A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/GettyImages-1140560155-2-1024x415.jpg" alt="Sleeping pill in hand"/>Intriguing...

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-sleeping-pill-may-reduce-buildup-of-alzheimers-proteins-study-finds


Alien Planets May Be Trapped in Endless Day or Eternal Night

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/IllustrationOfTidallyLockedExplanetNASAs.jpg" alt="Illustration of a planet dry on one side wet on the other facing a sun"/>A moment that lasts forever.

https://www.sciencealert.com/alien-planets-may-be-trapped-in-endless-day-or-eternal-night


NASA Deploys Sail of Experimental Spacecraft Propelled Purely by Light

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/NASAsSolarSailNowDeployedForTesting.jpg" alt="silver sail beneath a planet"/>A brilliant idea takes flight.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-deploys-sail-of-experimental-spacecraft-propelled-purely-by-light


Hints of a Hidden Structure Detected at The Edge of The Solar System

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/kuiper-belt-kornmesser.jpg" alt="Hints of a Hidden Structure Detected at The Edge of The Solar System"/>Something nobody was expecting to find.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hints-of-a-hidden-structure-detected-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system


Expert Warns Why You Should Never Become Your Own Dentist

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/12/FingerPointsAtTeethXray.jpg" alt="Finger Points At Teeth Xray"/>Health starts at home... but not dentistry.

https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-warns-why-you-should-never-become-your-own-dentist


Incredible Experiment Reveals a Way to Make Skin Transparent

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/mouse_and_reflection.jpg" alt="mouse with reflection"/>You can't unsee this.

https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-experiment-reveals-a-way-to-make-skin-transparent


Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in Lab With Vibrating Molecules

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/CancerCellsRedOnBlueBackground1042x415.jpg" alt="cancer cells"/>"A different way to treat cancer."

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-destroy-99-of-cancer-cells-in-lab-with-vibrating-molecules


The Larger Brains of Humans Come With a Tragic Cost, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/YoungChimpFacingHumanWomenBothWithPuckeredLips.jpg" alt="Young chimp facing human woman"/>Our species is especially vulnerable.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-larger-brains-of-humans-come-with-a-tragic-cost-study-finds


That 'Tadpole Water' Drink on TikTok Might Actually Have Health Benefits

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/tadpole_water.jpg" alt="tadpole_water"/>It still doesn't look appetizing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/that-tadpole-water-drink-on-tiktok-might-actually-have-health-benefits


Type 2 Diabetes Drug Linked to 35% Lower Dementia Risk in Patients

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/TabletsInHandWithPinkFingernails.jpg"/>Here's what we know about the connection.

https://www.sciencealert.com/type-2-diabetes-drug-linked-to-35-lower-dementia-risk-in-patients


Bird Flu Hits Dairy Cows in California – Number 1 Milk Producing State in US

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CaliforniaDairyCows.jpg"/>Officials are acting quickly.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bird-flu-hits-dairy-cows-in-california-number-1-milk-producing-state-in-us


Four Key Nutrients Are Shockingly Lacking in Over 60% of People's Diets

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/NutrientDiet.jpg" alt="Healthy diet"/>A wake-up call for health worldwide.

https://www.sciencealert.com/four-key-nutrients-are-shockingly-lacking-in-over-60-of-peoples-diets


CBD And THC in Cannabis Don't Interact How We Thought

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/THCVersusCBD.jpg" alt="CBD And THC in Cannabis Don't Interact How We Thought"/>THC is the 'victim'.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cbd-and-thc-in-cannabis-dont-interact-how-we-thought


4 Billion Years Ago a Giant Impact Reshaped Jupiter's Largest Moon

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/ganymede_closeup.jpg" alt="4 Billion Years Ago a Giant Impact Reshaped Jupiter's Largest Moon"/>We can still see the scars.

https://www.sciencealert.com/4-billion-years-ago-a-giant-impact-reshaped-jupiters-largest-moon


A Surprising Number of Cats Want You to Play Fetch With Them

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/OrangeCatWithPawInAir.jpg" alt="A ginger and white cat reaching it's paw in the air"/>It's not just for dogs.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-surprising-number-of-cats-want-you-to-play-fetch-with-them


Surprise Asteroid Strikes Earth's Atmosphere, Burning Up Over Philippines

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/meteorite_philippines.jpg" alt="meteorite over the philippines"/>A rare event.

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-asteroid-strikes-earths-atmosphere-burning-up-over-philippines


60% of Earth's Food Crops Aren't Being Visited by Enough Pollinators

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/honeybee-appleblossom-pollinator-1.jpg" alt="macro photo of a yellow and black striped bee is in the centre of an apple blossom that has white petals with a pink blush at their edges."/>"Cause for concern and optimism."

https://www.sciencealert.com/60-of-earths-food-crops-arent-being-visited-by-enough-pollinators


Breakthrough: Scientists Create World's First Nuclear Clock Prototype

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/AtomicClockCover.jpg"/>A new era in precision timekeeping.

https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-scientists-create-worlds-first-nuclear-clock-prototype


Bacteria in Your Mouth Reproduce in a Strange, Rare Way, Scientists Discover

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/bacteria-colony.jpg" alt="Bacteria in Your Mouth Reproduce in a Strange, Rare Way, Scientists Discover"/>And they grow 5 times faster than other related species.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bacteria-in-your-mouth-reproduce-in-a-strange-rare-way-scientists-discover


Ask Yourself These 4 Questions Before You Start a New Diet

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/SaladAboutToBeEaten.jpg" alt="Ask Yourself These 4 Questions Before You Start a New Diet"/>Expert tips for mindful eating.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ask-yourself-these-4-questions-before-you-start-a-new-diet


New Evidence Reveals Unexpected Origins of Horse Domestication

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/SuspiciousHorseWithHand.jpg" alt="Close up of side of a horse's face"/>Challenging the Kurgan hypothesis.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-evidence-reveals-unexpected-origins-of-horse-domestication


New Study Backs Simple Weight Loss Strategy That Doesn't Require Drugs

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CloseUpOfWomenHoldingForkInMouth.jpg" alt="close up of women holding fork in mouth"/>It's good for your heart too.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-backs-simple-weight-loss-strategy-that-doesnt-require-drugs


Your Guide to September's Must-See Lunar Occultations Across The World

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2020-02/processed/MoonOccultingMars2007_600.jpg" alt="Half a moon and the planet Mars in the background"/>Don't miss the rare skywatching opportunities.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-guide-to-septembers-must-see-lunar-occultations-across-the-world


Mobile Phones Are Not Linked to Brain Cancer: WHO Confirms in Major Study

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/WorriedMan-TalksOnMobilePhone.jpg" alt="A man wearing a suit looking concerned while talking on a mobile phone"/>New science to debunk a long-standing concern.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mobile-phones-are-not-linked-to-brain-cancer-who-confirms-in-major-study


Large Sharks Seem to Be Eating Each Other, And You Won't Believe How We Know

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/shark-crime.jpg" alt="Large Sharks Seem to Be Eating Each Other, And You Won't Believe How We Know"/>It's a shark-eat-shark world.

https://www.sciencealert.com/large-sharks-seem-to-be-eating-each-other-and-you-wont-believe-how-we-know


Mouse Study Suggests Surprising Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer's

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/11/PickingNose-1024x415.jpg" alt="A child picking their nose"/>Do you really need to pick it?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-study-suggests-surprising-link-between-nose-picking-and-alzheimers


Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot Body And Let It Run Wild

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/mushroom_driven_robot.gif" alt="Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot Body And Let It Run Wild"/>Because this will end well.

https://www.sciencealert.com/engineers-gave-a-mushroom-a-robot-body-and-let-it-run-wild


FDA Recalls Tattoo Inks Containing Potentially Infectious Microbes

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/TattooArm.jpg" alt="Arm tattoo"/>Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-recalls-tattoo-inks-containing-potentially-infectious-microbes


Surging Belief in Alien Visitors Is Becoming a Serious Problem For Our Society

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/graphic_illo_ufo.jpg" alt="ufo graphic"/>It has real consequences.

https://www.sciencealert.com/surging-belief-in-alien-visitors-is-becoming-a-serious-problem-for-our-society


Still or Sparkling? Here's How to Pick The Best Beverage For Your Health.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/still_water_caraffe.jpg" alt="person pouring still water"/>Waiter!

https://www.sciencealert.com/still-or-sparkling-heres-how-to-pick-the-best-beverage-for-your-health


Love's Location in Our Brain Depends on The Target of Our Affection

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ManHoldingChildAsTheyLookDownAtABook.jpg" alt="Love's Location in Our Brain Depends on The Target of Our Affection"/>You are here.

https://www.sciencealert.com/loves-location-in-our-brain-depends-on-the-target-of-our-affection


Stunning New Color Map of Mars Reveals Surface in Unprecedented Detail

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/map-mars_colour.jpg" alt="new map of mars"/>Just look at it!

https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-new-color-map-of-mars-reveals-surface-in-unprecedented-detail


Stranded Astronauts Report Creepy Sounding Noises Coming From Boeing's Starliner

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/starliner.jpg" alt="Stranded Astronauts Report Creepy Sounding Noises Coming From Boeing's Starliner"/>There's a very simple explanation.

http://issaudio.42web.io/iss/2024-08-31-Sat-0800_trim.mp3?i=2

https://www.sciencealert.com/stranded-astronauts-report-creepy-sounding-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner


Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Study Shows

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/07/MarijuanaAndJointOnWoodenSurface.jpg" alt="Marijuana And Joint On Wooden Surface"/>Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cannabis-use-linked-to-epigenetic-changes-study-shows


An Astrophysicist Reveals What Space Is Actually Made of

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/HandReachesForSpace.jpg" alt="An Astrophysicist Reveals What Space Is Actually Made of"/>It's not as empty as you think.

