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The EPA plans to break up with science -- here's what you can do about it

  The EPA looks all but set to pass a new rule that would essentially ban science from consideration in environmental concerns ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Online dating study shows everyone seeks partners 'out of their league'

  A recently published study sought answers to a seemingly unquantifiable question: What does dating "out of your league" really ...

  • Bryan Clark