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- First intelligence gene discovered http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5515/intelligence-gene-found 22 comments
- Water found on supposedly dry asteroids for the first time - This detection is surprising, because our current understanding of solar system formation would suggest that S types are anhydrous because of their formation location in the inner solar system https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/astronomy/dry-asteroids-water-molecules/ 14 comments science
- PNG mega kangaroos might have lived for 20,000 years after most went extinct https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/extinction-megafauna-kangaroos-png/?amp=1 8 comments science
- Air pollution causes nearly 2 million asthma cases, and a similar number of excess deaths, per year. The researchers examined an existing dataset that looked at nitrogen dioxide concentrations in 58 countries during 2010–12. https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climate/air-pollution-asthma-excess-deaths/ 9 comments science
- Sharing batteries provides better storage https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/energy/sharing-batteries-provides-better-storage/ 7 comments technology
- Beam the Sun down, Scotty https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/energy/beam-the-sun-down-scotty/ 8 comments space
- New research has found that 64% of global agricultural land is at risk of pesticide pollution where levels were much higher than the accepted safety standards https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/agriculture/pesticides-put-two-thirds-of-agricultural-land-at-risk/ 3 comments science
- Mother accused of children's deaths carries deadly genetic mutation | Scientists petition for her release https://cosmosmagazine.com/medicine/behind-folbigg-petition/ 18 comments science
- It has an effect, period: Global study finds menstrual cycles are a key driver of women’s moods https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/body-and-mind/it-has-an-effect-period/ 14 comments science
- Antibiotic resistance gene discovered in the desert - Its persistence raises concerns about treatment options. https://cosmosmagazine.com/chemistry/antibiotic-resistance-gene-discovered-in-the-desert?utm_content=buffer39c6c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 7 comments worldnews
- The Milky Way achieved its present form about 10 billion years ago when it merged with a smaller, neighbouring galaxy, dubbed Gaia-Enceladus, new observations and modelling show. https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/10-billion-years-ago-the-milky-way-ate-gaia 6 comments science
- Looking for the lights of alien cities https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/looking-for-the-lights-of-alien-cities 5 comments space
- Across all primates, including humans, "the showiest males have the smallest testes." https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/in-primates-evolution-is-a-ball-game 46 comments science
- Ryugu latest: asteroid is a partially dehydrated ‘pile of rubble https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/ryugu-latest-asteroid-is-a-partially-dehydrated-pile-of-rubble 4 comments worldnews
- Rethinking the origin of Homo sapiens https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/rethinking-the-origins-of-homo-sapiens 10 comments worldnews
- Pushing the limit: could cyanobacteria terraform Mars? https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/pushing-the-limit-could-cyanobacteria-terraform-mars 24 comments space
- New evidence shows dark matter may carry electrical charge https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/dark-matter-may-carry-electrical-charge?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds 39 comments space
- How to get to Mars without going mad - Research highlights the psychological dangers of long-haul space flights. https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/how-to-get-to-mars-without-going-mad 1228 comments space
- The quantum internet is already being built: The Micius satellite traces a green line across the sky as it communicates via laser with a ground station in north China. Using quantum entanglement, Micius allows perfectly secure, unhackable communication. https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/the-quantum-internet-is-already-being-built 27 comments worldnews
- Scientists present geological evidence for a Mediterranean megaflood 5.3 million years ago caused by the closure of the strait of Gibraltar. https://cosmosmagazine.com/climate/mediterranean-megaflood-confirmed 9 comments science
- Suspected alien probe turns out to be lump of rock https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/suspected-alien-probe-turns-out-to-be-lump-of-rock 6 comments worldnews
- Brain lesions contribute to criminal behaviour, study finds. Criminality is associated with brain networks involved in morality, value-based decision-making and ‘theory of mind’, says neural mapping study. https://cosmosmagazine.com/social-sciences/brain-lesions-contribute-to-criminal-behaviour-study-finds 56 comments science
- 135 years ago today, the Rocket Age began https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/135-years-ago-today-the-rocket-age-began 3 comments science
- Study fails to discover why old women exist https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/study-fails-to-discover-why-old-women-exist 7 comments nottheonion
- We're not living in a simulation, theoretical physicists confirm. Calculations show that just storing information about a couple of hundred electrons would require a computer memory that would physically require more atoms than exist in the universe. https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/physicists-find-we-re-not-living-in-a-computer-simulation 45 comments science
- Two studies into zebra finches show they get a hit of dopamine when they hear a pitch-perfect song – and when learning, they listen to the spaces between notes. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/hitting-the-right-notes-feels-good-to-zebra-finches 344 comments science
- World War One antiseptic may become 21st century saviour https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/world-war-one-antiseptic-may-become-21st-century-saviour 3 comments science
- Year-Old Science Article Warns Of Mega-Quake Catastrophe In Nepal https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth-sciences/kathmandus-earthquake-nightmare 15 comments worldnews
- Human stem cells programmed as brain cells: A novel method for producing large amounts of astrocyte cells - which assist in regulating the extracellular composition of brain fluid - from human stem cells has been achieved http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/4335/full 3 comments science
- First 'habitable' exoplanet confirmed http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4321/first-habitable-exoplanet-confirmed 41 comments science
- A new dinosaur has been found that not only had unusually large hip bones, but likely had the largest leg muscles of any known sauropod. http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4077/new-dinosaur-had-biggest-known-hips-thighs 13 comments science
- We're going to have to redefine the kilo. http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3981/discovery-prompts-scientists-redefine-kilo 146 comments science
- Chess experts use different parts of the brain to amateurs. http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3980/chess-experts-use-brain-differently-amateurs 7 comments science
- If 10% of Australia's available wave energy could be converted into electricity, half of the country's current electricity consumption would be met. http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3661/australia-should-be-powered-waves 22 comments science
- Hints of dark matter detected on Earth http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3307/hints-dark-matter-detected-earth 3 comments science
- Which came first: the galaxy or the black hole? http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2458/which-came-first-galaxy-or-black-hole 2 comments science
- 17 molecules that changed the world | COSMOS magazine http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2403/17-molecules-altered-human-history-molecules-changed-wold?page=0%2C0 2 comments reddit.com
- Injectable artificial bone developed http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2422/injectable-liquid-bone-developed 5 comments science
- Solar wind ripping chunks off Mars http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2369/solar-wind-ripping-chunks-mars 2 comments science
- A hyper-advanced civilisation may command such unimaginable power that it can fashion worlds and consume whole suns. But it would still be bound by the laws of physics http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1683 83 comments science