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-astrophysicist-reveals-what-space-is-actually-made-of


Radical Theory Suggests Earthquakes Spark Gold Nuggets Into Existence

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/gold_in_quartz_matrix.jpg" alt="gold in quartz"/>A seismic discovery!

https://www.sciencealert.com/radical-theory-suggests-earthquakes-spark-gold-nuggets-into-existence


Mysterious 'Donut' Structure Found Hidden Inside Earth's Core

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-05/processed/EarthCore_600.jpg" alt="Magnetism in Ancient Crystals Reveals When Earth's Inner Core Emerged"/>A strange anomaly where seismic waves slow down.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-donut-structure-found-hidden-inside-earths-core


'Gateway to Hell': Giant Hole in Siberia Is Expanding Rapidly

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/InfraredBatagayCrater.jpg" alt="An infrared satellite image shwing a crater"/>A chilling glimpse into the future.

https://www.sciencealert.com/gateway-to-hell-giant-hole-in-siberia-is-expanding-rapidly


Scientists Find a Possible Secret Hiding Spot For Chlamydia

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ChlamydiaGut.jpg" alt="Scientists Find a Possible Secret Hiding Spot For Chlamydia"/>A hidden reservoir inside the body?

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-a-possible-secret-hiding-spot-for-chlamydia


Surprise Discovery Reveals Hidden Lineage of Ancient Japanese Ancestry

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/JapanPopulation.jpg" alt="Surprise Discovery Reveals Hidden Lineage of Ancient Japanese Ancestry"/>How did we miss this?

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-reveals-hidden-lineage-of-ancient-japanese-ancestry


Promising New Antibiotics Could Be Hiding in Our Gut Microbiomes

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/IllustrationOfIntestinalBacteria-1024x415.jpg" alt="Illustration of intestinal bacteria."/>Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/promising-new-antibiotics-could-be-hiding-in-our-gut-microbiomes


A Cracked Piece of Metal Healed Itself in Experiment That Stunned Scientists

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/07/BrokenMetal.jpg" alt="Broken metal"/>But how?

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cracked-piece-of-metal-healed-itself-in-experiment-that-stunned-scientists


Weight Loss Drug Reduces Diabetes Risk by 94 Percent in Clinical Trial

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/WeightLoss.jpg" alt="Measuring weight"/>This could be a huge help.

https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-drug-reduces-diabetes-risk-by-94-percent-in-clinical-trial


A New Look at The Dodo Changes Our View of This Iconic, Unique Creature

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondonDodoModel.jpg" alt="Model of a dodo from the natural history museum in london"/>Don't believe what you've heard.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-look-at-the-dodo-changes-our-view-of-this-iconic-unique-creature


Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming May Have a Simple Explanation

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/Betelgeuse-1024x866-1x.jpg" alt="fiery star"/>What if there's more than one?

https://www.sciencealert.com/betelgeuses-mysterious-dimming-may-have-a-simple-explanation


Mummified Brains Found in Crypt Show Surprising Traces of Cocaine

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/MummySkullXray.jpg" alt="Mummy Skull Xray"/>How far back does this drug go?

https://www.sciencealert.com/mummified-brains-found-in-crypt-show-surprising-traces-of-cocaine


This Stunning Image Is The Highest Resolution We've Ever Seen Atoms

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/atoms.jpg" alt="This Stunning Image Is The Highest Resolution We've Ever Seen Atoms"/>Stop and take a look at this.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-stunning-image-is-the-highest-resolution-weve-ever-seen-atoms


New Blood Test Detects Deadly Brain Cancers in Just One Hour

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GlioblastomaTest.jpg" alt="New Blood Test Detects Deadly Brain Cancers in Just One Hour"/>Hope for early diagnosis.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-blood-test-detects-deadly-brain-cancers-in-just-one-hour


Tall People Are More Likely to Get Cancer, And This Could Be Why

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/TallManInForest.jpg" alt="Tall Man In Forest"/>There are a couple of strong theories.

https://www.sciencealert.com/tall-people-are-more-likely-to-get-cancer-and-this-could-be-why


Incredible Placebo Study Shows Fake Pills Can Reduce Stress

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/PlaceboWorksWhenYouKnowItIsAPlaceboHandHoldingPillOnYellow.jpg" alt="hand holding a white pill on yellow background"/>Even when people know they're placebos.

https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-placebo-study-shows-fake-pills-can-reduce-stress


What Would Happen if a Warp Drive Spaceship Flew Into a Black Hole?

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/SpaceshipFliesIntoBlackHole.jpg" alt="Spaceship Flies Into Black Hole"/>Fasten your seatbelt.

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-would-happen-if-a-warp-drive-spaceship-flew-into-a-black-hole


Wait a Minute. Why Don't Any of The Solar System's Moons Have Rings?

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/02/quaoar-illustration-1024x415.jpg" alt="Scientists Find Dwarf Planet With an 'Impossible' Ring, And They're Unsure How It Exists"/>This is weird.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wait-a-minute-why-dont-any-of-the-solar-systems-moons-have-rings


Strange New Species Found in Toxic Lake Could Hold Clues to Life's Origins

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/B.-monosierra-colony-of-70-cells.jpg" alt="A bright blue blob with orange tendrils exploding"/>Why is it so weird?

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-new-species-found-in-toxic-lake-could-hold-clues-to-lifes-origins


Drinking Alcohol May Impact Future Generations Before They're Conceived

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/WineGlass.jpg" alt="wine glass"/>It starts earlier than you might think.

https://www.sciencealert.com/drinking-alcohol-may-impact-future-generations-before-theyre-conceived


New Study: Are Mixed Breed Dogs Really Healthier Than Purebreds?

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/jumping_labradoodle.jpg" alt="jumping labradoodle"/>What say you, cockapoo?

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-are-mixed-breed-dogs-really-healthier-than-purebreds


Scientists Identify 4 Key Factors That May Predict Cognitive Decline

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/older_woman_home_AD.jpg" alt="older woman in a care home"/>Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-4-key-factors-that-may-predict-cognitive-decline


Scientists Detect Invisible Electric Field Around Earth For First Time

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/earth-from-space-2003.jpg" alt="Scientists Detect Invisible Electric Field Around Earth For First Time"/>A great unseen force has been revealed.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-detect-invisible-electric-field-around-earth-for-first-time


Intermittent Fasting Could Trigger Cancer Risks, Study in Mice Shows

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ClockFasting.jpg" alt="Clock on plate"/>A worrying link.

https://www.sciencealert.com/intermittent-fasting-could-trigger-cancer-risks-study-in-mice-shows


'Misokinesia' Phenomenon May Affect 1 in 3 People, Research Shows

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-09/processed/Misokinesia_600.jpg" alt="A man covers his face with his hands and peeks through his fingers."/>The struggle is real.

https://www.sciencealert.com/misokinesia-phenomenon-may-affect-1-in-3-people-research-shows


Kim Kardashian Endorses Them – Are Full-Body MRI Scans Worth The Cost?

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/InsideMRIMachineWithRedLaserLightLines.jpg" alt="View of man lying down for MRI from inside the machine"/>Here's what the science says.

https://www.sciencealert.com/kim-kardashian-endorses-them-are-full-body-mri-scans-worth-the-cost


Mitochondria Dump DNA in The Brain, Potentially Cutting Years Off Our Lives

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/mitochondria_brain_cells.jpg" alt="mitochondria graphic"/>It’s far more frequent than we thought.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mitochondria-dump-dna-in-the-brain-potentially-cutting-years-off-our-lives


Young Boy Accidentally Shatters 3,500-Year-Old Jar at Museum

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AccidentallyBrokenMuseumJar.jpg" alt="An ancient clay jar broken in pieces"/>It was especially rare.

https://www.sciencealert.com/young-boy-accidentally-shatters-3500-year-old-jar-at-museum


20 Million Years Ago This Sea Cow Was Eaten by a Crocodile, And a Shark

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/SeaCowEatenTwice.jpg" alt="Illustration of a seacow being attacked by a crocodile"/>A no good, awful, terribly bad day.

https://www.sciencealert.com/20-million-years-ago-this-sea-cow-was-eaten-by-a-crocodile-and-a-shark


Matching Dinosaur Footprints Found 3,700 Miles Apart Reveal Earth's Past

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/dino-tracks-1.jpg" alt="Matching Dinosaur Footprints Found 3,700 Miles Apart Reveal Earth's Past"/>How did they walk so far?

https://www.sciencealert.com/matching-dinosaur-footprints-found-3700-miles-apart-reveal-earths-past


SpaceX Delays Polaris Dawn As Fiery Landing Grounds Falcon 9 Rocket

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/Faclon9AtCloudySunset.jpg" alt="A rocket on a fiery sunset background"/>Spacewalk dreams are on hold again.

https://www.sciencealert.com/spacex-delays-polaris-dawn-as-fiery-landing-grounds-falcon-9-rocket


New 'Living Plastic' Self-Destructs Once It's Thrown Away

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/PlasticWaterBottle.jpg" alt="New 'Living Plastic' Self-Destructs Once It's Thrown Away"/>Poof!

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-living-plastic-self-destructs-once-its-thrown-away


Diet And Exercise Could Outsmart Your Genes in Risk For Type 2 Diabetes

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/DiabetesRiskGenetics.jpg" alt="Diet And Exercise Could Outsmart Your Genes in Risk For Type 2 Diabetes"/>Genetics don't always have to seal your fate.

https://www.sciencealert.com/diet-and-exercise-could-outsmart-your-genes-in-risk-for-type-2-diabetes


World's Fastest Microscope Captures Electron Motion in Attoseconds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ElectronDensityCloseUp.jpg" alt="Bright colors on a black background"/>A long-anticipated breakthrough.

https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-fastest-microscope-captures-electron-motion-in-attoseconds


First US Cases of 'Sloth Fever' From Oropouche Virus Reported

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/CreepyMosquitoBiteCloseUp.jpg" alt="A mosquito biting human skin"/>Here's what that means.

https://www.sciencealert.com/first-us-cases-of-sloth-fever-from-oropouche-virus-reported


Faulty Metabolism Could Be a Hidden Culprit Behind Aging And Disease

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/OlderBrownEyeNextToYoungBlueEye.jpg" alt="The eye of an older person on the left next to a young child's eye on the right"/>This means we might be able to repurpose treatments.

https://www.sciencealert.com/faulty-metabolism-could-be-a-hidden-culprit-behind-aging-and-disease


Antidepressants Are Seeping Into Fish Everywhere – And It's Changing Them

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FishCloseup.jpg" alt="Fish closeup"/>Substances specifically designed to alter brain chemistry.

https://www.sciencealert.com/antidepressants-are-seeping-into-fish-everywhere-and-its-changing-them


US Man Dies From Rare Disease Following Mosquito Bite

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/mosquito_on_arm.jpg" alt="mosquito on a person's arm"/>It could become more common.

https://www.sciencealert.com/us-man-dies-from-rare-disease-following-mosquito-bite


A Ham Sandwich Daily May Raise Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by 15%, Study Says

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/HamSandwich.jpg" alt="Ham sandwich"/>"The most comprehensive evidence to date."

