Scientists Discover Six Alien Worlds Perfectly Synchronized

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/planets-resonance-header.jpg" alt=""/>
"A planetary system that has survived untouched."

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-six-alien-worlds-perfectly-synchronized


New Swine Flu Strain Discovered in a Human in The UK For The First Time

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/07/HealthcareWorkerInMaskAndGownTakesNasalSwab.jpg" alt="Healthcare worker wearing a blue surgical mask and white disposable gown taking nasal swab from a patient."/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-swine-flu-strain-discovered-in-a-human-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time


A Man Said a Spider Egg Hatched Inside His Body. But Is That Possible?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/ColourfulJumpingSpiderStandGuardOverGreenEggs.jpg" alt="Colourful jumping spider standing guard over green eggs"/>
A 'foreign body' in his foot...

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-man-said-a-spider-egg-hatched-inside-his-body-but-is-that-possible


NASA Unveils Spectacular New View of The Mars Horizon

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/mars-horizon-header.jpg" alt=""/>
Breathtaking!

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-unveils-spectacular-new-view-of-the-mars-horizon


Could You Land a Plane? A Surprising Number of People Think They Can

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MaverickInCockpitGivesThumbsUp.jpg" alt="Maverick In Cockpit Gives Thumbs Up"/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/could-you-land-a-plane-a-surprising-number-of-people-think-they-can


Bad Night of Sleep? This 20-Minute Fix Can Do Wonders

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/CantSleep.jpg" alt="Can't sleep"/>
Your brain will thank you.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bad-night-of-sleep-this-20-minute-fix-can-do-wonders


Mystery Solved: We Finally Know Why The Milky Way Seems So Unique

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MilkyWayGalaxyInSpace.jpg" alt="Milky Way Galaxy In Space"/>
Our galaxy is not like the others.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mystery-solved-we-finally-know-why-the-milky-way-seems-so-unique


Caffeine Could Have a Surprising Effect on The Brain's Ability to Learn

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/CoffeeCup.jpg" alt="Cup of coffee"/>
It's complicated.

https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-could-have-a-surprising-effect-on-the-brains-ability-to-learn


Brain's Background Noise Could Explain Electroconvulsive Therapy's Success

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/BrainWavesOnComputerScreen.jpg" alt="Multi-coloured brain waves on computer screen."/>
A new direction.

https://www.sciencealert.com/brains-background-noise-could-explain-electroconvulsive-therapys-success


Even Without a Meteorite, The Stage Was Set For Dinosaurs to Go Extinct

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/PaintingOfDinosaurRoaringAtFieryImpact.jpg" alt="dinosaur roaring at fiery impact"/>
Talk about unlucky.

https://www.sciencealert.com/even-without-a-meteorite-the-stage-was-set-for-dinosaurs-to-go-extinct


What Your Baby Hears Before They're Born Really Can Shape Their Brain

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/NewbornBabyWithEyeOpen.jpg" alt="Newborn Baby With Eye Open"/>
Somebody has been listening to you.

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-your-baby-hears-before-theyre-born-really-can-shape-their-brain


ADHD's Genetic Mystery Unraveled: Single Variations May Explain Half of Inheritance

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/PsychedlicStrandOfDNAWithNeonBrainOnPlasmaBackground.jpg" alt="neon colored DNA and brain outlines on psychedelic background"/>
How can such a small change affect so much?

https://www.sciencealert.com/adhds-genetic-mystery-unraveled-single-variations-may-explain-half-of-inheritance


12-Year Study Reveals How The Mediterranean Diet Might Affect Your Brain

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/fish_mediterranean_diet.jpg" alt="fish and vegetables on a plate"/>
It’s a powerful association.

https://www.sciencealert.com/12-year-study-reveals-how-the-mediterranean-diet-might-affect-your-brain


Here's What Parents of Teens Can Do to Curb Rising Drug Deaths in The US

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/white_pills_yellow_bottle.jpg" alt="white pills"/>
There aren't always warning signs.

https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-what-parents-of-teens-can-do-to-curb-rising-drug-deaths-in-the-us


New Study Lists The Ways a Rogue Star Could Spell Doom For Our Solar System

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/planet_binary_stars.jpg" alt="planet with two stars nearby"/>
The chances aren't zero.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-lists-the-ways-a-rogue-star-could-spell-doom-for-our-solar-system


Is Earth's Magnetic Field on The Verge of Flipping Over? An Expert Explains.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/magnetic_compass_in_hand.jpg" alt="magnetic compass in a person's hand"/>
It's happened before.

https://www.sciencealert.com/is-earths-magnetic-field-on-the-verge-of-flipping-over-an-expert-explains


A Horrifying Thing Happens to Your Fingernails After a Walk in Space

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/spacewalk-header.jpg" alt=""/>
Um, ew.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-horrifying-thing-happens-to-your-fingernails-after-a-walk-in-space


Wild New Study Suggests We Could Use Tiny Black Holes as Sources of Nuclear Power

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/black-hole-cluster.jpg" alt=""/>
This will end well.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-new-study-suggests-we-could-use-tiny-black-holes-as-sources-of-nuclear-power


Electricity Seen Flowing Like Liquid in Strange Metals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/flowing_electricty_strange_metal.jpg" alt="abstract pink swirls"/>
Go with the flow.

https://www.sciencealert.com/exotic-liquid-like-flow-of-electricity-detected-in-strange-metals


Cutting Back on One Amino Acid Increases Lifespan of Middle-Aged Mice Up to 33%

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/Powdersupplement.jpg" alt="Generic shot of white supplement powder"/>
Intriguing...

https://www.sciencealert.com/cutting-back-on-one-amino-acid-increases-lifespan-of-middle-aged-mice-up-to-33


Honeybees Suffer Unnecessarily in Human-Made Hives, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/HoneybeeExtremeCloseUp_2023.jpg" alt="a close up of a honeybee"/>
We're causing them needless distress.

https://www.sciencealert.com/honeybees-suffer-unnecessarily-in-human-made-hives-study-finds


The Science of Acquiring a Taste For Foods You Hate: 7 Tips For Embracing New Flavors

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-08/processed/941-saliva-flavour-proteins_600.jpg" alt="a close up of a tongue sticking out"/>
Can we train our taste buds?

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-science-of-acquiring-a-taste-for-foods-you-hate-7-tips-for-embracing-new-flavors


The Brain Is Not Able to 'Rewire' Itself, Neuroscientists Say

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/limits-neuroplasticity.jpg" alt=""/>
Plasticity has limits.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-brain-is-not-able-to-rewire-itself-neuroscientists-say


China Faces Surge in Respiratory Illnesses: WHO Requests More Info

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/PatientsWaitingAtBeijingHospital.jpg" alt="patients sitting in a hospital waiting area wearing masks"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/china-faces-surge-in-respiratory-illnesses-who-requests-more-info


Bizarre Discovery of Intact Housefly in Man's Intestines Shocks Doctors

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/house_fly_macro.jpg" alt=""/>
There are just two ways it could have gotten there.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-discovery-of-intact-housefly-in-mans-intestines-shocks-doctors


There's One Simple Aspect of Everyday Life Linked to Better Wellbeing, Study Finds

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-03/processed/outandabout_600.jpg" alt=""/>
Easier said than done?

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-simple-aspect-of-everyday-life-linked-to-better-wellbeing-study-finds


Unusual Cluster of Eye Syphilis Cases in The US Sparks Worry

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WomanEye.jpg" alt="Woman eye"/>
This is concerning.

https://www.sciencealert.com/unusual-cluster-of-eye-syphilis-cases-in-the-us-sparks-worry


Extraordinary Claims About Small-Brained Human Ancestor Overhyped, Say Experts

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/Homonaledi.jpg" alt="Homo naledi skull"/>
Big claims need rock-solid evidence.

https://www.sciencealert.com/extraordinary-claims-about-small-brained-human-ancestor-overhyped-say-experts


One of The World's Rarest Mammals Was Just Born at a Zoo in England

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/ChesterZooRhinoCalf.jpg" alt=""/>
Simply adorable.

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-of-the-worlds-rarest-mammals-was-just-born-at-a-zoo-in-england


Archaeologists Discover Hidden Clues About Who Really Built Europe's Bronze Age Mega-Forts

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/aerial-image-bronze-age-settlements-2.jpg" alt=""/>
A lost civilization.

https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-discover-hidden-clues-about-who-really-built-europes-bronze-age-mega-forts


Does a 'Detox' Really Work? An Expert Reveals The Truth

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WomanDrinksGreenDrink.jpg" alt="Woman Drinks Green Drink"/>
Here’s what you need to know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/does-a-detox-really-work-an-expert-reveals-the-truth


Nanoplastics Linked to Changes in Brain Proteins Associated With Parkinson's, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MicroscopeBig.jpg" alt="Microscope analysis"/>
This isn't good.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nanoplastics-linked-to-changes-in-brain-proteins-associated-with-parkinsons-study-finds


Recurring Supereruption Discovered Near Italy Could Blow Again

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/BigVolcano.jpg" alt="Volcano Etna eruption"/>
A volcanic comeback.

https://www.sciencealert.com/recurring-supereruption-discovered-near-italy-could-blow-again


There's a Tiny Icon on Your Screen, But Almost Nobody Knows Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/PeopleUseComputers.jpg" alt="People Use Computers"/>
It's time you found out.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-tiny-icon-on-your-screen-but-almost-nobody-knows-why


Common Migraine Preventive Drug May Not Be The Best Choice, Surprising Study Reveals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/08/woman_reclined_with_headache.jpg" alt="a women laying down with hand on head"/>
The price of pain relief.

