Caffeine in Your Blood Might Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Finds <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/CoffeeCup.jpg" alt="Cup of coffee"/> Something to think about. https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-in-your-blood-might-affect-body-fat-and-diabetes-risk-study-finds
A Daily Diet of Burgers And Pizzas Could Be Putting You at Risk of Alzheimer's <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/ProcessedFoods.jpg" alt="Pizza and processed foods"/> Never too late to change. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-daily-diet-of-burgers-and-pizzas-could-be-putting-you-at-risk-of-alzheimers
Rise in Storm Intensity Prompts Calls For a Whole New Category of Hurricane <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/InfraredSateliteImageOfHurricanePatriciaOctober2015.jpg" alt="Infrared heat map of hurricane patricia from satellite"/> "The wolf is here." https://www.sciencealert.com/rise-in-storm-intensity-prompts-calls-for-a-whole-new-category-of-hurricane
It's Confirmed! Laser Fusion Experiment Hit a Critical Milestone in Power Generation <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/IllustrationNuclearFusionReactor.jpg" alt="Illustration of tiny metal capsule being bombarded with lasers."/> There's still a long way to go. https://www.sciencealert.com/its-confirmed-laser-fusion-experiment-hit-a-critical-milestone-in-power-generation
BMI And Dieting No Longer Taught in Australia. Here's What Kids Will Learn. <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/student_eating_lunch.jpg" alt="young children eating lunch in the classroom"/> It's long overdue. https://www.sciencealert.com/bmi-and-dieting-no-longer-taught-in-australia-heres-what-kids-will-learn
Scientists Transformed Pure Water Into a Metal – And There's Video <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/10/MetallicWaterDroplet.jpeg" alt="Metallic water drop"/> This is so cool! https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-transformed-pure-water-into-a-metal-and-theres-video
Monkey Study Reveals 91 Changes in Virtually Every Body Organ During Pregnancy <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/GettyImages-1071603408.jpg" alt=""/> Some drastic metabolic shifts. https://www.sciencealert.com/monkey-study-reveals-91-changes-in-virtually-every-body-organ-during-pregnancy
World's First 3D-Printed Neural Tissue Grows And Functions Like a Human Brain <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/3DPrintedBrainTissueGreenAndRed.jpg" alt="layers of brain tissue in green and red"/> A new era in neuroscience. https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first-3d-printed-neural-tissue-grows-and-functions-like-a-human-brain
JWST Image Contains Photo Bombing Galaxy That Should Not Exist <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/dwarf_galaxy_PEARLSDG.jpg" alt="up close image of PEARLSDG"/> How did that get there? https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-image-contains-photo-bombing-galaxy-that-should-not-exist
A 'City Killer' Asteroid Is About to Pass By Earth. Here's How to Get a Look at It. <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/asteroid_star_background.jpg" alt="asteroid against a starry background"/> Everybody wave! https://www.sciencealert.com/a-city-killer-asteroid-is-about-to-pass-by-earth-heres-how-to-get-a-look-at-it
Decades Old Physics Mystery – Feynman's Sprinkler Problem Finally Solved <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ReverseSprinklerGreenBlack.jpg" alt="Close up of sprinkler hub and outflowing water jets, illuminated by green lasers."/> An enduring riddle in fluid mechanics. https://www.sciencealert.com/decades-old-physics-mystery-feynmans-sprinkler-problem-finally-solved
Salads Grown in Space May Pose a Deadly Problem <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/SpaceLettuce.jpg" alt="Space lettuce"/> This could be serious. https://www.sciencealert.com/salads-grown-in-space-may-pose-a-deadly-problem
Ancient 15,000-Year-Old Viruses Seen in Melting Tibetan Glaciers <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/10/BacteriophageOnBacteria.jpg" alt="Bacteriophage On Bacteria"/> The wait is nearly over. https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-15000-year-old-viruses-seen-in-melting-tibetan-glaciers
We Breached The 1.5 °C Threshold Over 10 Years Ago, Study Warns <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/ChildTakingADrinkInYardAsFiersBlazeBehindHimInGreece.jpg" alt="child taking drink as fires blaze behind in Greece"/> "The clock of climate change has been brought forward." https://www.sciencealert.com/we-breached-the-1-5-c-threshold-over-10-years-ago-study-warns