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-ham-sandwich-daily-may-raise-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-by-15-study-says


Common Blood Pressure Drug Extends Lifespan And Slows Aging in Animals

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-01/processed/haemochromatosis_aging_600.jpg" alt="Some common signs of aging could actually be due to a preventable genetic disorder"/>The potential is immense.

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-blood-pressure-drug-extends-lifespan-and-slows-aging-in-animals


Blind Cavefish Grow Bizarre Taste Buds On Their Face As They Age

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BlindCaveFishEmbryoConfocal-1.jpg" alt="A red and green fluorescent image of a fish embryo"/>More useful than your ear hairs.

https://www.sciencealert.com/blind-cavefish-grow-bizarre-taste-buds-on-their-face-as-they-age


New Experiment Brings The Quantum Internet a Step Closer to Reality

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/OpticalFiber.jpg" alt="Optical fiber"/>An internet that's basically hack-proof?

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-experiment-brings-the-quantum-internet-a-step-closer-to-reality


Humpback Whales Create And Use Skilled Hunting Tools, Study Reveals

This places them in an elite club.

https://www.sciencealert.com/humpback-whales-create-and-use-skilled-hunting-tools-study-reveals


Alzheimer's Drug Could Put Patients Into Hibernation-Like State

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/patient_hibernation_state.jpg" alt="person in ambulance with eyes closed"/>This could save lives.

https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-drug-could-put-patients-into-hibernation-like-state


Historic SpaceX Mission Set to Break Ground With First Ever Civilian Spacewalk

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/polaris_space_walk.jpg" alt="artist's impression polaris space walk"/>"This will be a super cool mission."

https://www.sciencealert.com/historic-spacex-mission-set-to-break-ground-with-first-ever-civilian-spacewalk


Some People With Diabetes Could Unknowingly Have Type 1.5

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/insulin_diabetes_1_5.jpg" alt="man giving insulin shot"/>An accurate diagnosis is important.

https://www.sciencealert.com/some-people-with-diabetes-could-unknowingly-have-type-1-5


What Is This Mysterious Golden Orb Found at The Bottom of The Ocean?

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/golden-orb-header.jpg" alt="Golden Orb Found at The Bottom of The Ocean Mystifies Scientists"/>"It's like the beginning of a horror movie."

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-is-this-mysterious-golden-orb-found-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean


Your Constipation Could Be Having a Serious Impact on Your Heart

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ConstipationHeart.jpg" alt="Your Constipation Could Be Having a Serious Impact on Your Heart"/>Stay regular.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-constipation-could-be-having-a-serious-impact-on-your-heart


Stunning Astronomical Observatory Unearthed in Ancient Egypt

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/observatory.jpg" alt="Stunning Astronomical Observatory Unearthed in Ancient Egypt"/>Just amazing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-astronomical-observatory-unearthed-in-ancient-egypt


Giant Study Reveals What Happens if You Don't Exercise Until The Weekend

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ManOnComputerAtNight.jpg" alt="Man On Computer At Night"/>Is skipping weekdays bad?

https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-study-reveals-what-happens-if-you-dont-exercise-until-the-weekend


Experts Concerned as Australia Hits Record-Breaking Heatwave in Winter

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AustraliaWeatherReport.jpg" alt="Australia Weather Report"/>An unsettling forecast.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-concerned-as-australia-hits-record-breaking-heatwave-in-winter


NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space to Wait Half a Year Before Coming Home

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/NASAAstronautsPose.jpg" alt="NASA Astronauts Pose"/>It's just too risky.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-astronauts-stuck-in-space-to-wait-half-a-year-before-coming-home


Megatsunami in Greenland Produced Waves That Lasted an Entire Week

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FjordWaves.jpg" alt="Fjord waves"/>Both scary and awe-inspiring.

https://www.sciencealert.com/megatsunami-in-greenland-produced-waves-that-lasted-an-entire-week


Cutting Back on One Amino Acid Increases Lifespan in Mice by Up to 33%

<img width="1024" height="415" 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-in-mice-by-up-to-33


'Snowball Earth': The Best Evidence Yet May Have Just Been Found

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/scottish-and-irish-roc.jpg"/>"These rocks record a time when Earth was covered in ice."

https://www.sciencealert.com/snowball-earth-the-best-evidence-yet-may-have-just-been-found


The Human Heart Is Unique Among Mammals For This Key Reason

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ChimpRestingHeadOnGrinningMan.jpg" alt="chimp resting arm and head on grinning man"/>We are the odd ones out.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-human-heart-is-unique-among-mammals-for-this-key-reason


Scientists Reveal Hidden Waves Could Shape Earth's Mysterious Highlands

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/great_escarpment_sa.jpg" alt="great escarpment peak"/>The giant stirs.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-hidden-waves-could-shape-earths-mysterious-highlands


Eating Seaweed May Help Prevent Parkinson's, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/KelpForestUnderwater.jpg" alt="Kelp Forest Underwater"/>Here's what we know so far.

https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-seaweed-may-help-prevent-parkinsons-study-finds


Surprise! Many of Us Have 'Hidden' Perfect Pitch Without Knowing It

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ShowerSinging.jpg" alt="Shower singing"/>"You don't have to be Beyonce."

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-many-of-us-have-hidden-perfect-pitch-without-knowing-it


The Milky Way's Ultimate Fate Could Come Down to a Coin Toss

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GalaxiesInSky.jpg" alt="Galaxies In Sky"/>Are we destined to crash into Andromeda?

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-milky-ways-ultimate-fate-could-come-down-to-a-coin-toss


Lucid Dreamers Drove Virtual Cars While Asleep in Incredible Experiment

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/REMSpaceLucid.jpg" alt="Lucid Dreamers Drove Virtual Cars While Asleep in Incredible Experiment"/>"Will change the idea of human capabilities."

https://www.sciencealert.com/lucid-dreamers-drove-virtual-cars-while-asleep-in-incredible-experiment


Newly Created 'AI Scientist' Is About to Start Churning Out Research

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/WesCockx-GoogleDeepMindAIlarge-language-models-2560x1440-1.png" alt="Newly Created 'AI Scientist' Is About to Start Churning Out Research"/>Can a process as complex as science be automated?

https://www.sciencealert.com/newly-created-ai-scientist-is-about-to-start-churning-out-research


Hidden Undersea Avalanches Are A Big Problem For The Internet

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-1369192454.jpg" alt="Hidden Undersea Avalanches Are A Big Problem For The Internet"/>Worse than a shark bite.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-undersea-avalanches-are-a-big-problem-for-the-internet


Jamestown: DNA Solves Mystery of First English Settlement in America

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/SkullPic.jpg" alt="Skull picture"/>Every family has a few skeletons.

https://www.sciencealert.com/jamestown-dna-solves-mystery-of-first-english-settlement-in-america


Tardigrades Trapped in Amber Reveal Secrets From Millions of Years Ago

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/b-leggi.jpg" alt="Tardigrades Trapped in Amber Reveal Secrets From Millions of Years Ago"/>Earth's tiny survivors.

https://www.sciencealert.com/tardigrades-trapped-in-amber-reveal-secrets-from-millions-of-years-ago


People in One English-Speaking Country Seem to Live Years Longer

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-1209905797.jpg" alt="People in One English-Speaking Country Seem to Live Years Longer"/>Eye-opening results.

https://www.sciencealert.com/people-in-one-english-speaking-country-seem-to-live-years-longer


This Epic Monument From 6,000 Years Ago Is a Feat of Stone Age Engineering

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/dolmen.jpg" alt="This Epic Monument From 6,000 Years Ago Is a Feat of Stone Age Engineering"/>An incredible marvel of the ancient world.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-epic-monument-from-6000-years-ago-is-a-feat-of-stone-age-engineering


NASA Asteroid Collision Debris May Be Headed Toward Earth

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AsteroidImpactAnimation.gif" alt="Asteroid Impact Animation"/>A human-made meteor shower?

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-asteroid-collision-debris-may-be-headed-toward-earth


Wild Study Says a 'Black Hole Moon' Could Give a Planet Unlimited Power

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BlackHoleImage.jpg" alt="Black Hole Image"/>"The most efficient engine that I ever thought about."