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-migraine-preventive-drug-may-not-be-the-best-choice-surprising-study-reveals


If a Future Asteroid Threatens to Destroy Earth, Could We Stop It?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/AsteroidHitsEarth.jpg" alt="Asteroid Hits Earth"/>
Everything depends on this.

https://www.sciencealert.com/if-a-future-asteroid-threatens-to-destroy-earth-could-we-stop-it


Momentous Discovery Shows Neanderthals Could Produce Human-Like Speech

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-03/processed/lcas-1_600.jpg" alt="Neanderthal skull"/>
And hear it, too.

https://www.sciencealert.com/momentous-discovery-shows-neanderthals-could-produce-human-like-speech


Particle Hidden in Old Coffee Grounds May Help Protect Against Parkinson's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/coffee_grounds_quantum_dots.jpg" alt="coffee grounds in a grinder"/>
A radical solution emerges in the lab.

https://www.sciencealert.com/particle-hidden-in-old-coffee-grounds-may-help-protect-against-parkinsons


This One Isolated Brain Change May Signal Alzheimer's, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/brain_scan_side.jpg" alt="brain xray scan"/>
The clues are there.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-one-isolated-brain-change-may-signal-alzheimers-study-finds


These Eerie Photos Are The Only Ones Ever Taken on Venus

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/venus-surface.jpg" alt=""/>
A strange, wild world.

https://www.sciencealert.com/these-eerie-photos-are-the-only-ones-ever-taken-on-venus


NASA Just Announced The Discovery of Methane on a Distant Exoplanet

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WASP-80B-artists-impression.jpg" alt="WASP 80B artist's impression"/>
Wow!

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-just-announced-the-discovery-of-methane-on-a-distant-exoplanet


WHO: New Surge of Respiratory Illness Among Children in China Explained

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MedicalTestInChina.jpg" alt="medical test in china"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/who-new-surge-of-respiratory-illness-among-children-in-china-explained


Scientists Find 'Kill Switch' That Activates Cancer Cell Death in The Lab

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/BystanderTreatment.jpg" alt=""/>
This could be huge.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-kill-switch-that-activates-cancer-cell-death-in-the-lab


What Happens to Your Penis as You Get Older? Three Experts Explain

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/PortraitOfPensiveMan.jpg" alt="A middle aged man looking down with slight concern"/>
Here’s what to expect.

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-happens-to-your-penis-as-you-get-older-three-experts-explain


DIY Fecal Transplants on The Rise: Experts Urge Caution in Wake of "Success Stories"

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-02/processed/GettyImages-1078005268_600.jpg" alt="a pink circle and a yellow circle on a black background"/>
You really shouldn't try this at home.

https://www.sciencealert.com/diy-fecal-transplants-on-the-rise-experts-urge-caution-in-wake-of-success-stories


Spaceflight Could Exacerbate Erectile Dysfunction, Scientists Discover

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/artemis-launch.jpg" alt=""/>
Well, nuts.

https://www.sciencealert.com/spaceflight-could-exacerbate-erectile-dysfunction-scientists-discover


JWST Discovers Mysterious 'Fluffy' Exoplanet Rains Sand

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WASP-107b_1024.jpg" alt="A redish gassy looking planet"/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-discovers-mysterious-fluffy-exoplanet-rains-sand


In a First, Bacteria Seen Storing Memories And Passing Them on For Generations

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/EcoliMemorySystem.jpg" alt=""/>
From mother to daughter to granddaughter.

https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-first-bacteria-seen-storing-memories-and-passing-them-on-for-generations


Something Unexpectedly Cool Happens When You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/08/BananaPeelCookies.jpg" alt="Banana against a black background"/>
We've been eating bananas wrong!

https://www.sciencealert.com/something-unexpectedly-cool-happens-when-you-use-banana-peel-as-an-ingredient


World-First Footage Shows Dolphins Pulling Off a Clever Bait Heist

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/DolphinCrabPotHeist.jpg" alt=""/>
"We were stunned by what we saw."

https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-footage-shows-dolphins-pulling-off-a-clever-bait-heist


New Evidence: Chinese Rocket And Secret Payload Caused Double Crater on The Moon

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MoonCraters.jpg" alt="Moon craters"/>
Mystery solved... sort of.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-evidence-chinese-rocket-and-secret-payload-caused-double-crater-on-the-moon


A Mystery Illness Is Spreading Rapidly Through Dogs in The US

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/CanineRespiratoryInfection.jpg" alt=""/>
Here's what we know so far.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mystery-illness-is-spreading-rapidly-through-dogs-in-the-us


Strange Yellow Glass in African Desert Traced Back to Extraterrestrial Impact

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/TwoChunksOfMysteriousYellowLibianDesertGlass.jpg" alt=""/>
But where's the crater?

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-yellow-glass-in-african-desert-traced-back-to-extraterrestrial-impact


Scientists Discover Genes That Turn a Peaceful Fungus Into a Carnivorous Killer

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-17-at-5.05.59-pm.png" alt=""/>
Creepy.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-genes-that-turn-a-peaceful-fungus-into-a-carnivorous-killer


JWST Has Found A Young Galaxy With A Surprising Amount of Metals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/NASA-GLASS-z13-Closeup-JWST-20220722.jpg" alt=""/>
They shouldn't be there.

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-has-found-a-young-galaxy-with-a-surprising-amount-of-metals


Earth Has Received a Message Laser-Beamed From 10 Million Miles Away

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/GettyImages-1247965075-1.jpg" alt=""/>
An incredible first.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-has-received-a-message-laser-beamed-from-10-million-miles-away


Ozone Hole May Not Be Recovering After All. In Fact, It Might Be Getting Larger.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/TheOzoneHoleAsRecordedByNASA10Oct23.jpg" alt=""/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ozone-hole-may-not-be-recovering-after-all-in-fact-it-might-be-getting-larger


One Stage of Sleep Seems to Be Critical For Reducing The Risk of Dementia

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SeniorPersonSleepingInDaylight.jpg" alt="Senior person sleeping in daylight"/>
Our brains need it.

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-kind-of-sleep-could-be-critical-for-reducing-the-risk-of-dementia


This Bat's Member Is So Exceptionally Large It's Used as an Extra Arm

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/FurryLookingBat.jpg" alt="Furry Looking Bat"/>
The first mammal known to reproduce without penetration.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-bats-member-is-so-exceptionally-large-its-used-as-an-extra-arm


Global Temperature Exceeds 2 °C Threshold For First Time on Record

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/HeatwaveCity.jpg" alt="Sun above a city"/>
It's happened.

https://www.sciencealert.com/global-temperature-exceeds-2-c-threshold-for-first-time-on-record


Some of The Galaxy's Brightest Stars Might Not Be Quite What They Seem

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/be-vampire.jpg" alt=""/>
Things that go bump in the night.

https://www.sciencealert.com/some-of-the-galaxys-brightest-stars-might-not-be-quite-what-they-seem


JWST Gazes Into The Heart of The Milky Way in Breathtaking New Image

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/Sagittarius_C_NIRCam_Image_pillar.jpg" alt="Sagittarius C"/>
Hot damn.

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-gazes-into-the-heart-of-the-milky-way-in-breathtaking-new-image


Astrophysicist: Black Holes Actually Consume Entropy

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/blackholeEntropy.jpg" alt="Black hole illustration"/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/astrophysicist-black-holes-actually-consume-entropy


Experts Outline 14 Ways Humanity Could Drive Itself to Extinction

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/deer_standing_in_empty_street.jpg" alt="deer standing in a city street where grass is overgrown"/>
But we can avoid them.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-predict-14-ways-humanity-could-drive-itself-to-extinction


Scientists Have Simulated What It Might Be Like to Plunge Into Uranus

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/uranus-probe-simulation.gif" alt=""/>
Still so much to discover.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-simulated-what-it-might-be-like-to-plunge-into-uranus


Mars Is About to Vanish For a Whole Fortnight. Here's Why.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/BrownImageOfMars.jpg" alt="Brown Image Of Mars"/>
It's about to disappear!

https://www.sciencealert.com/mars-is-about-to-vanish-for-a-whole-fortnight-heres-why


Earth's Core Is Changing: Little-Known Phenomenon Is Creating a Mysterious New Layer

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WaterAndEarthCoreReactionConceptPIc.jpg" alt="Crystal like structures rising from fiery liquid"/>
Our planet's insides are more dynamic than we thought.

https://www.sciencealert.com/water-from-earths-surface-creates-a-mysterious-layer-deep-inside-the-planet


Planets Are Mysteriously Shrinking, And We May Finally Know Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/ImpressionofSubNeptunePlanet.jpg" alt="Impression of Sub Neptune Planet"/>
The culprit has been identified.

https://www.sciencealert.com/planets-are-mysteriously-shrinking-and-we-may-finally-know-why


Experts Warn Why We Need to Stop Treating Back Pain With Opioids

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/XrayLikeImageOfHeadAndShouldersWithNeckHighlightedRed.jpg" alt="x-ray like image of head and shoulders with neck highlighted red"/>
It's worse than doing nothing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-warn-why-we-need-to-stop-treating-back-pain-with-opioids


Strange Explosion Captured in a Nearby Galaxy Wasn't a One-Off

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/tassie-devil-head.jpg" alt=""/>
Encore!