Russian Cosmonaut Smashes World Record For Most Time in Space <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/kononenko-spacewalk.jpg" alt=""/> This is huge. https://www.sciencealert.com/russian-cosmonaut-smashes-world-record-for-most-time-in-space
Radical New Time Crystal Revealed That Lasts Millions of Times Longer <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/data_points_time_crystal_flame.jpg" alt=""/> This changes everything. https://www.sciencealert.com/radical-new-time-crystal-revealed-that-lasts-millions-of-times-longer
You May Not Need to Lose as Much Weight as You Think, Expert Reveals <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/TwoPeopleJoggingOnRoad.jpg" alt="Two People Jogging On Road"/> The evidence is clear. https://www.sciencealert.com/you-may-not-need-to-lose-as-much-weight-as-you-think-expert-reveals
US Woman Receives Revolutionary Brain Implant For OCD And Epilepsy <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/WomanSmilingWithBrownHair.jpg" alt="Woman Smiling With Brown Hair"/> "This is the first time in the world that's been done." https://www.sciencealert.com/us-woman-receives-revolutionary-brain-implant-for-ocd-and-epilepsy
Video Games Could Put Millions at Risk of Permanent Hearing Loss <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/woman-gamer-with-headset.jpg" alt=""/> Here's what we know. https://www.sciencealert.com/video-games-could-put-millions-at-risk-of-permanent-hearing-loss
Astronomers Find New Super-Earth That Could Be a Habitable World <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/DepictionofAlienPlanet.jpg" alt="Depiction of Alien Planet"/> This looks very promising. https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-find-new-super-earth-that-could-be-a-habitable-world
Bipolar Disorder Linked to a Higher Risk of Early Death Than Smoking <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/GettyImages-1127022931.jpg" alt=""/> Startling new findings. https://www.sciencealert.com/bipolar-disorder-linked-to-a-higher-risk-of-early-death-than-smoking
Forests Break a Mesmerizing Law Found Throughout Nature <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/08/USNationalForests.jpg" alt=""/> Unruly systems. https://www.sciencealert.com/forests-break-a-mesmerizing-law-found-throughout-nature
Antifungal Creams Could Be Triggering a Wave of Superfungal Skin Infections <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/cream_antifungal_toe.jpg" alt="women putting topical treatment on her toe"/> We should be careful. https://www.sciencealert.com/antifungal-creams-could-be-triggering-a-wave-of-superfungal-skin-infections
'Sleepy Girl Mocktails' Might Work After All, if You Know What You're Doing <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/cherries_sleepy_time_girl.jpg" alt="cherries in a drink"/> The perfect night cap. https://www.sciencealert.com/sleepy-girl-mocktails-might-work-after-all-if-you-know-what-youre-doing
Tardigrade Genes Reveal a Strange History of Their Crazy Survival Skills <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/50594160246_1c993024e4_k.jpg" alt="tardigrade"/> They might be tiny, but they're not simple. https://www.sciencealert.com/tardigrade-genes-reveal-a-strange-history-of-their-crazy-survival-skills
Your Skin Is a Billboard For Hidden Illnesses. Here's How to Read It. <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/woman_looking_at_skin_arm.jpg" alt="woman looking at skin on her arm"/> Look carefully. https://www.sciencealert.com/your-skin-is-a-billboard-for-hidden-illnesses-heres-how-to-read-it
Strange New Kind of Magnetism Found Lurking In Material Just Six Atoms Thick <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/spheres_holes_grid.jpg" alt="spheres falling onto a grid of holes"/> Not your typical fridge magnet. https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-new-kind-of-magnetism-found-lurking-in-material-just-six-atoms-thick
Nanoparticles in Some of The World's Oldest Rocks Found to Hide Clues on Life's Origins <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/smaller_-3.46-billion-year-old-jasper-beds-from-an-outcrop-near-Marble-Bar-Pilbara-region.-Steve-Sheppard.jpg" alt=""/> How it all started. https://www.sciencealert.com/nanoparticles-in-some-of-the-worlds-oldest-rocks-found-to-hide-clues-on-lifes-origins