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-study-says-a-black-hole-moon-could-give-a-planet-unlimited-power


Drug That Induces Labor Shows Promise as Alzheimer's Treatment

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/RochesterBrainCSF.jpg" alt="Drug That Induces Labor Shows Promise as Alzheimer's Treatment"/>From the uterus to the brain.

https://www.sciencealert.com/drug-that-induces-labor-shows-promise-as-alzheimers-treatment


Scientists Identify Likely Source of Weird Energy Around Fast Radio Burst

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FastBurst.jpg" alt="Space nebula"/>New clues to a deep space mystery.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-likely-source-of-weird-energy-around-fast-radio-burst


Archaeologists Reveal Ominous Warning in Ancient Babylonian Tablet

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BabylonianTablet.jpg" alt="Archaeologists Reveal Ominous Warning in Ancient Babylonian Tablet"/>The oldest warnings of their kind.

https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-reveal-ominous-warning-in-ancient-babylonian-tablet


Your Food Choices Can Fuel Anxiety And Depression. Here's How.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/PersonEatingMMCookie.jpg" alt="A side profile of a feminine person eating a cookie"/>An expert explains the science.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-food-choices-can-fuel-anxiety-and-depression-heres-how


Record-Breaking Antimatter Discovery Could Help Us Find Dark Matter

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AntimatterConceptBrightRed.jpg" alt="Bright red and black swirls"/>The heaviest ever seen.

https://www.sciencealert.com/record-breaking-antimatter-discovery-could-help-us-find-dark-matter


13,600-Year-Old Mastodon Fossil Discovered in Iowa May Offer Clues to Extinction

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ArcheolgistsWorkingOnMastodonFossilInTheMud.jpg" alt="Archeologists working on mastodon fossil in the mud"/>The state's first well-preserved specimen took 12 days to dig out.

https://www.sciencealert.com/13600-year-old-mastodon-fossil-discovered-in-iowa-may-offer-clues-to-extinction


The Sun Is More Active Than Scientists Anticipated. Here's What It Means For Us.

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-09/processed/SolarStormsUnderwaterCablesRisk_600.jpg" alt="A solar flare"/>A growing risk to Earth.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-sun-is-more-active-than-scientists-anticipated-heres-what-it-means-for-us


Moon Had Giant Ocean Of Molten Rock, Indian Lander's New Data Suggests

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ISROLunarLander2024.jpg" alt="A lander on the moon"/>The Chandrayaan-3 mission went farther south than ever before.

https://www.sciencealert.com/moon-had-giant-ocean-of-molten-rock-indian-landers-new-data-suggests


This One Factor Could Halve Your Likelihood of a Dementia Diagnosis

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/older_couple_ADRD.jpg" alt="older couple at beach"/>And not in a good way.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-one-factor-could-halve-your-likelihood-of-a-dementia-diagnosis


Cutting Calories May Not Impact Your Exercise Performance After All

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/WarmingUp.jpg" alt="Woman warming up"/>Challenging the myth.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cutting-calories-may-not-impact-your-exercise-performance-after-all


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

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/05/moon-terminator-1024x415.jpg" alt="Scientists Finally Confirm What's Inside The Moon"/>The verdict is in.

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


Food Tastes Mysteriously Bad in Space, And We May Finally Know Why

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AstronautAttemptingToEat.jpg" alt="A man wearing a headset with an open mouth and lollies in air above it. Out the window the edge of Earth is visible from space"/>It's not what we expected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/food-tastes-mysteriously-bad-in-space-and-we-may-finally-know-why


Streetlights Could Be Causing Insects to Starve, Scientists Warn

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/InsectEatingLeafUnderArtificialLight.jpg" alt="Sawfly larva munching on leaf lit up artificially"/>This might impact entire ecosystems.

https://www.sciencealert.com/streetlights-could-be-causing-insects-to-starve-scientists-warn


Video Games Can Boost Your Mental Health – But There's a Catch

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/gaming_console_screen.jpg" alt="game controller in a person's hands"/>Here are 3 tips for positive gaming.

https://www.sciencealert.com/video-games-can-boost-your-mental-health-but-theres-a-catch


You're Not Imagining It: Thinking Can Actually Be Painful, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ThinkingGirl.jpg" alt="Thinking is hard"/>It really does hurt to think.

https://www.sciencealert.com/youre-not-imagining-it-thinking-can-actually-be-painful-study-finds


AI Doesn't Actually Pose an Existential Threat to Humans, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/a-eye.jpg" alt="AI Doesn't Actually Pose an Existential Threat to Humans, Study Finds"/>Article written by a real person, we promise.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-doesnt-actually-pose-an-existential-threat-to-humans-study-finds


Watch a Black Hole Tear a Star to Shreds in Insane New Simulations

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/StarDestroyedByBlackHole.jpg" alt="A bright flash of orange light across a dark purple background"/>It's messy and violent.

https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-a-black-hole-tear-a-star-to-shreds-in-insane-new-simulations


Elephant Species Vanished at a Shocking Rate With The Rise of Modern Humans

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/mammoth-tusk.jpg" alt="Elephant Species Vanished at a Shocking Rate With The Rise of Modern Humans"/>
Damning new evidence.

https://www.sciencealert.com/elephant-species-vanished-at-a-shocking-rate-with-the-rise-of-modern-humans


Kids Who Eat Breakfast Every Day Share Something in Common

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/SleepTeenBreakfast.jpg" alt=""/>
The right start to the day.

https://www.sciencealert.com/kids-who-eat-breakfast-every-day-share-something-in-common


Famous 'Wow!' Signal Might Have Actually Been a Natural Space Laser

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/articles/processed/wow-signal-replacement_600.jpg" alt=""/>
A rare coincidence?

https://www.sciencealert.com/famous-wow-signal-might-have-actually-been-a-natural-space-laser


Drug Already Approved For Parkinson's Could Help Clear Alzheimer's Brains

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/OldPerson.jpg" alt="Older person facing away"/>
Two for one.

https://www.sciencealert.com/drug-already-approved-for-parkinsons-could-help-clear-alzheimers-brains


Spider Species Uses Male Fireflies as Ghastly Puppets to Seduce Its Prey

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/spider-snax.jpg" alt=""/>
Genius.

https://www.sciencealert.com/spider-species-uses-male-fireflies-as-ghastly-puppets-to-seduce-its-prey


How Might Months Stranded in Space Affect Astronauts' Sense of Time?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/NASA_stranded_astronauts.jpg" alt="Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams"/>
It might not be so bad.

https://www.sciencealert.com/how-might-months-stranded-in-space-affect-astronauts-sense-of-time


Distant Supermassive Black Hole Discovered Savoring Its Meal, Bite by Bite

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/black_hole_devouring_star.jpg" alt="black hole devouring a star"/>
Oh the humanity.

https://www.sciencealert.com/distant-supermassive-black-hole-discovered-savoring-its-meal-bite-by-bite


Newly Identified Proteins May Explain Devastating Effects of Alzheimer's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/IllustrationOfBlueNeuronsWithOrangeClumpsAroundThem.jpg" alt="illustration of blue neuron with orange clumps around them"/>
Teamwork at its worst.

https://www.sciencealert.com/newly-identified-proteins-may-explain-devastating-effects-of-alzheimers


This Memory Exercise Could Help Reduce Severity of PTSD Symptoms

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/HurtingHead.jpg" alt="Woman hurting head"/>
"Our goal is to unlock sleep as a new treatment window."

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-memory-exercise-could-help-reduce-severity-of-ptsd-symptoms


Hidden Consciousness Detected in 25% of Unresponsive Patients Tested

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BrainScans.jpg" alt="Brain scan"/>
"We can detect brain activity."

https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-consciousness-detected-in-25-of-unresponsive-patients-tested


Hordes of Tarantulas Are About to Swarm in The US, And Here's Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/tarantula_spider_closeup.jpg" alt="texas brown tarantula"/>
Time to leg it.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hordes-of-tarantulas-are-about-to-swarm-in-the-us-and-heres-why


These 4 Insights Show The Ancient World Knew a Lot About Mental Health

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BlueStatueWithCracks.jpg" alt="Blue Statue With Cracks"/>
Wisdom from the ages.

https://www.sciencealert.com/these-4-insights-show-the-ancient-world-knew-a-lot-about-mental-health


Stonehenge Mystery: Scientists Reveal How They Traced The Altar Stone

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/StonehengeAtSunset.jpg" alt="Stonehenge At Sunset"/>
A secret buried for thousands of years.

https://www.sciencealert.com/stonehenge-mystery-scientists-reveal-how-they-traced-the-altar-stone


Surprise Alzheimer's Finding: Brain's Support Cells May Be Fueling Disease

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/IllustrationOfAmyloidBetaPlaquesGummingUpNeuralNetwork.jpg" alt="3D illustration of neural network gummed up by plaques"/>
It goes beyond neurons.

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-alzheimers-finding-brains-support-cells-may-be-fueling-disease


One of Earth's Continents Is Rising Up, And The Effects Could Be Huge

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/1950LevelOfIceSheetMapOfAntarctica.jpg" alt="Map of 1950s ice sheet levels in antarctica"/>
A monumental uplift is taking place.

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-of-earths-continents-is-rising-up-and-the-effects-could-be-huge


Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Expert Reveals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/BrainScansOnDisplay.jpg" alt="Brain Scans On Display"/>
Are we looking at this the wrong way?

https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-may-not-actually-be-a-brain-disease-expert-reveals


We Finally Know How Bacteria Shimmer in Brilliant Colors Without Pigment

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/IridescenceOfBacteriaCellulophagaLyticaColony.gif" alt=""/>
The mystery of nature's tiny rainbows solved.

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-how-bacteria-shimmer-in-brilliant-colors-without-pigment


Your Choice of Pet Could Predict What Kind of Personality You Have

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/woman_and_smiling_dog.jpg" alt="woman and happy dog"/>
Who's a good boy then?

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-choice-of-pet-could-predict-what-kind-of-personality-you-have


This 600-Year-Old Coral Is Revealing Important Secrets About The Past

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ancient_coral_fiji-1.jpg" alt="fiji coral"/>
It knows stuff.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-600-year-old-coral-is-revealing-important-secrets-about-the-past


The Mysterious Origins of Sapphires Have Finally Been Deciphered

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/sapphire.jpg" alt=""/>
Ice forged in fire.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mysterious-origins-of-sapphires-have-finally-been-deciphered


The Color of Your Tongue Reveals a Lot About Your State of Health

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-1448455964.jpg" alt=""/>
Say aaaahhh.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-color-of-your-tongue-reveals-a-lot-about-your-state-of-health


Surprise Discovery Reveals There's 3 Different Kinds of Great White Shark

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-91957372.jpg" alt=""/>
We never knew!

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-reveals-theres-3-different-kinds-of-great-white-shark


This Tiny Fossil Links Wine With The Death of The Dinosaurs

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/GrapeSeedFossil.jpg" alt=""/>
Cheers to that!