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-explosion-captured-in-a-nearby-galaxy-wasnt-a-one-off


More Parents Are Giving Kids Melatonin Without Knowing The Risks

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/father_daughter_sleeping.jpg" alt="father and daughter asleep in bed"/>
Is it safe?

https://www.sciencealert.com/more-parents-are-giving-kids-melatonin-without-knowing-the-risks


Are We Actually Living in a Multiverse? The Basic Math May Be Wrong

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MultipleUniverseBubblesOnBlackBackground.jpg" alt="Illustration of bubbles with galaxies, stars and nebula within"/>
The truth is right in front of us.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-surprising-reason-why-we-may-not-be-living-in-a-multiverse-after-all


Children May Be 'Evolutionarily Primed' to Need More Than 2 Parents

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/HunterGathererChildcare.jpg" alt=""/>
It takes a village.

https://www.sciencealert.com/children-may-be-evolutionarily-primed-to-need-more-than-2-parents


'Incredibly Successful Day': SpaceX Launches Largest Rocket Ever Before It Explodes

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SpaceXStarshipLaunch.jpg" alt="Starship separating during test flight"/>
Progress.

https://www.sciencealert.com/incredibly-successful-day-spacex-launches-largest-rocket-ever-before-it-explodes


8 Foods You Should Actually Eat More of: A Nutritionist Explains

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/woman_eating_chard.jpg" alt="woman with swiss chard held between her teeth"/>
Here's why they're so important.

https://www.sciencealert.com/you-should-eat-more-of-these-8-healthy-foods-and-heres-why


How We Received a Drug Can Affect How Our Brain Responds to Its Effects

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/TakingTablets.jpg" alt="Taking tablets"/>
It's not all the same.

https://www.sciencealert.com/how-we-received-a-drug-can-affect-how-our-brain-responds-to-its-effects


'Lost City' Deep in The Ocean Is Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen Before on Earth

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/08/UnderwaterTerrainOfLostCity.jpg" alt="Underwater Terrain Of Lost City"/>
Now that we've found it, we can't afford to lose it.

https://www.sciencealert.com/lost-city-deep-in-the-ocean-is-unlike-anything-weve-ever-seen-before-on-earth


Mathematicians Have Found The Ninth Dedekind Number, After 32 Years of Searching

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/MathsBlackboard.jpg" alt="Problem on a huge blackboard"/>
It was thought to be impossible to calculate.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mathematicians-have-found-the-ninth-dedekind-number-after-32-years-of-searching


Ultra-White Ceramic Inspired by Beetle Scales Breaks Reflection Record

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WhiteRoof.jpg" alt="White ceramic roof"/>
Now this is cool!

https://www.sciencealert.com/ultra-white-ceramic-inspired-by-beetle-scales-breaks-reflection-record


Vigorous Exercise May Have a Concerning Effect We Didn't Know About

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/man_running_track.jpg" alt="man on running track"/>
Too much of a good thing?

https://www.sciencealert.com/vigorous-exercise-may-have-a-concerning-effect-we-didnt-know-about


'Concerning': Excessive Screen Time Linked to Lower Cognitive Function

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/ChildSitsInDarkRoomLitByTV.jpg" alt="Child Sits In Dark Room Lit By TV"/>
This is a big problem.

https://www.sciencealert.com/concerning-excessive-screen-time-linked-to-lower-cognitive-function


Mysterious Swirls on The Moon May Finally Be Explained

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/reiner-gamma.jpg" alt=""/>
What are they?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-swirls-on-the-moon-may-finally-be-explained


'Impossible' Crystal Was Forged in World's First Nuclear Bomb Test

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-05/processed/trinitite_600.jpg" alt=""/>
Something never seen before.

https://www.sciencealert.com/impossible-crystal-was-forged-in-worlds-first-nuclear-bomb-test


Being Optimistic About Finances May Say Something About Your Thinking Skills

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/woman_fanning_money.jpg" alt="woman holding a fan of money"/>
What are the chances?

https://www.sciencealert.com/being-optimistic-about-finances-may-say-something-about-your-thinking-skills


Earthquakes Today Could Be Echoes of Powerful Quakes Centuries Ago

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/EarthquakeTremors.jpg" alt=""/>
The past is not yet done with us.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earthquakes-today-could-be-echoes-of-powerful-quakes-centuries-ago


Earth-Sized World Found Orbiting a Star Just 22 Light-Years Away

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/ltt-1445-ac.jpg" alt=""/>
The closest of its kind!

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-sized-world-found-orbiting-a-star-just-22-light-years-away


Egypt's Great Sphinx Was Not Entirely Shaped by Humans, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SphinxOfGizaFromTheFrontLeft.jpg" alt=""/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/egypts-great-sphinx-was-not-entirely-shaped-by-humans-study-finds


Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will One Day Suffocate Most Life on Earth

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-03/processed/earth-glow_600.jpg" alt="Earth with a glowing horizon"/>
The end of the road.

https://www.sciencealert.com/extreme-drop-in-oxygen-will-one-day-suffocate-most-life-on-earth


Is Ketchup Really a Sports Supplement? A Nutritionist Reveals The Truth.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/KetchupInWhiteCup.jpg" alt="Ketchup In White Cup"/>
We have questions.

https://www.sciencealert.com/is-ketchup-really-a-sports-supplement-a-nutritionist-reveals-the-truth


Experts Explain FDA Warning to Stop Using Suspect Eye Drops Immediately

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/EyeDropAboveEye.jpg" alt="Eye Drop Above Eye"/>
Alarming findings.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-explain-fda-warning-to-stop-using-suspect-eye-drops-immediately


Common Pill Slashes Risk of Deadly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Strain

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/HandsHoldYellowPills.jpg" alt="Hands Hold Yellow Pills"/>
We never knew.

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-pill-slashes-risk-of-deadly-drug-resistant-tuberculosis-strain


Physicists Uncover a New State of Matter Hidden in The Quantum World

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/ElectronFuzz.jpg" alt="Abstract molecules"/>
A new secret is revealed.

https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-uncover-a-new-state-of-matter-hidden-in-the-quantum-world


Magicians' Minds Have One Surprising Thing in Common With Scientists', Study Discovers

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MagiciansEyesAndCards.jpg" alt="Brown eyes close up behind cards"/>
Who'd have guessed.

https://www.sciencealert.com/magicians-minds-have-one-surprising-thing-in-common-with-scientists-study-discovers


Mysterious Cosmic Ray Electrons Hint at an Unexpected Source

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/cassiopia-a-composite.jpg" alt=""/>
The call is coming from inside the house?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-cosmic-ray-electrons-hint-at-an-unexpected-source


Five Times as Many Human Deaths From Extreme Heat Expected by 2050

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/sun_over_hot_city.jpg" alt="sun over a city in sepia tones"/>
We're literally cooking ourselves.

https://www.sciencealert.com/five-times-as-many-human-deaths-from-extreme-heat-expected-by-2050


Eerie Green Night Sky Discovered on Mars Could Guide Future Explorers

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/mars-green-sky.jpg" alt=""/>
We've never seen this before.

https://www.sciencealert.com/eerie-green-night-sky-discovered-on-mars-could-guide-future-explorers


World's Leading Theory on Alzheimer's in Crisis After Major Drug Trials Fail

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-12/processed/AlzheimersNeurons_600.jpg" alt="Alzheimers Neurons"/>
Are we chasing the wrong culprit?

https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-leading-theory-on-alzheimers-in-crisis-after-major-drug-trials-fail


Scientists Calculated How Much Exercise You Need to 'Offset' a Day of Sitting

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/11/WomanRunning.jpg" alt="Woman Running"/>
Important PSA!

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-calculated-how-much-exercise-you-need-to-offset-a-day-of-sitting


Men's Drinking Habits Can Have a Shocking Effect on Their Unborn Child

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-01/processed/BabySurprised_600.jpg" alt="a baby's face"/>
We need to pay more attention to this.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mens-drinking-habits-can-have-a-shocking-effect-on-their-unborn-child


Underwater Labyrinth Hidden Beneath Mexico Contains a Huge Swathe of Life

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/OneOfTheMassiveSubteraneanWaterFilledCavernsInMexico.jpg" alt="diver swimming through underwater cave"/>
A hidden metropolis.

https://www.sciencealert.com/underwater-labyrinth-hidden-beneath-mexico-contains-a-huge-swathe-of-life


Archaeologists Unearth a Secret Lost Language From 3,000 Years Ago

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/HattusaGods.jpg" alt=""/>
What does it say?

https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-unearth-a-secret-lost-language-from-3000-years-ago


In a Spectacular First, Scientists Detect an Aurora-Like Emission on The Sun

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/sunspot-aurora.jpg" alt=""/>
What??!?

https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-spectacular-first-scientists-detect-an-aurora-like-emission-on-the-sun


50 Years of Data Links Insecticides to Global Decline of Human Sperm Counts

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SpermPurpleNeonOnBlackBackground.jpg" alt="purple sperm on a black background"/>
“A concern for public health."

https://www.sciencealert.com/50-years-of-data-links-insecticides-to-global-decline-of-human-sperm-counts


Scientists Just Recreated The Chemical Reaction That May Have Led to Life on Earth

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2020-12/processed/rna-dna_600.jpg" alt="Illustration of DNA"/>
Is this how the building blocks originated?