More And More Hermit Crabs Are Wearing Trash as a Home Instead of Shells <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/LittleBlueGreyHermitCrabSportingRedPlasticRubbishAsItsShell.jpg" alt=""/> Bottle lids and parts of old light bulbs. https://www.sciencealert.com/more-and-more-hermit-crabs-are-wearing-trash-as-a-home-instead-of-shells
'Sudden Death' Discovery Defies Our Understanding of Superconductivity <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/abstract_spiral_quantum_vortex.jpg" alt="abstract spiral"/> "We can't explain at all this observation." https://www.sciencealert.com/sudden-death-discovery-defies-our-understanding-of-superconductivity
Research Shows One Easy Diet Swap Can Reduce Blood Pressure And Heart Attacks <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/SaltSwap.jpg" alt="Salt being added to water"/> Why aren't more of us doing it? https://www.sciencealert.com/research-shows-one-easy-diet-swap-can-reduce-blood-pressure-and-heart-attacks
We Finally Know What This Mysterious Ice Age 'Magic Wand' Was Used For <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/rope_making_lochstab.jpg" alt="found perspectives on carved ivory artifact with holes"/> Spellbinding. https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-this-mysterious-ice-age-magic-wand-was-used-for
4 Out of 5 Autoimmune Patients Are Female: The X Chromosome Could Explain Why <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/GettyImages-902916790-AI-fill-copy.jpg" alt=""/> This is a bit unfair. https://www.sciencealert.com/4-out-of-5-autoimmune-patients-are-female-the-x-chromosome-could-explain-why
Massive Exoplanet Spotted With a 350,000-Mile Long, Comet-Like Tail <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/ShootingStar.jpg" alt="WASP-69b illustration"/> An incredible finding. https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-exoplanet-spotted-with-a-350000-mile-long-comet-like-tail
Seeds of Life? Samples Taken From Asteroid Ryugu Contain Traces of Comet Particles <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/RyuguSampleLocation.jpg" alt="Asteroid Ryugu"/> "This organic matter might be the small seeds of life once delivered from space to Earth.” https://www.sciencealert.com/seeds-of-life-samples-taken-from-asteroid-ryugu-contain-traces-of-comet-particles
Several Bizarre Visual Symptoms Shown to Be a Strong Predictor For Alzheimer's <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/EyeLooking.jpg" alt="Colourful eye"/> And we need to catch them earlier. https://www.sciencealert.com/several-bizarre-visual-symptoms-shown-to-be-a-strong-predictor-for-alzheimers
In a Creepy Twist, One of The Oldest Tombs in Sweden Is Missing All of Its Skulls <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/BuriedSkull.jpg" alt="Buried skull"/> What happened here? https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-creepy-twist-one-of-the-oldest-tombs-in-sweden-is-missing-all-of-its-skulls
Scientists Find Mysterious, Oozing Black Eggs Almost 4 Miles Below The Ocean's Surface <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/OozingWormEggs.jpg" alt=""/> Sick. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-mysterious-oozing-black-eggs-almost-4-miles-below-the-oceans-surface
Scientists Determine The Dog Breeds That Live Longest – And It's All in The Nose <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/GettyImages-1167410153-1.jpg" alt="dog swimming in ocean"/> Choose wisely. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-determine-the-dog-breeds-that-live-longest-and-its-all-in-the-nose
WHO Warns Cancer Cases Will Jump 77% by 2050. Here's Why. <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/09/MicrographOfCancer.jpg" alt="Micrograph Of Cancer"/> The writing's on the wall. https://www.sciencealert.com/who-warns-cancer-cases-will-jump-77-by-2050-heres-why
Turns Out There's One Animal Powerful Enough to Mess With Lions' Feeding Habits <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/LungingLionessChasingDownAFleeingYoungZebra.jpg" alt="dynamic shot of lioness lunging at baby zebra"/> Everything’s connected. https://www.sciencealert.com/turns-out-theres-one-animal-powerful-enough-to-mess-with-lions-feeding-habits
Simulations Reveal HIV's Circus Trick For Invading The Nucleus of a Host's Cell <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/CellInvade.jpg" alt="HIV cell"/> A sneaky approach. https://www.sciencealert.com/simulations-reveal-hivs-circus-trick-for-invading-the-nucleus-of-a-hosts-cell