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tiny-fossil-links-wine-with-the-death-of-the-dinosaurs


Elite Athletes Are Smarter Than Regular People, And This Could Be Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-2166198919.jpg" alt=""/>
It makes a lot of sense.

https://www.sciencealert.com/elite-athletes-are-smarter-than-regular-people-and-this-could-be-why


Alien Civilizations Might Be Too Advanced For Us to Detect

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AdvancedExoplanetCrop.jpg" alt="Advanced Exoplanet"/>
Could they be hiding in plain sight?

https://www.sciencealert.com/alien-civilizations-might-be-too-advanced-for-us-to-detect


This Disease Is Wreaking Havoc on Citrus Fruit – And It's Spreading Worldwide

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-627973642.jpg" alt=""/>
Your morning orange juice is at stake.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-disease-is-wreaking-havoc-on-citrus-fruit-and-its-spreading-worldwide


Breakthrough New Glass Self-Heals From Gamma Radiation

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/glass-ingredients.jpg" alt=""/>
This could change space exploration.

https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-new-glass-self-heals-from-gamma-radiation


Study Reveals Hidden Reasons Cats Scratch Furniture, And How to Stop Them

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/GreyGoldenEyedCatOnItsSideScratchingAtWhiteSofa.jpg" alt="Grey golden eyed cat on its side scratching at white sofa"/>
It’s not just to troll you.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-hidden-reasons-cats-scratch-furniture-and-how-to-stop-them


We Finally Know Where The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs Came From

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/impact-art.jpg" alt=""/>
The deadly origins revealed.

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-where-the-asteroid-that-killed-the-dinosaurs-came-from


Physics Breakthrough Predicts When a System Is About to Go Critical

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/EarthOnFire.jpg" alt="Earth On Fire"/>
The crystal ball exists.

https://www.sciencealert.com/physics-breakthrough-predicts-when-a-system-is-about-to-go-critical


'Bad Omen': Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Collapses Into Pile of Rubble

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/CrumbledPyramid.jpg" alt=""/>
Extreme weather triggers a tragedy.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bad-omen-ancient-pyramid-in-mexico-collapses-into-pile-of-rubble


When The Pandemic Came, Zoos Shut, And 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-shut-and-animals-began-to-act-differently


Shocking Study Says No, Cold Isn't Making Your Joints Ache. So What's Going on?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/man_holding_elbow.jpg" alt="man holding elbow"/>
Wait, how?!

https://www.sciencealert.com/shocking-study-says-no-cold-isnt-making-your-joints-ache-so-whats-going-on


A Vital Fluid Protects Your Most Important Organ. What Happens if It Fails?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/CSFBrainVentricles_1024.jpg" alt="Illustration of ventricles in a brain"/>
Warning signs to look out for.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-vital-fluid-protects-your-most-important-organ-what-happens-if-it-fails


Study Finds Humans Age Faster at 2 Sharp Peaks – Here's When to Expect Them

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/age-eyes.jpg" alt=""/>
You're in for a bumpy ride.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-finds-humans-age-faster-at-2-sharp-peaks-heres-when-to-expect-them


Using CBD And THC During Pregnancy Could Harm Developing Brains

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-03/processed/cannabis_psychosis_600.jpg" alt="A cannabis plant in sunshine"/>
Even without other cannabis compounds.

https://www.sciencealert.com/using-cbd-and-thc-during-pregnancy-could-harm-developing-brains


Weird Fish Breaks Largest Animal Genome Record With 30x Our DNA

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/lungfish-1.jpg" alt=""/>
More than twice the size of the previous record holder.

https://www.sciencealert.com/weird-fish-breaks-largest-animal-genome-record-with-30x-our-dna


Earth's 13-Month Record Heat Streak Is Over. So What Happens Now?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ChildInRedRainCoat_1024.jpg" alt="A young child's face wearing a red rain jacket in the rain"/>
An expert explains the bigger picture.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-13-month-record-heat-streak-is-over-so-what-happens-now


WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency as New Strain of Virus Spreads

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/09/MonkeypoxUnderMicroscope.jpg" alt="Mpox virus under microscope"/>
"Something that should concern us all."

https://www.sciencealert.com/who-declares-mpox-a-global-health-emergency-as-new-strain-of-virus-spreads


Is Keto Worth The Risk? A New Study Casts Doubt on Its Safety.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-2154353434.jpg" alt=""/>
There are better ways to get lean.

https://www.sciencealert.com/is-keto-worth-the-risk-a-new-study-casts-doubt-on-its-safety


Surprising Signs of Neanderthal Adaptability Discovered in Ancient Rock Shelter

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/NeanderthalSkullFromForbesQuarry.jpg" alt="A Neanderthal skull"/>
Far more resilience than we suspected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprising-signs-of-neanderthal-adaptability-discovered-in-ancient-rock-shelter


CDC Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency. Can We Prevent a Pandemic?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/mpox_pink_virus_particles.jpg" alt="mpox virus particles"/>
A virologist explains.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cdc-declares-mpox-a-continental-emergency-can-we-prevent-a-pandemic


FDA Rejects MDMA For PTSD. What Does This Mean For Future Psychedelic Medications?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BrainScanPsychedelic.jpg" alt="A colorful scan of a brain"/>
A researcher explains.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-rejects-mdma-for-ptsd-what-does-this-mean-for-future-psychedelic-medications


Horses Show Unexpected Intelligence With Strategic Thinking in Game Play

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/horse_laughing.jpg" alt="laughing horse"/>
They can plan ahead to avoid work.

https://www.sciencealert.com/horses-show-unexpected-intelligence-with-strategic-thinking-in-game-play


'Comet' Tail of Speeding Star Cluster Solves 100-Year-Old Cosmic Puzzle

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/Terzan5Cover2024.jpg" alt="A cluster of bright stars"/>
A scientific first.

https://www.sciencealert.com/comet-tail-of-speeding-star-cluster-solves-100-year-old-cosmic-puzzle


Earth's Climate Faces Risk of No Return If Warming Exceeds 1.5 °C

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ClimateTippingRates.jpg" alt=""/>
Our window is closing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-climate-faces-risk-of-no-return-if-warming-exceeds-1-5-c


Astronomers Witness Dark Matter Go Rogue in Epic Galaxy Cluster Collision

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/GalaxyCollisionGIF-1.gif" alt="Two orange and blue blobs of light colliding in space"/>
It doesn't like slowing down.

https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-witness-dark-matter-go-rogue-in-epic-galaxy-cluster-collision


Sweetening Your Yogurt With Honey Could Boost Its Probiotic Benefits

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/strained_yogurt.jpg" alt="closeup photo of strained yogurt in container with spoon"/>
One type did better than the rest.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sweetening-your-yogurt-with-honey-could-boost-its-probiotic-benefits


Obesity Drug Case Study Links Man's Heart Problems With Extreme Weight Loss

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FeetScales.jpg" alt="Feet on scales"/>
There's a good lesson to be learned.

https://www.sciencealert.com/obesity-drug-case-study-links-mans-heart-problems-with-extreme-weight-loss


Scientists Have Finally Identified Where Gluten Intolerance Begins

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/woman_eating_pastry.jpg" alt="woman eating a pastry"/>
Proof at last!

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins


Dementia Risk Can Be Cut by 45% If Together We Do These 14 Things

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/man_holding_dementia_partner.jpg" alt="man holding elderly person"/>
It all adds up.

https://www.sciencealert.com/dementia-risk-can-be-cut-by-45-if-together-we-do-these-14-things


Cats Show Signs of Grief When Fellow Pets Die… Even Dogs

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/CatGriefStudy.jpg" alt=""/>
Not so aloof after all.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-show-signs-of-grief-when-fellow-pets-die-even-dogs


A Microbiologist Explains The Best Way to Wash Fruit And Vegetables

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/Washingapple.jpg" alt="washing apple"/>
Important PSA!

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-microbiologist-explains-the-best-way-to-wash-fruit-and-vegetables


Did This Ancient Species Really Bury Its Dead Before Modern Humans?

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-11/processed/LetiSkullHomoNaledi_600.jpg" alt=""/>
A new look at the jaw-dropping claims.

https://www.sciencealert.com/did-this-ancient-species-really-bury-its-dead-before-modern-humans


Do Plastics Cause Autism? Here's What The Latest Evidence Shows

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/WomanDrinksPlasticWaterBottle.jpg" alt="Woman Drinks Plastic Water Bottle"/>
The details are important.

https://www.sciencealert.com/do-plastics-cause-autism-heres-what-the-latest-evidence-shows


Hundreds of Asteroid Moons Found Lurking in The Solar System

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/Asteroids_in_Gaia_data_release_3.jpg" alt="asteroid trajectories"/>
Twice as many as we knew before.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-asteroid-moons-found-lurking-in-the-solar-system


Fungal Outbreak at California Festival Sparks Fears of Disease Risk

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FungusInfection.jpg" alt=""/>
An invisible threat.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fungal-outbreak-at-california-festival-sparks-fears-of-disease-risk


Traces of Dinosaur Catastrophe Found in Genes of Today's Birds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/potoo.jpg" alt=""/>
We carry our history with us.

https://www.sciencealert.com/traces-of-dinosaur-catastrophe-found-in-genes-of-todays-birds


Olive Oil Could Have an Unexpected Effect on Your Health, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/OliveOil.jpg" alt="Olive oil pouring"/>
Think about that extra drop.

https://www.sciencealert.com/olive-oil-could-have-an-unexpected-effect-on-your-health-study-finds


Scientists Identify Neural Network Vital For Creativity in The Brain

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/BrainScansEpilepsy.jpg" alt=""/>
This is what creativity looks like.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-neural-network-vital-for-creativity-in-the-brain


DNA From 'Lost European Prince' Solves a 200-Year-Old Conspiracy

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/KasparHauser.jpg" alt=""/>
An answer at last.

https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-from-lost-european-prince-solves-a-200-year-old-conspiracy