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-recreated-the-chemical-reaction-that-may-have-led-to-life-on-earth


Egg-Laying Mammal Recorded Only Once by Scientists Rediscovered After 60 Years

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/EndangeredEchidnaRediscoveredAfter60Years.jpg" alt="Black and white image of an oddly shaped mammal amongst dense leaf litter"/>
Just look at it!

https://www.sciencealert.com/egg-laying-mammal-recorded-only-once-by-scientists-rediscovered-after-60-years


JWST Just Discovered Two of The Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/JWST-Distant-Galaxies.jpg" alt="Images of distant galaxies"/>
A glimpse at the dawn of time.

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-just-discovered-two-of-the-most-distant-galaxies-ever-seen


1 in 50 Million Chance: US Woman With Rare Double Uterus Is Pregnant in Both

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/Ultrasoundbaby.jpg" alt="Ultrasound image of a baby"/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/1-in-50-million-chance-us-woman-with-rare-double-uterus-is-pregnant-in-both


Cephalopods Have Passed a Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-03/processed/cuttlefren_600.jpg" alt="Cuttlefish"/>
We, for one, welcome our new cuttlefish overlords.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cephalopods-have-passed-a-cognitive-test-designed-for-human-children


Popular Anti-Obesity Drug Could Have Yet Another Potential Health Benefit

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/vial_liquid_wegovy.jpg" alt="clear liquid in a medicine vial"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/popular-anti-obesity-drug-could-have-yet-another-potential-health-benefit


Record Space Explosion Was So Powerful It Shook Earth's Atmosphere

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/grb-221009a-animated.gif" alt=""/>
From 2.4 billion light years away.

https://www.sciencealert.com/record-space-explosion-was-so-powerful-it-shook-earths-atmosphere


Sitting Down Is So Bad For You, Even Sleeping Is Better

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/man_sleeping_mouth_open.jpg" alt="man sleeping with mouth open"/>
You know you want to.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sitting-down-is-so-bad-for-you-even-sleeping-is-better


Animal Brains Are Being Altered by Climate Change. An Expert Explains.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/GettyImages-1781324374.jpg" alt=""/>
Sink or swim.

https://www.sciencealert.com/animal-brains-are-being-altered-by-climate-change-an-expert-explains


Our Galaxy's Heart Is Pulsing With a Mysterious Signal

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/galactic-center-infrared-radio.jpg" alt=""/>
Once every 76.32 minutes.

https://www.sciencealert.com/our-galaxys-heart-is-pulsing-with-a-mysterious-signal


Death of The World's Oldest Dog Could Teach Us a Few Things About Life

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/bobi_oldest_dog.jpg" alt="Bobi next to a Guiness world record certificate"/>
Thanks Bobi.

https://www.sciencealert.com/death-of-the-worlds-oldest-dog-could-teach-us-a-few-things-about-life


'Zombie Seeds' Buried 144 Years Ago in a Secret Location Reveal a Surprising Plant

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/OldSeeds.jpg" alt="Old seeds germinating"/>
Remarkable staying power.

https://www.sciencealert.com/zombie-seeds-buried-144-years-ago-in-a-secret-location-reveal-a-surprising-plant


There's an Unsettling Racial Bias in How Well AI Faces Can Fool Us

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/portraits_different_ethnicities.jpg" alt="portraits of different faces"/>
Too real.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-an-unsettling-racial-bias-in-how-well-ai-faces-can-fool-us


Mind-Altering Cat Parasite May Trigger Frailty in Older People

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/CatWithOrangeEyes.jpg" alt="Cat With Orange Eyes"/>
One in ten Americans is infected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mind-altering-cat-parasite-may-trigger-frailty-in-older-people


Scientists Find a Tumor Made of Teeth in The Pelvis of an Ancient Egyptian

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/TeethTumorEgyptian.jpg" alt=""/>
The oldest evidence of a very rare condition.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-a-tumor-made-of-teeth-in-the-pelvis-of-an-ancient-egyptian


Mysterious Artificial Hand Found on Skeleton Buried in The Middle Ages

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/XrayOfOldProsthetic.jpg" alt="Xray Of Old Prosthetic"/>
A prosthetic from 600 years ago?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-artificial-hand-found-on-skeleton-buried-in-the-middle-ages


A Dangerous 'Factor X' Could Be Lurking in Earth's Ice, Scientist Warns

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/melting_glacial_ice.jpg" alt="melting glacier ice"/>
A time traveler we're not ready for.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-dangerous-factor-x-could-be-lurking-in-earths-ice-scientist-warns


Bold China Mission to Mars Will Obtain Samples Years Before NASA

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SatelliteOrbitsMars.jpg" alt="satellite orbits mars"/>
The first to retrieve pieces of the red planet.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bold-china-mission-to-mars-will-obtain-samples-years-before-nasa


Volcano Eruption Imminent: Iceland Declares State of Emergency

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/LavaSpewsFromVolcano.jpg" alt="Lava Spews From Volcano"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/volcano-eruption-imminent-iceland-declares-state-of-emergency


When The Pandemic Came, Zoos Closed, And The Animals Began to Act Differently

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/AnimalFeedingAtZoo.jpg" alt="Ape grasps human hand at zoo through cage"/>
When the humans go away...

https://www.sciencealert.com/when-the-pandemic-came-zoos-closed-and-the-animals-began-to-act-differently


Your Earliest Memories May Still Be Locked Inside Your Head. Here's Why.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/baby_photo_in_hand.jpg" alt="polaroid of a baby"/>
Can we access them someday?

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-earliest-memories-may-still-be-locked-inside-your-head-heres-why


Scientists Reveal a Simple, Free Hack to Make Your Life Feel More Meaningful

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/PersonOnMountainWearingRedCape.jpg" alt="A person standing on a mountain top with fist in the air wearing a red cape"/>
Ok this does sound kind of fun...

https://www.sciencealert.com/becoming-a-real-hero-can-make-your-life-more-meaningful


How a Remote Amazonian Culture Saw 'Blue' And 'Green' in a Whole New Light

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/MountainRoadAgainstBlueSky.jpg" alt="Mountain Road Against Blue Sky"/>
Take a second look.

https://www.sciencealert.com/how-a-remote-amazonian-culture-saw-blue-and-green-in-a-whole-new-light


Mastering Your Body's Internal Clock Could Be The Key to Success

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/WomanExperiencesDreamLikeState.jpg" alt="Woman Experiences Dream Like State"/>
Are you in sync?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mastering-your-bodys-internal-clock-could-be-the-key-to-success


Each of Your Nostrils Smells The World Uniquely, Study Reveals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/NoseFromAVeryFlatteringAngle.jpg" alt="An upwards view of a face showing mostly nostrils"/>
Sniffing in stereo.

https://www.sciencealert.com/each-of-your-nostrils-smells-the-world-uniquely-study-reveals


Mysterious Origins of North America's 'Last Primate' Finally Emerge

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/AncientPrimateOnTree.jpg" alt="Ancient Primate On Tree"/>
We never knew where it came from.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-origins-of-north-americas-last-primate-finally-emerge


JWST May Have Finally Confirmed How Planets Take Shape

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/ExtendedDisk.jpg" alt="Protoplanetary disk"/>
"Now we actually have evidence."

