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YouTube Dropping Video Annotations Next Year
YouTube will remove annotations from all videos beginning next year, the company announced on Tuesday. The change is driven by the shift in video viewing habits, with 70 percent of users watching on a phone rather than a laptop or desktop.
Bee With Two Fathers and No Mother Discovered
Scientists also documented bees that had three fathers and one mother.
Experts Condemn Chinese Scientist’s Gene-Edited Babies
If confirmed, the creation of genetically modified babies has profound scientific and ethical implications.
Wild Bees Are Dying and Ecosystem Collapse Will Follow
Most conservation initiatives are aimed at the honeybee. But the decline of native bees, which are crucial to preventing the collapse of ecosystems, is receiving far less attention.
What Earth's Next Supercontinent Might Look Like
Four scientific scenarios for how Earth's tectonic plates might move over the next 200 million years or so.
Why We Will Stop Having Sex to Reproduce
Advances in IVF, as well as gene editing, mean it could soon become the primary way to have children—not just for infertile or same-sex couples but for everyone.
Siberian Unicorn DNA Studied for the First Time
Paleontologists believe the 4-ton animal lived at the same time as the first modern humans.
Do You Have a Healthy Personality? Take This New Test
The test is based on the "big five" personality traits used by psychologists.
Extreme Weather Is Turning the Arctic Brown
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.
Is ‘Zepeto’ Tracking You? Viral Rumors Cause Fan Uproar
“Zepeto” has exploded in popularity and users are worried that it could be tracking their location.
He used to Rob Banks. Now He's an Ayahuasca Shaman
Steve Hupp was a career criminal whose life was changed when a robbery went wrong and he found himself sharing a prison cell with a Peruvian shaman. Now, Hupp and his family have opened an Ayahuasca church deep in the Bible Belt of Kentucky.
A Look at Cyber Monday Deals on Electronics
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Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018 winners: Stunning sharks, shipwrecks and seahorses
A panorama photograph of British World War Two military motorbikes deep inside a shipwreck in the Red Sea sees German photographer Tobias Friedrich named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018. Friedrich's photograph beat more than 5,000 entries by underwater photographers from around the world.
Men Who Think Women Are Controlling Are More Aggressive
Men who think they are losing out to women are more likely to exploit their power in relationships, researchers discovered.
How to Watch NASA's InSight Touchdown on Mars Live
Spacecraft is due to touch down at 3pm ET on November 26.
Reddit Reported Down Across the World
Reddit says they are "currently investigating this issue."
Apple Announces Black Friday, Cyber Monday Deals
Now's your chance to get discounted Apple products.
Mosquito Genes May Explain Why Some Are Prone to Bites
Scientists have put together the most “comprehensive catalog” of the Aedes aegypti mosquito’s DNA.
Huge Lizard Mammal That Walked With Dinosaurs Found
“Completely unexpected” Triassic creature overthrows many ideas about life on Earth 200 million years ago.
Contaminated Ants Take 'Sick Days' to Protect Colony
Ants also effectively vaccinate themselves against disease by changing their behavior when they're exposed to pathogens.
CA Wildfire Smoke Is Causing Pollution Across the U.S.
The smoke has created hazy conditions in locations as far east as Philadelphia.
For These Insects, Its the Female That Has the Penis
And for some of them, sex lasts 40 to 70 hours.
Asteroid Impact Blasted Biblical Sodom to Smithereens
Researchers think the aerial explosion could have destroyed the city in an instant.