Virus Behind COVID-19 Now Rampant in Wild Animals, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/CuteBabyRacoonOnGrassWithPawReachingOutToViewer.jpg" alt="Baby racoon on grass with extended paw"/>
Even more chances to mutate.

https://www.sciencealert.com/virus-behind-covid-19-now-rampant-in-wild-animals-study-finds


Expert Reveals 5 Ways Your Pet Can Help You Be Healthier And Happier

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GreenEyedCatRubbingHeadOnYoungMansFace.jpg" alt="Green eyed grey cat rubbing head on young mans face"/>
A beautiful friendship.

https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-reveals-5-ways-your-pet-can-help-you-be-healthier-and-happier


Your Language Could Make It Easier to Tell Different Colors Apart

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/woman_with_fan_colours.jpg" alt="woman with colour cards"/>
The eye of the beholder goes deeper than you think.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-language-could-make-it-easier-to-tell-different-colors-apart


Olympics: There's a Worrying Link Between Newest Sports And Injury Rates

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/12/BMXriderUpsideDownOnBikeInAirInFrongOfOlympicLogo.jpg" alt="BMX rider upside down on bike in mid air in front of Olympic logo"/>
Teething pains?

https://www.sciencealert.com/olympics-theres-a-worrying-link-between-newest-sports-and-injury-rates


Your Nails Reveal A Lot About Your Health – Here's What to Look For

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/GettyImages-102759557.jpg" alt=""/>
That manicure could be hiding something important.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-nails-reveal-a-lot-about-your-health-heres-what-to-look-for


Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brains

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/12/ClockInsideBrainofPerson.jpg" alt="Clock Inside Brain of Person"/>
It's not just your weight that's affected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fasting-style-diet-seems-to-result-in-dynamic-changes-to-human-brains


Severe Tooth Loss Linked to Risk of Fatal Heart Disease, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/12/FingerPointsAtTeethXray.jpg" alt="Finger Points At Teeth Xray"/>
Another good reason to brush.

https://www.sciencealert.com/severe-tooth-loss-linked-to-risk-of-fatal-heart-disease-study-finds


An Evil Twin Universe Could Be Behind Our Universe's Rapid Expansion

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/evil_twin_universe.jpg" alt=""/>
Or maybe we’re the evil twin?

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-evil-twin-universe-could-be-behind-our-universes-rapid-expansion


'The Science of Cats' Is a Real Class You Can Take: Here's The Outline

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/CatLookingAtItselfInAmirrorOutside.jpg" alt="Cat looking at itself in a mirror"/>
This sounds awesome!

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-science-of-cats-is-a-real-class-you-can-take-heres-the-outline


Olympians Have to Confront Every Athlete's Biggest Physical Fear

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AerialViewOfRunnerInBlueCrossingFinishLineOnRedTrack.jpg" alt="Aerial view of runner in blue crossing white finish line on red track"/>
The inevitable cost of glory.

https://www.sciencealert.com/olympians-have-to-confront-every-athletes-biggest-physical-fear


How Much Sex a Person Has Could Be Linked to Their Mortality Risk

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/SexFrequencyStudy.jpg" alt=""/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/how-much-sex-a-person-has-could-be-linked-to-their-mortality-risk


Scientists Revealed a Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli – But There's a Catch

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-02/processed/pulverised_broccoli_600.jpg" alt=""/>
Very surprising!

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-revealed-a-healthier-way-to-cook-broccoli-but-theres-a-catch


1930s Famine Continued to Affect Ukrainian Health 7 Decades Later

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FamineHealthOutcomes.jpg" alt=""/>
Long after the hunger ends.

https://www.sciencealert.com/1930s-famine-continued-to-affect-ukrainian-health-7-decades-later


Landmark Archaeological Study Conducted on International Space Station in Scientific First

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/02/ISSInternationalSpaceStationABoveEarthBlackBackground.jpg" alt="The International Space Station shown above Earth with dark background."/>
It won't be around much longer.

https://www.sciencealert.com/landmark-archaeological-study-conducted-on-international-space-station-in-scientific-first


Blasting Mars With Glitter Most Efficient Way to Make It Habitable

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/mars-terraforming.jpg" alt=""/>
That's one way to do it.

https://www.sciencealert.com/blasting-mars-with-glitter-most-efficient-way-to-make-it-habitable


Study Ranks Air Safety Records, And There's Some Good News!

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/woman_window_aircraft.jpg" alt="woman staring out the window on a plane"/>
Just don't time travel.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-ranks-air-safety-records-and-theres-some-good-news


The Opposite of Déjà Vu Is Even More Uncanny

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/WomanWithSurprisedEyesInBlue.jpg" alt="Woman With Surprised Eyes In Blue"/>
The weird world of jamais vu.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-opposite-of-dj-vu-is-even-more-uncanny


You're Not Indecisive, You're Unbiased. Science Says So.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/crossroads-boy.jpg" alt=""/>
Turn that weakness into a strength!

https://www.sciencealert.com/youre-not-indecisive-youre-unbiased-science-says-so


Olympics: Athletes Watch Their Brains Work in Hope to Improve Focus

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/brain_waves_red_bg.jpg" alt=""/>
Like holding up a mirror.

https://www.sciencealert.com/olympics-athletes-watch-their-brains-work-in-hope-to-improve-focus


Carvings in Ancient Temple of Göbekli Tepe Could Be Earth's Oldest Calendar

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/gobekli-tepe-vulture.jpg" alt=""/>
A record of 10,000-year-old skies.

https://www.sciencealert.com/carvings-in-ancient-temple-of-gbekli-tepe-could-be-earths-oldest-calendar


Great Barrier Reef Waters Hottest in 400 Years, Study of Coral Reveals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/great_barrer_reef_turtle.jpg" alt="great barrier reef with turtle"/>
"Wake-up call to humanity."

https://www.sciencealert.com/great-barrier-reef-waters-hottest-in-400-years-study-of-coral-reveals


Gorgeous 'Cotton Candy' Lobster Just Found Is So Rare It's 1-in-100 Million

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/CottonCandyLobster.jpg" alt=""/>
Positively too beautiful to eat.

https://www.sciencealert.com/gorgeous-cotton-candy-lobster-just-found-is-so-rare-its-1-in-100-million


NASA's SpaceX Rescue Plan May See Boeing Astronauts Stranded 8 Months

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/boeing_starliner_orbit.jpg" alt="space x capsule in space above earth"/>
It was only meant to be one week.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasas-spacex-rescue-plan-may-see-boeing-astronauts-stranded-8-months


'Continents' of Venus Hint at Surprising Link to Early Earth, Scientists Discover

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/ishtar-terra-color.jpg" alt=""/>
"Challenges our understanding of how planets evolve."

https://www.sciencealert.com/continents-of-venus-hint-at-surprising-link-to-early-earth-scientists-discover


Olympics: Athletes 'In The Zone' Can Unlock 2 Different Mental States

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/TwoUSOlympians1024.jpg" alt="Two male swimmers gazing intently ahead"/>
Here's how to reach them.

https://www.sciencealert.com/olympics-athletes-in-the-zone-can-unlock-2-different-mental-states


Sarcopenic Obesity Sneaks Up on People. Here's How to Reduce Risk.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/SeniorLady_InPool.jpg" alt="An older lady in a red swimsuit leaning on the edge of a swimming pool"/>
There are things you can do.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sarcopenic-obesity-sneaks-up-on-people-heres-how-to-reduce-risk


Tesla Will Soon Use Actual Humanoid Robots, And It's Not Clear Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/NewTeslaHumanoidRobot.jpg" alt="A human like robot holding hands up"/>
Because they can?

https://www.sciencealert.com/tesla-will-soon-use-actual-humanoid-robots-and-its-not-clear-why


Chang'e-5 Mission Discovers Significant Water-Rich Mineral in Moon Soil

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/moon-water-art.jpg" alt=""/>
A surprising source.

https://www.sciencealert.com/change-5-mission-discovers-significant-water-rich-mineral-in-moon-soil


Study Estimates Millions in US Risk Liver Damage From Herbal Remedies

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/TumericAndSupplements.jpg" alt="Powdered tumeric in a bowl with capsules next to it"/>
Here’s what you need to know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-estimates-millions-in-us-risk-liver-damage-from-herbal-remedies


Andes Glaciers Are The First to Shatter a Depressing Record

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/AndesGlacierShrinking_Record.jpg" alt="A glacier melting"/>
What happens when they vanish?

https://www.sciencealert.com/andes-glaciers-are-the-first-to-shatter-a-depressing-record


Smallest Known Species of Human May Have Had an Even Smaller Ancestor

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-02-at-3.27.17%E2%80%AFpm-1.png" alt=""/>
What's smaller than a hobbit?

https://www.sciencealert.com/smallest-known-species-of-human-may-have-had-an-even-smaller-ancestor


Hormone Discovery Could Explain Why Migraines Are Worse When Menstruating

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/woman_curled_on_couch.jpg" alt="woman curled on couch"/>
It could also point to a solution.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hormone-discovery-could-explain-why-migraines-are-worse-when-menstruating


Cannibal AIs Could Risk Digital 'Mad Cow Disease' Without Fresh Data

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/boy_standing_before_mirrors.jpg" alt="boy in front of a mirror"/>
Say that again...?

https://www.sciencealert.com/cannibal-ais-could-risk-digital-mad-cow-disease-without-fresh-data


One Group of People Might Benefit From Taking Fish Oil to Slow Alzheimer's

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/FishOil.jpg" alt="Fish oil"/>
Is this you?

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-group-of-people-might-benefit-from-taking-fish-oil-to-slow-alzheimers


Olympic Track Stars Are Running on Crushed Sea Shells. Here's Why.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/WomensHurdlesParisOlympics.jpg" alt="Four women competing in hurdles on a purple track"/>
It's the fastest Olympic track yet.

https://www.sciencealert.com/olympic-track-stars-are-running-on-crushed-sea-shells-heres-why


'Ricezempic' Is The Latest TikTok Hack For Weight Loss, But Does It Work?