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-may-have-finally-confirmed-how-planets-take-shape


The World Is Running Out of Data to Feed AI, Experts Warn

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/RobotHandHoldsGreenApple.jpg" alt="Robot Hand Holds Green Apple"/>
All you can eat.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-is-running-out-of-data-to-feed-ai-experts-warn


Haunting Animation Shows All The Fires Burning in Northern Australia The Past 2 Months

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/FiresInNTAus2023.jpg" alt="Satellite image with fires"/>
"Pretty unfathomable".

https://www.sciencealert.com/animation-puts-australias-latest-wildfires-into-shocking-perspective


Four-Week Experiment Reveals an Ingeniously Simple Way to Boost Your Sleep Quality

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SleepWindow.jpg" alt="Woman sleeping with the window open"/>
You may want to try this.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experiment-reveals-a-simple-way-to-boost-your-sleep-quality


Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in The Lab, And Then It Started to Glow

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/11/black-hole-art.jpg" alt=""/>
An elusive radiation takes shape.

https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-simulated-a-black-hole-in-the-lab-and-then-it-started-to-glow-2


Earth Was More Attractive to Aliens Back When Dinosaurs Roamed

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/FlyingDino.jpg" alt="Pteranodon flying through a forest"/>
No offense taken.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-was-more-attractive-to-aliens-back-when-dinosaurs-roamed


Dozens Of Massive 'Runaway' Stars Found Fleeing The Milky Way

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/tarantula-nebula-runaway-stars.jpg" alt=""/>
There could be millions more.

https://www.sciencealert.com/dozens-of-massive-runaway-stars-found-fleeing-the-milky-way


Perseverance Captures a Beautifully Strange 'Blue Sunset' on Mars

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/TwilightMars.jpg" alt=""/>
Out of this world.

https://www.sciencealert.com/perseverance-captures-a-beautifully-strange-blue-sunset-on-mars


Malaria Could Be Eliminated by 2040: New Vaccine Offers Hope

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/MosquitoCloseUpWithProboscisSunkIntoHumanSkin-1.jpg" alt="Close up of mosquito with proboscis sunk into human flesh"/>
Here's what's needed.

https://www.sciencealert.com/malaria-could-be-eliminated-by-2040-new-vaccine-offers-hope


Amazing New Material Contains an Extremely Rare Kind of Gold

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/ChemicalGold.jpg" alt="Gold-halide perovskite structure"/>
"I didn't even believe it at first."

https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-new-material-contains-an-extremely-rare-kind-of-gold


Anglo-Saxon Burials Are Challenging Our Understanding of Gender Identity

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/SuttonHooHelmetReconstruction2016BlackBackground.jpg" alt="A reconstruction of a helmet found at the Sutton Hoo burial site"/>
New perspectives.

https://www.sciencealert.com/anglo-saxon-burials-are-challenging-our-understanding-of-gender-identity


Common Plastic Additive Linked to Autism And ADHD, Scientists Discover

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/BPAMoleculeBrightOnDarkBlackground.jpg" alt="A molecule of BPA"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-plastic-additive-linked-to-autism-and-adhd-scientists-discover


Bizarre Rare Space Explosion Seen Somewhere It Shouldn't Be

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/the-finch-header.jpg" alt=""/>
Sprung!

https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-rare-space-explosion-seen-somewhere-it-shouldnt-be


There's a Strange Cardiovascular Response When People Listen to Classical Music Together

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/musicians-playing-violin.jpg" alt=""/>
An orchestra of bodies.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-strange-cardiovascular-response-when-people-listen-to-classical-music-together


Assembly Theory: Bold New 'Theory of Everything' Could Unite Physics And Evolution

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/EvolutionPhysics.jpg" alt="Colorful theoretical image of cell-like shapes"/>
Could this explain the origins of life?

https://www.sciencealert.com/assembly-theory-bold-new-theory-of-everything-could-unite-physics-and-evolution


Millions of Us Carry A Genetic Variant That Raises The Risk of 'Implosive' Cell Death

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/CellExplodingApoptosisOrNecroptosis.jpg" alt="Illustration of a cell undergoing programmed cell death."/>
But there might be an upside?

https://www.sciencealert.com/millions-of-us-carry-a-genetic-variant-that-raises-the-risk-of-implosive-cell-death


Confirmed: The Oldest Human Footprints in North America Are at Least 21,500 Years Old

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/fossil-human-prints-header.jpg" alt=""/>
The controversial White Sands fossils, revisited.

https://www.sciencealert.com/confirmed-the-oldest-human-footprints-in-north-america-are-at-least-21500-years-old


We're on The Verge of Breaching a Key Global Warming Limit

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/MapOfSeptembersAirTemperatureAnomalies2023.jpg" alt=""/>
September broke so many records, even climate scientists are stunned.

https://www.sciencealert.com/were-on-the-verge-of-breaching-a-key-global-warming-limit


For The First Time, Scientists Have Bent Lightning

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/01/GreenLaserInSkyToStopLightningStrikes.jpg" alt="Illustration of green laser beaming upwards into sky beside white metal telecommunications tower."/>
"That picture spoke a thousand words."

https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-scientists-have-bent-lightning


There's One Predator in Africa That Instils Even More Fear Than Lions

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/LionessRoaringCloseUpOfHeadSideOn.jpg" alt="Close up of lioness roaring"/>
They aren't the only kings of the savannah.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-predator-in-africa-that-instils-even-more-fear-than-lions


In 2009, a Massive Star Vanished. JWST Might Have Figured Out What Happened.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/DiagramOfFailedSupernovaBecommingABlackHole.jpg" alt="Diagram of a failed supernova becoming a black hole"/>
And then there were... three?

https://www.sciencealert.com/in-2009-a-massive-star-vanished-jwst-might-have-figured-out-what-happened


NASA Scientists Got a Surprise When They Opened Up Sample of Bennu Asteroid Dust

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/bennu-glovebox.jpg" alt=""/>
Dish the dirt!

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-scientists-got-a-surprise-when-they-opened-up-sample-of-bennu-asteroid-dust


A Pink Eye Epidemic Is Sweeping Parts of Asia, Infecting Thousands a Day

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/PinkEyeEpidemic.jpg" alt=""/>
What's causing it?

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-pink-eye-epidemic-is-sweeping-parts-of-asia-infecting-thousands-a-day


Black Holes Might Not Be Quite as 'Simple' as We Thought, New Paper Suggests

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/merging_black_holes.jpg" alt="artist's depiction of merging black holes"/>
What if there were two event horizons?

https://www.sciencealert.com/black-holes-might-not-be-quite-as-simple-as-we-thought-new-paper-suggests


Nobel Chemistry Winner Failed His First College Chem Exam

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/MoungiBawendiinLab.jpg" alt="A portrait shot of Moungi Bawendi"/>
There's hope for us still!

https://www.sciencealert.com/nobel-chemistry-winner-failed-his-first-college-chem-exam


It's Official: Scientists Confirm What's Inside The Moon

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/05/moon-terminator.jpg" alt=""/>
The verdict is in.

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-scientists-confirm-whats-inside-the-moon


This Once-Lush Corridor May Have Been The Route Humans Took Out of Africa

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/SunriseAtWadiRumJordanianRiftValley.jpg" alt="Red tinged desert landscape with rocky outcrops and sunrise stained clouds above"/>
A pathway to Eurasia.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-once-lush-corridor-may-have-been-the-route-humans-took-out-of-africa


Mouse Study Reveals Unexpected Connection Between Menthol And Alzheimer's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/05/OldWomanSmellingMintLeaves.jpg" alt="An elderly woman smells mint leaves."/>
Sniff.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-study-reveals-unexpected-connection-between-menthol-and-alzheimers


New Drug Mimics Exercise, Causing Obese Mice to Burn Fat And Lose Weight

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-08/processed/FatSkinnyMouseDiabetes_web_600.jpg" alt=""/>
Muscles, activated.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-drug-mimics-exercise-causing-obese-mice-to-burn-fat-and-lose-weight


The Dawn of The Universe Is Far Too Light. Astronomers May Have Figured Out Why.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/starburst-galaxies-header.jpg" alt=""/>
Something lighting up the dark.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-dawn-of-the-universe-is-far-too-light-astronomers-may-have-figured-out-why


Important News: Scientists Think They've Finally Figured Out How Cats Purr

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/GingerCatInASoftLookingBed.jpg" alt="A ginger colored cat lying in a fluffy white blanket"/>
One of the most adorable mysteries, solved!

https://www.sciencealert.com/important-news-scientists-think-theyve-finally-figured-out-how-cats-purr


JWST Discovers Starless, Planet-Like Objects Mysteriously Lurking in Orion

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/orion-trapezium-header.jpg" alt=""/>
How???

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-discovers-starless-planet-like-objects-mysteriously-lurking-in-orion


Perseverance Captures a 1.2-Mile-High Dust Devil Whirling Across Mars

<img width="592" height="240" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/perserverence-captures-martian-dust-devil-copy-1.gif" alt="Black and white gif showing a desert-like martian landscape. In the distance a small spiralling cloud of dust moves across the landscape."/>
We're not in Kansas any more.

https://www.sciencealert.com/perseverance-captures-a-1-2-mile-high-dust-devil-whirling-across-mars


Feel Like You're Not Alone, But You Are? Science Can Explain That Creepy Feeling

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/ShadowyPresenceBehindGlassDoor.jpg" alt="A shadowy presence behind a glass door."/>
Don't want to be all by yourself.

https://www.sciencealert.com/feel-like-youre-not-alone-but-you-are-science-can-explain-that-creepy-feeling


Origin of Stonehenge's Altar Stone Once Again a Mystery

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/StonehengeAltarStone.jpg" alt=""/>
It's not a matching set.

https://www.sciencealert.com/origin-of-stonehenges-altar-stone-once-again-a-mystery


Curiously, Mammals Keep Evolving Same-Sex Sexual Behavior

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/PairOfJapaneseSnowMonkeys.jpg" alt="Pair of monkeys, one looking over its shoulder towards camera."/>
We're not unusual.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-curious-pattern-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior-among-mammals


There's a Curious Pattern of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior Among Mammals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/PairOfJapaneseSnowMonkeys.jpg" alt="Pair of monkeys, one looking over its shoulder towards camera."/>
We're not unusual.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-curious-pattern-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior-among-mammals


Wrinkles on Mercury's Surface Suggest The Planet Is Still Shrinking

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/carnegie_rupes.jpg" alt="false colour image of crater and fault on Mercury"/>
Happens to all of us.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wrinkles-on-mercurys-surface-suggest-the-planet-is-still-shrinking


We've Been Overlooking a Major Part of Climate Change, And It's Sending Warning Signs

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/dry-earth-1.jpg" alt="dry, cracked soil"/>
Things are changing underground, too.

https://www.sciencealert.com/weve-been-overlooking-a-major-part-of-climate-change-and-its-sending-warning-signs


Orcas Are Bullying Porpoises to Death in The Pacific For No Clear Reason

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/ResidentWhalePorpoise.jpg" alt="Whale Porpoise Mouth"/>
A case of misguided love?

https://www.sciencealert.com/orcas-are-bullying-porpoises-to-death-in-the-pacific-for-no-clear-reason


Mission to Put a Radio Telescope on The Moon Planned to Launch in 2025

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/lusee_mission_2025.jpg" alt="artist impression of radio telescope lander"/>
It won't be easy.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mission-to-put-a-radio-telescope-on-the-moon-planned-to-launch-in-2025


New Research Shows 'Jumping Genes' Could Be Key to Slowing Down Aging

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/HoldingHands.jpg" alt="Holding hands"/>
Forever young.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-research-shows-jumping-genes-could-be-key-to-slowing-down-aging


Researchers Who Made COVID Vaccine Possible Awarded Nobel Prize

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/rna_molecule.jpg" alt="cgi rna molecule"/>
Here's their story.

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-who-made-covid-vaccine-possible-awarded-nobel-prize


One of The Brightest Things in The Night Sky Is Now a Satellite Launched in 2022

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/bluewalker-3-gif.gif" alt=""/>
So, that's a thing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-of-the-brightest-things-in-the-night-sky-is-now-a-satellite-launched-in-2022


Rising Addiction to Milk Tea Linked to Depression in Adolescents

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/BubbleTea.jpg" alt="Bubble tea"/>
Not so sweet after all.

https://www.sciencealert.com/rising-addiction-to-milk-tea-linked-to-depression-in-adolescents


Simple Worms Might Experience Basic, Fear-Like Emotions

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/Untitled-design.jpg" alt=""/>
Welcome to the club.

https://www.sciencealert.com/simple-worms-might-experience-basic-fear-like-emotions


Sea Glass Is Disappearing From Beaches For a Very Depressing Reason

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/sea_glass_beach.jpg" alt="sea glass pebbles"/>
Sad news for beachcombers.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sea-glass-is-disappearing-from-beaches-for-a-very-depressing-reason


Prehistoric Carvings Are So Accurate, Animals' Sex, Age, And Species Can Be Determined

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/FootprintsHeader.jpg" alt="Footprints header"/>
Almost like they stepped in wet cement.

https://www.sciencealert.com/prehistoric-carvings-are-so-accurate-animals-sex-age-and-species-can-be-determined


A Vital Part of Your Body Will Continue to Live Years After You Die

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/gravestone-with-flowers-growing.jpg" alt=""/>
It's called the necrobiome.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-vital-part-of-your-body-will-continue-to-live-years-after-you-die


Our Galaxy Could Be Only Half as Heavy as We Once Thought

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/milky_way_from_earth.jpg" alt=""/>
A big difference.

https://www.sciencealert.com/our-galaxy-could-be-only-half-as-heavy-as-we-once-thought


Researchers Have Recorded Rare Sounds of Echidnas Cooing, And We Can't Even Deal

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ShortBeakedEchidnasOnABlurredLandscape.jpg" alt="Two short-beaked echidnas in the wild"/>
Could they be any more adorable?

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-have-recorded-rare-sounds-of-echidnas-cooing-and-we-cant-even-deal


AI Identifies Brain Signals Associated With Recovering From Depression

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/BrainHeader.jpg" alt="Electrode implants"/>
A biomarker of healing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-identifies-brain-signals-associated-with-recovering-from-depression


Deepest Bacteria-Infesting Virus Ever Found Pulled From The Mariana Trench

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/SEMofDeepestBacteriophageFromMarianaTrench.jpg" alt="Black and white micrograph of a virus particle"/>
Smallest monster of the deep.

https://www.sciencealert.com/deepest-bacteria-infesting-virus-ever-found-pulled-from-the-mariana-trench


Not Just Bees: Earthworms Contribute to 6.5% of Global Grain Production, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/EarthwormOnDarkWetLookingSoil.jpg" alt="An earthworm disappearing into dark soil"/>
A crucial part of our food supply.

https://www.sciencealert.com/not-just-bees-earthworms-contribute-to-6-5-of-global-grain-production-study-finds


The Ghostly Glow of a Nuclear Power Station Was Detected in Pure Water 150 Miles Away

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/sno.jpg" alt="blue dots on the inside of a dome"/>
Incredible physics.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ghostly-glow-of-a-nuclear-power-station-was-detected-in-pure-water-150-miles-away


Confirmed: New Study Shows The Gulf Stream Is Definitely Weakening

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/AtlanticHurricane.jpg" alt="Atlantic hurricane"/>
This is concerning.

https://www.sciencealert.com/confirmed-new-study-shows-the-gulf-stream-is-definitely-weakening


Where Does Consciousness Start? Debate Is Heating Up Over Some of The Leading Theories

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/05/human_eye_quantum_chem.jpg" alt="up close artist image of a human iris and pupil on a black background"/>
Here's what you need to know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/where-does-consciousness-start-debate-is-heating-up-over-some-of-the-leading-theories


Australian Seaweed Boosts Collagen Levels in Human-Like Skin Cells in The Lab

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/KelpFrondsUnderwaterWithBlueSky.jpg" alt="Close up of kelp frond underwater."/>
Let's take a closer look.

https://www.sciencealert.com/australian-seaweed-boosts-collagen-levels-in-human-like-skin-cells-in-the-lab


Weird, Fleshy Plant Parasite Has One of The Weirdest Genomes to Date

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/balonophora.jpg" alt=""/>
And it stinks.

https://www.sciencealert.com/weird-fleshy-plant-parasite-has-one-of-the-weirdest-genomes-to-date


Got Garlic Breath? Scientists Find a Possible New Remedy

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/GarlicBreathRemedy.jpg" alt=""/>
No harm in trying.

https://www.sciencealert.com/got-garlic-breath-scientists-find-a-possible-new-remedy


There's a Science to The Perfect Rom-Com. An Expert Explains

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/HepburnMovie.jpg" alt=""/>
A recipe for love.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-science-to-the-perfect-rom-com-an-expert-explains


Can Electrons Really Spin Around?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/08/electrons_spinning_explainer.jpg" alt=""/>
Let us explain.

https://www.sciencealert.com/can-electrons-really-spin-around


"Carrot Tans" Are Trending on Tiktok. Here's What The Science Says.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/person_eating_carrot.jpg" alt="woman eating carrot"/>
What's up doc?

https://www.sciencealert.com/carrot-tans-are-trending-on-tiktok-heres-what-the-science-says


Amazing Advance in Spinal Repair Allows Injured Mice to Walk Again

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/AxonRegenerationAfterSCI.jpg" alt="Whole spinal cord visualization of regenerating projections from the lower thoracic spinal cord that project to walking execution centers"/>
Could this work in humans?

https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-advance-in-spinal-repair-allows-injured-mice-to-walk-again


Massive Review Identifies The Three Most Effective Ways to Quit Smoking

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/QuitSmokingGreyShirt.jpg" alt="Person in grey shirt breaks cigarette in half"/>
Here's what the studies say.

https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-review-identifies-the-three-most-effective-ways-to-quit-smoking


It's Official: The M87 Black Hole Is Spinning

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/black-hole-M87-spin-tilt.jpg" alt=""/>
Gotcha!

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-the-m87-black-hole-is-spinning


Spider Venom That Causes Penile Necrosis Could Work as an Alternative to Viagra

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/PhoneutriaNigriventer.jpg" alt="Phoneutria nigriventer spider"/>
Who would have thought?

https://www.sciencealert.com/spider-venom-that-causes-penile-necrosis-could-work-as-an-alternative-to-viagra


Astronomer: If Earth Is Average, We Should Find Alien Life Within 60 Light-Years

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/02/rocky-exoplanet-illustration.jpg" alt=""/>
Where are they?

https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomer-if-earth-is-average-we-should-find-alien-life-within-60-light-years


Behold, The First Direct Images of The Cosmic Web in The Dark Reaches of The Universe

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/cosmic-web-dark.jpg" alt=""/>
The filaments that connect space.

https://www.sciencealert.com/behold-the-first-direct-images-of-the-cosmic-web-in-the-dark-reaches-of-the-universe


Massive Study Sheds New Light on The Link Between Contraceptive Pills And Depression

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ContraceptivePill.jpg" alt=""/>
We need more research.

https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-study-sheds-new-light-on-the-link-between-contraceptive-pills-and-depression


Look Up! The Last Supermoon of 2023 Will Rise Tonight – A Full Harvest Moon

<img width="600" height="243" alt="supermoon rising" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2020-02/processed/snowsupermoon_600.jpg"/>
Here's how to watch.

https://www.sciencealert.com/look-up-the-last-supermoon-of-2023-will-rise-tonight-a-full-harvest-moon