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/rice_water_weight_loss.jpg" alt="rice water"/>
There are better options.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ricezempic-is-the-latest-tiktok-hack-for-weight-loss-but-does-it-work


Fossils From The Heart of Greenland Reveal a Greater Threat of Rising Seas

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/fossils_greenland_icesheet.jpg" alt="seeds from beneath greenland's ice"/>
It really was once green.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fossils-from-the-heart-of-greenland-reveal-a-greater-threat-of-rising-seas


Researchers Claim Long-Lost Technology Used to Build Iconic Pyramid of Djoser

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/djoser-shaft.jpg" alt=""/>
Water power.

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-claim-long-lost-technology-used-to-build-iconic-pyramid-of-djoser


Strange Link Between Board Games And Autism May Finally Be Explained

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/BoardGame.jpg" alt="Board games"/>
The power of play.

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-link-between-board-games-and-autism-may-finally-be-explained


Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Rising in Older People, And This May Be Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/SeniorCoupleOnBeach.jpg" alt="Senior Couple On Beach"/>
A new explanation has surfaced.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sexually-transmitted-infections-are-rising-in-older-people-and-this-may-be-why


A 'New Star' Will Soon Appear in The Sky: Here's How to See It

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/08/BrightStarInSpace.jpg" alt="Bright Star In Space"/>
It's your once-in-a-lifetime chance.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-star-will-soon-appear-in-the-sky-heres-how-to-see-it


Signal Buried in Biggest Explosion Ever Seen Hints at Total Annihilation

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/grb-221009a-animated.gif" alt=""/>
When matter itself vanishes.

https://www.sciencealert.com/signal-buried-in-biggest-explosion-ever-seen-hints-at-total-annihilation


Wild Study Finds Your Name Has an Incredible Effect on Your Face

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/NameFacesMatch.jpg" alt=""/>
This is mind-blowing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-study-finds-your-name-has-an-incredible-effect-on-your-face


Complex Life on Earth May Be 1.5 Billion Years Older Than We Thought

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/ComplexLifeFormsCover1024.jpg" alt="Two shell like objects on black background"/>
That's quite a shift.

https://www.sciencealert.com/complex-life-on-earth-may-be-1-5-billion-years-older-than-we-thought


Making One Diet Change For 8 Weeks Could Turn Back The Clock on Aging

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/bowl_vegan_food.jpg" alt="tofu and rice in a bowl"/>
Benefits are seen quickly.

https://www.sciencealert.com/making-one-diet-change-for-8-weeks-could-turn-back-the-clock-on-aging


Fusion Closer to Reality as Scientists Smash Density Limit by Factor of 10

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/tokamak_fusion_abstract_graphic.jpg" alt="abstract tokamak graphic"/>
Another win.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fusion-closer-to-reality-as-scientists-smash-density-limit-by-factor-of-10


The Ground Just Exploded in Front of Tourists at Yellowstone. Here's Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/YellowstoneExplosionThreeSection.jpg" alt="Three Images of an explosion"/>
Someone chose violence.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ground-just-exploded-in-front-of-tourists-at-yellowstone-heres-why


This Simple Evening Routine Could Be The Key to Better Sleep

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/WomanAsleepOnBed.jpg" alt="Woman Asleep On Bed"/>
The secret to sleeping longer?

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-simple-evening-routine-could-be-the-key-to-better-sleep


Something Strange Happens to Your Eyes When You Breathe

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/ExtremeCloseUpOfBlueAndAmberIrisAroundBlackPupilHole.jpg" alt="Extremely close detailed image of a blue and amber iris around a black pupil"/>
We never knew for sure.

https://www.sciencealert.com/something-strange-happens-to-your-eyes-when-you-breathe


Your Body's Internal Clock May Boost Cancer Treatments, Scientists Say

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/12/ClockInsideBrainofPerson.jpg" alt="Clock Inside Brain of Person"/>
Right on time.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-bodys-internal-clock-may-boost-cancer-treatments-scientists-say


NASA Planning Cutting-Edge Space Telescope to Find Alien Worlds Like Earth

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/06/SpaceTelescopeSatellite.jpg" alt="Space Telescope Satellite"/>
The hunt is on.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-planning-cutting-edge-space-telescope-to-find-alien-worlds-like-earth


Chickens Can Blush When They're Feeling Emotional, And We Should Pay Attention

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/ChickenFaceCloseUpFrontOnRedCrest.jpg" alt="front on view of chicken face with red crest and wattles"/>
Put that chicken down.

https://www.sciencealert.com/chickens-can-blush-when-theyre-feeling-emotional-and-we-should-pay-attention


Not All Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers Were Big Into Meat, New Study Reveals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/taforalt.jpg" alt=""/>
You can make friends with salad.

https://www.sciencealert.com/not-all-paleolithic-hunter-gatherers-were-big-into-meat-new-study-reveals


Your Antique Books Could Be Poisonous to The Touch. Here's What to Look For.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/hand_turning_page_old_book.jpg" alt="hand turning page of an old book"/>
Judging books by their cover.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-antique-books-could-be-poisonous-to-the-touch-heres-what-to-look-for


Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in The Lab. Then It Began 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-then-it-began-to-glow


Concerning Levels of Uranium And Lead Found in The Urine of Teens Who Frequently Vape

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/VapingRisksTeens.jpg" alt=""/>
This can't be good.

https://www.sciencealert.com/concerning-levels-of-uranium-and-lead-found-in-the-urine-of-teens-who-frequently-vape


Light Waves Brought to a Stop in a Crystal Promises New Ways to Control Photons

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/abstract_waves_light_grid.jpg" alt=""/>
A cunning trap...

https://www.sciencealert.com/light-waves-brought-to-a-stop-in-a-crystal-promises-new-ways-to-control-photons


Scientists Have Created a Functional Brain Cell Based on a Mix of Salt And Water

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/BrainNeurons.jpg" alt="Brain neurons"/>
Brain-like computers are coming.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-created-a-functional-brain-cell-based-on-a-mix-of-salt-and-water


An Unexpected Function Discovered Inside The 'Little Brain' at The Back of Your Head

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/cerebellum_diagram.jpg" alt="cerebellum at the back of the brain"/>
It's cleverer than we thought.

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-unexpected-function-discovered-inside-the-little-brain-at-the-back-of-your-head


Does Freezing Bread Make It Any Healthier For You? An Expert Explains.

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/sliced_brown_bread.jpg" alt="sliced bread"/>
Maybe, sort of, sometimes.

https://www.sciencealert.com/does-freezing-bread-make-it-any-healthier-for-you-an-expert-explains


Buried Monuments in Ancient Ireland Could Be a Path Into The Afterlife

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/CairnHill.jpg" alt="Cairn hill"/>
Journeying to a final resting place.

https://www.sciencealert.com/buried-monuments-in-ancient-ireland-could-be-a-path-into-the-afterlife


Bodies Don't Decompose as Normal in This Colombian Town, And Nobody Knows Why

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/san_bernado_mummy.jpg" alt="colombian mummy"/>
An enduring mystery.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bodies-dont-decompose-as-normal-in-this-colombian-town-and-nobody-knows-why


Genes For Depression Can Affect The Situations We Find Ourselves in

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/man_with_hands_buried.jpg" alt="man holding face in hands sitting on steps"/>
It's complicated.

https://www.sciencealert.com/genes-for-depression-can-affect-the-situations-we-find-ourselves-in


Humans Can Absorb Toxic Flame Retardants Through Skin, Study Finds

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/flameb.jpg" alt="tag on fire-resistant clothing"/>
A previously overlooked pathway of exposure.

https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-can-absorb-toxic-flame-retardants-through-skin-study-finds


ADD vs ADHD: What's The Difference And Why Does It Matter?

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-08/processed/GroupOfFourPeopleThinkingTryingToRememberSomething_600.jpg" alt=""/>
An expert explains.

https://www.sciencealert.com/add-vs-adhd-whats-the-difference-and-why-does-it-matter


'Strongest Statistical Evidence Yet' For Planet Nine Has Been Found, Scientist Says

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/DistantPlanet.jpg" alt="Distant planet"/>
Does our Solar System have another planet?

https://www.sciencealert.com/strongest-statistical-evidence-yet-for-planet-nine-has-been-found-scientist-says


There's an Awkward Link Between Plastic Production And Pollution We're Not Considering

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/plastic_bottle_trash.jpg" alt="hand on plastic bottle putting it in the bin"/>
There's only one solution.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-an-awkward-link-between-plastic-production-and-pollution-were-not-considering


Haunting Sounds Made From The World's Largest Living Thing Recorded

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-11/processed/GreenAerialOutlineofPando_600.jpg" alt="Green Aerial Outline of Pando"/>
The giant has something to say.

https://www.sciencealert.com/haunting-sounds-made-from-the-worlds-largest-living-thing-recorded


There Really Is Something Strikingly Malicious in The Way Cocaine Rewards Our Brains

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/BrainSeeThroughConceptOnBlack.jpg" alt="A brain illustration inside a transparent blue head"/>
A path to treatment.

https://www.sciencealert.com/there-really-is-something-strikingly-malicious-in-the-way-cocaine-rewards-our-brains


CDC Confirms 5 Cases of HIV Linked to Dirty 'Vampire Facials' in New Mexico

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/blood_centrifuge.jpg" alt="blood tubes in a centrifuge"/>
Here’s what we now know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cdc-confirms-5-cases-of-hiv-linked-to-dirty-vampire-facials-in-new-mexico


Your Grandparents' Diet Could Still Be Affecting You, And Your Kids' Health

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/thanksgiving_1950s_style.jpg" alt="three generations standing around at thanksgiving in the 1950s"/>
Eat well and pass it on.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-grandparents-diet-could-still-be-affecting-you-and-your-kids-health


Ancient DNA Unveils Family Secrets of a Lost Nomadic Culture in Europe

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/horse_man_skeleton_avars.jpg" alt="avar skeletons"/>
Who were the Avars?