10 Billion Years Ago, a Star Exploded. It Could Save Cosmology.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/sn-h0pe.jpg" alt=""/>
A new H0pe.

https://www.sciencealert.com/10-billion-years-ago-a-star-exploded-it-could-save-cosmology


Orcas Scared Off Great White Sharks in South Africa – Now We Know Where They Went

<img width="600" height="243" alt="" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-04/processed/great-white-shark-munched_600.jpg"/>
Survival at all costs.

https://www.sciencealert.com/orcas-scared-off-great-white-sharks-in-south-africa-now-we-know-where-they-went


We May Have Just Found Evidence of a Cosmic String: a 'Crease' in The Universe

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/csc-1-field.jpg" alt=""/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-just-found-evidence-of-a-cosmic-string-a-crease-in-the-universe


Mathematicians Find Strange Link Between Zebra Stripes And Sperm Tails

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/GroupOfSpermSwimmingCurledTails.jpg" alt="Illustration of a herd of sperm, coloured pink on a black background."/>
Nature is weird.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mathematicians-find-strange-link-between-zebra-stripes-and-sperm-tails


The Most Effective Way to Floss Your Teeth Requires Just Three Easy Steps

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/WomanWithHairInTowelTowelDryingBack.jpg" alt="Woman with hair in towel towel drying her back in front of a window"/>
You're probably doing it wrong.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-most-effective-way-to-floss-your-teeth-requires-just-three-easy-steps


Expert Explains Why Whales Often Wear Hats Made of Seaweed

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/whale_kelp_head.jpg" alt="kelp on whale's head"/>
Kelp life.

https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-explains-why-whales-often-wear-hats-made-of-seaweed


New Mouse Study Challenges Current Theory on The Cause of Alzheimer's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/NeuronSynapsesIllustrationPurpleOnBlack.jpg" alt="Neuron Synapses Illustration Purple On Black"/>
A new way forward?

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-mouse-study-challenges-current-theory-on-the-cause-of-alzheimers


Latest Look at TRAPPIST-1 Planet Raises Concerns of Star 'Contamination'

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/trappist-1b.jpg" alt=""/>
Things may not all be as they seem.

https://www.sciencealert.com/latest-look-at-trappist-1-planet-raises-concerns-of-star-contamination


Fossil of a Trilobite Discovered With Its Last Meal Still Visible Inside

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/GrescaleImageOfTrilobiteFossilOnBlackBackground.jpg" alt="Greyscale image of a trilobite fossil"/>
A 500 million year old menu.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fossil-of-a-trilobite-discovered-with-its-last-meal-still-visible-inside


Crocodiles Seen Guiding Dog to Safety in India And Scientists Don't Know Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/dog_croc_river_banner.jpg" alt=""/>
They're smarter than we think.

https://www.sciencealert.com/crocodiles-seen-guiding-dog-to-safety-in-india-and-scientists-dont-know-why


Mind-Blowing Experiment Reveals Antimatter Falls in Gravity

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/penning_trap_antimatter_gravity-e1695609313535.jpg" alt="image from animation showing trap with antimatter"/>
The first direct measurement of free-falling antimatter.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mind-blowing-experiment-reveals-antimatter-falls-in-gravity-just-like-matter


Oxford Was The Murder Capital of Late Medieval England, And It Was All Because of Students

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/medieval-murder-header.jpg" alt=""/>
Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/oxford-was-the-murder-capital-of-late-medieval-england-and-it-was-all-because-of-students


Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are on The Rise in The US. Here's How to Avoid Them.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/FleshEatingBacteria_web.jpg" alt="Flesh-eating bacteria"/>
Okay... great.

https://www.sciencealert.com/flesh-eating-bacteria-are-on-the-rise-in-the-us-heres-how-to-avoid-them


Massive Study Pinpoints Specific Gut Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/microbes_epithelium_gut_AD.jpg" alt="Artist's impression of microbes on the gut lining."/>
We found something.

https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-study-pinpoints-specific-gut-bacteria-linked-to-alzheimers


'Holy Grail' of Northern Lights Just Turned The Sky Blood Red As Far South As France

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/RedAuroraNH.jpg" alt=""/>
The colors are astonishing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/holy-grail-of-northern-lights-just-turned-the-sky-blood-red-as-far-south-as-france


Curious Canine in Brazil Turns Out to Be a First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/DogFoxCanine.jpg" alt=""/>
So cute.

https://www.sciencealert.com/curious-canine-in-brazil-turns-out-to-be-a-first-of-its-kind-hybrid


Ghostly Footage of a Dumbo Octopus Captured 8,000 Feet Below The Ocean

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/dumbo_octopus_live.jpg" alt="dumbo octopus"/>
Hello there!

https://www.sciencealert.com/ghostly-footage-of-a-dumbo-octopus-captured-8000-feet-below-the-ocean


JWST Detects Earliest Galaxies to Date, And They Don't Look The Way We Expected

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/GalaxySpiralAncient.jpg" alt="Spiral galaxy"/>
Interesting...

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-detects-earliest-galaxies-to-date-and-they-dont-look-the-way-we-expected


It's Looking Increasingly Likely India's Historic Lunar Lander Is Dead For Good

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/VikramLanderMoon.jpg" alt="Black and white image of the vikram lander on the moon"/>
Sleep well.

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-looking-increasingly-likely-indias-historic-lunar-lander-is-dead-for-good


It's Official: For The First Time Neutrinos Have Been Detected in a Collider Experiment

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/particle-collider-abstract.jpg" alt=""/>
The papers are in!

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-for-the-first-time-neutrinos-have-been-detected-in-a-collider-experiment


Something Fascinating Happens When You Put Tea And Coffee Waste in Cakes

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/SpongeCakeTeaCoffee.jpg" alt=""/>
More nutritious and longer lasting.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-tea-and-coffee-waste-can-make-a-big-difference-in-cakes


We May Have Been Completely Wrong About The Origins of Syphilis in Europe

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/TreponemaPallidumSyphilisBacterium.jpg" alt="Illustration of a dark-coloured, spiral-shaped bacterium."/>
A fresh take on a grisly history.

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-been-completely-wrong-about-the-origins-of-syphilis-in-europe


Training Your Heart And Muscles Could Be The Key to Brain Health in Old Age

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/older_man_with_weights.jpg" alt="old man in blue shirt lifting single dumb bell"/>
It's all connected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/training-your-heart-and-muscles-could-be-the-key-to-brain-health-in-old-age


A Combination of These Nap Times Is The Best Way to Stay Sharp on Night Shift

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/FallingAsleep.jpg" alt="Man falling asleep"/>
Fight off fatigue.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-combination-of-these-nap-times-is-the-best-way-to-stay-sharp-on-night-shift


Flowers Are Spreading in Antarctica as Summer Temperatures Soar

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/FloweringAntarcticPlants.jpg" alt=""/>
It's not as beautiful as it looks.

https://www.sciencealert.com/flowers-are-spreading-in-antarctica-as-summer-temperatures-soar


Study Shows Why We Need to Look Closer at The Placenta Following Pregnancy Loss

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ultrasound_photo_shelf.jpg" alt=""/>
It takes just 30 seconds.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-shows-why-we-need-to-look-closer-at-the-placenta-following-pregnancy-loss


Forget Alien Megastructures. New Study Says We Need to Look For 'Service Worlds'.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/planets_around_a_star.jpg" alt="planets in a close orbit around a star"/>
Where smart aliens shop.

https://www.sciencealert.com/forget-alien-megastructures-new-study-says-we-need-to-look-for-service-worlds


An Opioid Deadlier Than Fentanyl Is on The Rise, Experts Warn

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/pills_hand_opioid.jpg" alt="white pills in an open hand"/>
We're not prepared for this.

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-opioid-deadlier-than-fentanyl-is-on-the-rise-experts-warn


Stunning New Species of Tarantula Shimmers Like an Electric-Blue Jewel

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/blue_tarantula_spider.jpg" alt="blue tarantula on a person's hand"/>
Disco spider!

https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-new-species-of-tarantula-shimmers-like-an-electric-blue-jewel


Atlas of Mysterious Fairy Circles Shows They're More Widespread Than We Thought

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/fairy-circles-namibia.jpg" alt=""/>
What are they??

https://www.sciencealert.com/atlas-of-mysterious-fairy-circles-shows-theyre-more-widespread-than-we-thought


Scientists Discover Skull of Giant Predator Long Before The Dinosaurs

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/PampaphoneusBiccaiSkull.jpg" alt="Pampaphoneus biccai skull on black background"/>
"It must have evoked sheer dread."

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-skull-of-giant-predator-long-before-the-dinosaurs


Scientists Invented a Super-Slippery Toilet That Nothing Sticks to

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/SlippyBowl.jpg" alt="Slippy toilet bowl"/>
The world needs this!

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-invented-a-super-slippery-toilet-that-nothing-sticks-to


AI Can Already Design Better Cities Than Humans, Study Shows

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/RobotsBuildWireframeCity.jpg" alt="Robots Build Wireframe City"/>
Welcome to the future.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-can-already-design-better-cities-than-humans-study-shows


An Expert Reveals 3 Ways You Can Speed Up Your Metabolism

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/PersonTiesLaces.jpg" alt="Person Ties Laces"/>
And one trap to avoid!