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-dna-unveils-family-secrets-of-a-lost-nomadic-culture-in-europe


Antarctica's Extended Ozone Hole Raises Concerns For Penguin And Seal Breeding

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/baby_elephant_seal.jpg" alt="Close up of elephant seal"/>
Their young may be more vulnerable to UV rays.

https://www.sciencealert.com/antarcticas-extended-ozone-hole-raises-concerns-for-penguin-and-seal-breeding


Breakthrough: Rare Gene Mutation Offers Clues to Preventing Type 1 Diabetes

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/02/GeneticMutationImpressionWithGlowingCentreOfDNA.jpg" alt=""/>
Never seen anywhere else.

https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-rare-gene-mutation-offers-clues-to-preventing-type-1-diabetes


World-First: Woman Receives Combined Heart Pump And Pig Kidney Transplant

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/PigKidneyForTransplant.jpg" alt="Gloved hands lifting an organ out of a bowl"/>
It's a success so far.

https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-woman-receives-combined-heart-pump-and-pig-kidney-transplant


NASA's Advanced Solar Sail Has Successfully Deployed in Space

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/SolarSailLaunchRocket.jpg" alt="A rocket launching against a bright blue sky"/>
The future is bright.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasas-advanced-solar-sail-has-successfully-deployed-in-space


Superradiance Could Solve Atomic Clocks' Precision Challenges

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/strongium-trap.jpg" alt=""/>
A quantum leap in timekeeping.

https://www.sciencealert.com/superradiance-could-solve-atomic-clocks-precision-challenges


Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Study Reveals

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/07/MarijuanaAndJointOnWoodenSurface.jpg" alt="Marijuana And Joint On Wooden Surface"/>
Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cannabis-use-linked-to-epigenetic-changes-study-reveals


Study Links Preference For Loud Cars to Some Unsurprising Personality Traits

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/ObnoxiousLoudCar.jpg" alt="A car with a lot of exhaust fumes"/>
Who would have thought?

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-links-preference-for-loud-cars-to-some-unsurprising-personality-traits


'Zombie Deer' Disease: Zoonotic Transfer Suspected After Two Human Deaths

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/cwd-header.jpg" alt=""/>
This has never been seen before.

https://www.sciencealert.com/zombie-deer-disease-zoonotic-transfer-suspected-after-two-human-deaths


24% of Traceable Plastic Pollution Linked to Just 5 Corporations

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/PlasticPollution.jpg" alt="Plastic pollution"/>
It highlights a need for accountability.

https://www.sciencealert.com/24-of-traceable-plastic-pollution-linked-to-just-5-corporations


Over 1,000 New Additions to Our Solar System Were Hiding in Hubble's Archives

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/asteroid_spotted_galaxy.jpg" alt="line across snapshot of Galaxy UGC 12158 indicating an asteroid"/>
Happy little accidents.

https://www.sciencealert.com/over-1000-new-additions-to-our-solar-system-were-hiding-in-hubbles-archives


For The First Time, Scientists Capture The Protein-Lipid Dance on Video

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/ProteinLipidDanceGIF.gif" alt="Short clip of a clump of proteins (in green) surrounded by lipids (in red)."/>
It takes two to liquid tango.

https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-scientists-capture-the-protein-lipid-dance-on-video


Forget Billions of Years: Scientists Have Grown Diamonds in Just 150 Minutes

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/DiamondShower.jpg" alt="Diamond mix"/>
No pressure, no problem.

https://www.sciencealert.com/forget-billions-of-years-scientists-have-grown-diamonds-in-just-150-minutes


A Skin-Deep Wound Can Trigger Gut Bacteria Changes

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/GettyImages-1479241963.jpg" alt=""/>
It's not just surface-level.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-skin-deep-wound-can-trigger-gut-bacteria-changes


This Squid's Birth Month Dictates His Mating Strategy For Life

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/squid_horoscope.jpg" alt="A squid"/>
And we laughed at horoscopes.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-squids-birth-month-dictates-his-mating-strategy-for-life


Bioluminescence Evolved in The Abyss 540 Million Years Ago, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/octocoral-glow.gif" alt=""/>
Lighting the darkness.

https://www.sciencealert.com/bioluminescence-evolved-in-the-abyss-540-million-years-ago-study-finds


7,000 Years Ago, This Ice Sheet Was Smaller. Scientists Think They Know Why.

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-07/processed/ThwaitesGlacierHittingPointOfIrreversibleMelting_600.jpg" alt=""/>
Past instability warns of future risk.

https://www.sciencealert.com/7000-years-ago-this-ice-sheet-was-smaller-scientists-think-they-know-why


Alcohol-Protective Genes Linked to Other Health Conditions, Scientists Discover

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/DrinkingBeers.jpg" alt="Drinking beers"/>
It's a complex puzzle.

https://www.sciencealert.com/alcohol-protective-genes-linked-to-other-health-conditions-scientists-discover


New Viral Variant Evolved Inside Man With Record COVID Infection

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-01/processed/CovidVirusParticleDestruction_600.jpg" alt=""/>
It carries a warning for us all.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-viral-variant-evolved-inside-man-with-record-covid-infection


There's One Reason For Feeling Unwell at Work That Almost Half of Us Hide

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-04/processed/WomansHandsHoldingPainkillerTabletsAndWater_600.jpg" alt=""/>
The silent struggle needs to stop.

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-reason-for-feeling-unwell-at-work-that-almost-half-of-us-hide


Lyrid Meteor Shower Meets 'Pink Moon' Tonight: Here's Where, When, And How to Watch

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/PInkMoonLyrid.jpg" alt="A pink tinted moon"/>
A rare astronomical encounter!

https://www.sciencealert.com/lyrid-meteor-shower-meets-pink-moon-tonight-heres-where-when-and-how-to-watch


Stunning Remains of Great White Shark's Giant Ancestors Reveal a Surprising Diet

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/PtychodusVallecillo.jpg" alt=""/>
Stop what you are doing and look at these fossils.

https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-remains-of-great-white-sharks-giant-ancestors-reveal-a-surprising-diet


Physicists Can Finally Explain How Sand in an Hourglass Can Suddenly Stop Flowing

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/sand_hourglass_pouring.jpg" alt="sand in an hourglass"/>
It's not just about sand.

https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-can-finally-explain-how-sand-in-an-hourglass-can-suddenly-stop-flowing


Most Precise Measure Ever Brings Us Closer to Knowing The 'Ghost' Particle's True Mass

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/AbstractImageParticlePhysicsNeutrino.jpg" alt="Abstract image of a particle, in grey on black background."/>
A tiny particle that could explain a lot.

https://www.sciencealert.com/most-precise-measure-ever-brings-us-closer-to-knowing-the-ghost-particles-true-mass


Cannabis Really Has Changed Significantly Since Today's Parents Were Teens

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/cannabis_bud_hand.jpg" alt="cultivated marijuana bud and leaf"/>
What do we know?

https://www.sciencealert.com/cannabis-really-has-changed-significantly-since-todays-parents-were-teens


Belgian Man Whose Stomach Brews Alcohol Beats Drink Driving Charge

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/gavel_court_belgian_man.jpg" alt="hand holding a judge's gavel"/>
In case you were ever curious.

https://www.sciencealert.com/belgian-man-whose-stomach-brews-alcohol-beats-drink-driving-charge


The Sex of Your Doctor Could Have a Concerning Effect on Your Prognosis

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/FemaleDoctor.jpg" alt="Female doctor consultation"/>
Especially if you're a woman.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-sex-of-your-doctor-could-have-a-concerning-effect-on-your-prognosis


Most Materials Seem to Obey a 'Rule of Four' And Scientists Are Utterly Stumped

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/molecule.jpg" alt=""/>
Why four?

https://www.sciencealert.com/most-materials-seem-to-obey-a-rule-of-four-and-scientists-are-utterly-stumped


It's Back! Voyager Is Making Sense Again After Months of Gibberish

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/voyager1_probe.jpg" alt="artist image of voyager against starry backdrop"/>
We missed you.

https://www.sciencealert.com/its-back-voyager-is-making-sense-again-after-months-of-gibberish


It's Official: Scientists Finally Confirmed 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-finally-confirmed-whats-inside-the-moon


Some Images Are So Memorable They Can Mess With Your Sense of Time

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/PersonHoldingPolaroid.jpg" alt="Close up of hand holding Polaroid image of a building, with other Polaroids scattered in the background."/>
The art of deception.

https://www.sciencealert.com/some-images-are-so-memorable-they-can-mess-with-your-sense-of-time


This Crater Could Be Where Earth's 'Second Moon' Broke Off The First One

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/giordano_bruno_crater.jpg" alt="photograph of a lunar crater"/>
A chip off the ol' block.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-crater-could-be-where-earths-second-moon-broke-off-the-first-one


A 'Perfect Tidal Storm' Is Making This Newly Discovered Planet Glow

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/HD104067b_tidal_energy.jpg" alt="gas giant with a bright star in the background"/>
An expert explains.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-perfect-tidal-storm-is-making-this-newly-discovered-planet-glow


Your Initials Could Seriously Impact The Grade You Receive For an Assignment

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/GettyImages-1439945442.jpg" alt=""/>
Sorry Xiao, Yates, and Zaborowski.

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-initials-could-seriously-impact-the-grade-you-receive-for-an-assignment


Satellite Measures Find Nearly Half of China's Biggest Cities Are Slowly Sinking

<img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/shanghai_china_cities_sinking.jpg" alt="shanghai city skyline"/>
Coastal cities could face a major problem.

https://www.sciencealert.com/satellite-measures-find-nearly-half-of-chinas-biggest-cities-are-slowly-sinking


Every New Memory You Make Causes Damage to Your Brain Cells

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Try to forget about it.

https://www.sciencealert.com/every-new-memory-you-make-causes-damage-to-your-brain-cells


Epic Flyby of Jupiter's Hellish Moon Reveals a Lava Lake That Could Swallow Cities

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It's absolutely jaw-dropping.

https://www.sciencealert.com/epic-flyby-of-jupiters-hellish-moon-reveals-a-lava-lake-that-could-swallow-cities