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-expert-reveals-3-ways-you-can-speed-up-your-metabolism


Something Is Suppressing The Growth of The Universe, Physicists Say

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/GalaxyInSpace.jpg" alt="Galaxy In Space"/>
This doesn't match our predictions.

https://www.sciencealert.com/something-is-suppressing-the-growth-of-the-universe-physicists-say


This Ancient Life-Form Outlasted The Dinosaurs, And It May Bury Us Too

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ColorfulDInosaurEye.jpg" alt="Colorful Dinosaur Eye"/>
It's not clear how they survived.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-ancient-life-form-outlasted-the-dinosaurs-and-it-may-bury-us-too


Neutrinos: 'Ghost Particles' Can Interact With Light After All

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/solar-corona.jpg" alt=""/>
When the conditions are just right.

https://www.sciencealert.com/neutrinos-ghost-particles-can-interact-with-light-after-all


Scientists Discover Gene Mutation That May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/IllustrationOfYellowNeuronsSurroundedByRedPlaques.jpg" alt="illustration of yellow neurons surrounded by red placques"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-gene-mutation-that-may-lower-risk-of-alzheimers


'Unique' New Drug Is More Effective Than Ozempic For Weight Loss

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ManHoldsInjectorDevice.jpg" alt="Man Holds Injector Device"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/unique-new-drug-is-more-effective-than-ozempic-for-weight-loss


NASA Confirms Breathable Oxygen Really Can Be Extracted on Mars

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/mars-sky-clouds.jpg" alt=""/>
Hugely impressive.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-confirms-breathable-oxygen-really-can-be-extracted-on-mars


Hormone-Disrupting Chemical Detected in 90% of Europeans, Research Shows

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/BPAMolecule.jpg" alt="BPA Molecule"/>
Only one country has banned it entirely.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hormone-disrupting-chemical-detected-in-90-of-europeans-research-shows


Mysterious Dark Matter Mapped Across Space Like Never Before

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/DarkMatterInSpace.jpg" alt="Dark Matter In Space"/>
Revealing the invisible.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-dark-matter-mapped-across-space-like-never-before


Eating Insects May Trigger Benefits For Metabolism, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/InsectChitin.jpg" alt=""/>
Grab a plate!

https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-insects-may-trigger-benefits-for-metabolism-study-finds


Key Ingredient in Most Decongestants Doesn't Work, Experts Say

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/DecongestantMeds.jpg" alt=""/>
No better than a placebo!

https://www.sciencealert.com/key-ingredient-in-most-decongestants-doesnt-work-experts-say


What Is an Organoid?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/cerebral_brain_organoid.jpg" alt="multicoloured cross section of a brain-like organoid"/>
Let us explain.

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-is-an-organoid


Liquid Computer Made From DNA Comprises Billions of Circuits

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/DNATube.jpg" alt="DNA in a tube illustration"/>
We've barely scratched the surface of DNA.

https://www.sciencealert.com/liquid-computer-made-from-dna-comprises-billions-of-circuits


Giant Cave of Prehistoric Art Has Been Hidden Since The Stone Age

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/cova-dones-cave-art-01.jpeg" alt="cave art at Cova Dones cave in Spain"/>
A huge discovery from 24,000 years ago.

https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-cave-of-prehistoric-art-has-been-hidden-since-the-stone-age


This Ancient Organism Crawled Onto Land Over 400 Million Years Ago

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/cyanobacteria-microscope.jpg" alt=""/>
One of the first of its kind.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-ancient-organism-crawled-onto-land-over-400-million-years-ago


Throat Cancer Is Becoming an Epidemic, And Sex Could Be Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/ManArchingNeckWithHeadTiltedBackInSunlight.jpg" alt=""/>
An alarming, rapid increase.

https://www.sciencealert.com/throat-cancer-is-becoming-an-epidemic-and-sex-could-be-why


Expert Panel Warns Dimming The Sun Is Simply Too Risky to Try

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/WomanShieldsEyesFromSun.jpg" alt="Woman Shields Eyes From Sun"/>
Wrong way, go back.

https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-panel-warns-dimming-the-sun-is-simply-too-risky-to-try


It's Official: NASA Finally Unveils Its First 'Serious' Report on UFOs

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/GrainyShotOfUFO.jpg" alt="Grainy Shot Of UFO"/>
"We don’t know what these UAP are."

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-nasa-finally-unveils-its-first-serious-report-on-ufos


Earth Deep in Danger Zone Beyond Safe Planetary Boundaries, Study Warns

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/EarthPlanetaryBoundaries.jpg" alt=""/>
We have exceeded almost every threshold.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-deep-in-danger-zone-beyond-safe-planetary-boundaries-study-warns


Losing Sleep Raises The Risk of Alzheimer's Thanks to This One Protein

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/person_cant_sleep.jpg" alt="person in bed covering their face"/>
Getting some shut-eye is protective.

https://www.sciencealert.com/losing-sleep-raises-the-risk-of-alzheimers-thanks-to-this-one-protein


We've Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For The Past 300 Years

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/SpinningTopRestingOnDeskInSunlight.jpg" alt=""/>
Oh, this makes more sense.

https://www.sciencealert.com/weve-been-misreading-a-major-law-of-physics-for-the-past-300-years


NASA's About to Unveil a Report on 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena': Watch Live

<img width="600" height="243" alt="US Navy footage of an UAP" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-06/processed/012-us-navy-confirms-ufo-video-replacement_600.jpg"/>
The truth is out there??

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasas-about-to-unveil-a-report-on-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-watch-live


US Astronaut Breaks NASA Record For Longest Single Spaceflight

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/Frank_rubio.jpg" alt="Frank Rubio in space"/>
Can he make it a whole year?

https://www.sciencealert.com/us-astronaut-breaks-nasa-record-for-longest-single-spaceflight


This New Experimental Antibody Could Prevent Organ Rejection

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/SurgeonFacesInGreenScrubsLookingAtYou.jpg" alt="Surgeons in green scrubs and masks looking down"/>
This could change the lives of millions.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-new-experimental-antibody-could-prevent-organ-rejection


This Tiny Worm Grows a Huge Mouth And Eats Its Friends When It Gets Stressed

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/WormMouth.jpg" alt="Allodiplogaster sudhausi worm morph"/>
Terrifying!

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tiny-worm-grows-a-huge-mouth-and-eats-its-friends-when-it-gets-stressed


A Completely New Cause of Alzheimer's Uncovered in Our Brain's White Matter

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/BrainCell.jpg" alt="Nerve cells"/>
Treatments could follow.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-completely-new-cause-of-alzheimers-uncovered-in-our-brains-white-matter


Wild New Technique Could Finally Measure The Elusive Neutrino

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/NeutrinoGraphic.jpg" alt="Neutrino graphic"/>
Scientists are closing in.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-new-technique-could-finally-measure-the-elusive-neutrino


Photographer Captures Rare Pic of a Monkey Taking a Deer For a Joyride

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/monkey_on_deer_back.jpg" alt="macaque on the back of a deer in a forest"/>
Yee-haw!

https://www.sciencealert.com/photographer-captures-rare-pic-of-a-monkey-taking-a-deer-for-a-joyride


JWST Just Measured The Expansion Rate of The Universe. Astronomers Are Stumped.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ngc-5584.jpg" alt=""/>
Oh snap!

https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-just-measured-the-expansion-rate-of-the-universe-astronomers-are-stumped


Two Ancient Human Fossils Just Flew to Space in A Billionaire's Pocket

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/FossilSpaceFlight.jpg" alt=""/>
Some scientists are "horrified".

https://www.sciencealert.com/two-ancient-human-fossils-just-flew-to-space-in-a-billionaires-pocket


Scientists Engineer E. Coli Bacteria to Generate Electricity

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/EscherichiaColiColouredSEMImage.jpg" alt="Scanning electron micrograph of the rod-shaped, Escherichia coli, coloured orange on a blue background."/>
Energy from waste.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-engineer-e-coli-bacteria-to-generate-electricity


Exposure to One Metal May Cause More Heart Disease Than Smoking or Cholesterol

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/old_dripping_tap.jpg" alt="old tap dripping"/>
Contributing to 5.5 million deaths each year.

https://www.sciencealert.com/exposure-to-one-metal-may-cause-more-heart-disease-than-smoking-or-cholesterol


Astronomers Spot a Rare Galaxy Wrapped in a Secret Cosmic Ribbon

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/ngc-4632-composite.jpg" alt=""/>
Hiding in plain sight.

https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-spot-a-rare-galaxy-wrapped-in-a-secret-cosmic-ribbon


Mysterious Lights Flashed in The Sky Before Morocco's Devastating Earthquake

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/marrakesh_morocco.jpg" alt="square in marakesh"/>
What caused them?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-lights-flashed-in-the-sky-before-moroccos-devastating-earthquake


It's Official: International Agency Marks 'Beginning of The End' of The Fossil Fuel Era

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/oil_rig_pumping_sunset.jpg" alt="Oil rig pumping oil with a sunset in the background"/>
Finally.

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-international-agency-marks-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era