6-Million-Year-Old Ape's Ear Suggests We Learned to Walk Upright in 3 Steps <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/IllustrationOfLufengpithecus.jpg" alt="Illustration of ancient apes moving about through trees on two limbs, four limbs and using their arms."/> We're kind of odd. https://www.sciencealert.com/6-million-year-old-apes-ear-suggests-we-learned-to-walk-upright-in-3-steps
Experts Confirm: US Is Dealing With an 'Out-of-Control' STI Epidemic <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/SyphilisBacteria.jpg" alt=""/> Even babies are at risk. https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-confirm-us-is-dealing-with-an-out-of-control-sti-epidemic
Measles Cases Soaring Worldwide as WHO Reports Alarming 45-Fold Rise in Europe <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-04/processed/AsianChildWithMeasles_600.jpg" alt="A child's face with measles rash"/> It's highly infectious, and mostly preventable. https://www.sciencealert.com/measles-cases-soaring-worldwide-as-who-reports-alarming-45-fold-rise-in-europe
Financial Stress Could Impact Your Health More Than Grief, Study Finds <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/StressBodyFinances.jpg" alt=""/> It's a heavy burden to carry. https://www.sciencealert.com/financial-stress-could-impact-your-health-more-than-grief-study-finds
We Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Years <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/01/pantheon-dome.jpg" alt="The dome of the Pantheon."/> Mystery solved! https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-how-ancient-roman-concrete-was-able-to-last-thousands-of-years
Biogen's Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Withdrawn From Market <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/12/VaccineProductionInLab.jpg" alt="Vaccine vials in lab setting with red lighting"/> It was once touted as a breakthrough. https://www.sciencealert.com/biogens-controversial-alzheimers-drug-withdrawn-from-market
Critically-Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead, Tangled in Rope <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/DeadNorthAtlanticRightWhale.jpg" alt="Deceased female North Atlantic right whale"/> A tragic loss, with only around 360 left in the world. https://www.sciencealert.com/critically-endangered-north-atlantic-right-whale-found-dead-tangled-in-rope
Tomato Juice Can Kill Salmonella, The Bacteria That Terrorizes Our Guts <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/CloseUpOfPersonEatingTomato.jpg" alt="Close up of a person eating a tomato, juice running down their hand."/> A secret weapon against food poisoning? https://www.sciencealert.com/tomato-juice-can-kill-salmonella-the-bacteria-that-terrorizes-our-guts
Breathtaking JWST Images of 19 Spiral Galaxies Reveal Incredible Diversity <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/GalaxyNG1566HubbleAndJWSTviews.jpg" alt=""/> "Mind-blowing even for researchers who have studied these same galaxies for decades." https://www.sciencealert.com/breathtaking-jwst-images-of-19-spiral-galaxies-reveal-incredible-diversity
Gut Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer's Disease, Yet Again <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/3DRenderOfIntestinesVilliAndMicrobes.jpg" alt="3D illustration of intestines and the microbes within them"/> Not just a brain disease. https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-inflammation-linked-to-alzheimers-disease-yet-again
Stunning Prehistoric Jewelry Reveals 9 Hidden Societies in Ice Age Europe <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ice_age_jewelery_clans.jpg" alt="various beads and ornaments from ice age europe"/> A beautiful diversity. https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-prehistoric-jewelry-reveals-9-hidden-societies-in-ice-age-europe
This Tiny Version of a Human Heart on a Chip Beats Like The Real Thing <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ElectronicHeart.jpg" alt="Electronic heart"/> It's how scientists say "I love you." https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tiny-version-of-a-human-heart-on-a-chip-beats-like-the-real-thing
Wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane Found, Explorers Claim <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-03/processed/Amelia_Earhart_LOC_hec.40747_1_600.jpg" alt="Amelia Earhart in plane"/> Has the 87-year mystery been solved? https://www.sciencealert.com/wreckage-of-amelia-earharts-lost-plane-found-explorers-claim
Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has Implanted First Ever Human Brain Chip <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ElonMuskNeuralinkConcept.jpg" alt="Elon Musk"/> Here's what we know. https://www.sciencealert.com/elon-musk-says-neuralink-has-implanted-first-ever-human-brain-chip
2,000-Year-Old Bones Undermine Myth About Columbus And Syphilis <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/HumanRemainsBrazilSyphilis.jpg" alt=""/> Not quite the disease we'd imagined. https://www.sciencealert.com/2000-year-old-bones-undermine-myth-about-columbus-and-syphilis
Discovery Points to a 'Sewage System' For The Brain Right Behind Our Nose <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/NasopharyngealPlexus.jpg" alt=""/> A secret passageway. https://www.sciencealert.com/discovery-points-to-a-sewage-system-for-the-brain-right-behind-our-nose
Moths Aren't Drawn to Flames. Here's What's Really Happening. <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/moth_light_source.jpg" alt="moth on bright surface"/> We’ve been wrong all along. https://www.sciencealert.com/moths-arent-drawn-to-flames-heres-whats-really-happening
Tapping Into The Power of a Hypothetical Black Hole Could Create an Insane Bomb <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/black_hole_bomb.jpg" alt="artist's impression of a black hole."/> Let's agree to never do this. https://www.sciencealert.com/tapping-into-the-power-of-a-hypothetical-black-hole-could-create-an-insane-bomb
Physicists Discover Evidence of Time Being Reversible in Glass <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/broken_hourglass.jpg" alt="broken hourglass"/> Wait, what? https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-discover-evidence-of-time-being-reversible-in-glass
Embryo Development Linked to a 500 Million Year Old Viral Infection <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/HumanEmbryo.jpg" alt="Human embryo"/> We're all 8-10 percent retrovirus. https://www.sciencealert.com/embryo-development-linked-to-a-500-million-year-old-viral-infection
Virus That Murders Sleeping Bacteria Could Be Used to Assassinate Superbugs <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/PhagePicture.jpg" alt="Illustration of the Paride phage"/> Nighty-night. https://www.sciencealert.com/virus-that-murders-sleeping-bacteria-could-be-used-to-assassinate-superbugs
FDA Warns of 'Gas Station Heroin' Supplements. Here's Why They're a Growing Concern. <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/white_pills_white_bottle.jpg" alt="white pills from a white bottle"/> It's not the dietary supplement you might think it is. https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-warns-of-gas-station-heroin-supplements-heres-why-theyre-a-growing-concern
Unique Feature of a Nearby Black Hole Could Help Solve Cosmic Ray Mystery <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/nasa_artist_image_quasar2.jpg" alt=""/> It's special. https://www.sciencealert.com/unique-feature-of-a-nearby-black-hole-could-help-solve-cosmic-ray-mystery
Want to Get More Exercise? Maybe Leave Your Spouse Behind <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-02/processed/BeardedSeniorManRunningInACity_600.jpg" alt="Grey haired man running in orange top"/> Here's what the science says. https://www.sciencealert.com/want-to-get-more-exercise-maybe-leave-your-spouse-behind
Even More Evidence That Alzheimer's Was Being Spread by Now-Banned Injections <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/Alzheimers-banned-injections.jpg" alt=""/> Devastating. https://www.sciencealert.com/even-more-evidence-that-alzheimers-was-being-spread-by-now-banned-injections
First-Ever Footage of a Newborn Great White Shark Has Scientists in a Frenzy <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/DroneFootageWhiteSharkSurfacing.jpg" alt="White shark nears the surface in green ocean waters."/> What a beauty! https://www.sciencealert.com/first-ever-footage-of-a-newborn-great-white-shark-has-scientists-in-a-frenzy
Scientists Think They're on The Verge of Breaching The Blood-Brain Barrier <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/RedFluorescentProteinsBrain.jpg" alt=""/> At long last. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-think-theyre-on-the-verge-of-breaching-the-blood-brain-barrier
'Obelisks': Entirely New Class of Life Has Been Found in The Human Digestive System <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/SEMofHumanGutMicrobiomeFecalSample.jpg" alt="Mix of different shaped, falsely colored blobs that make up the microbes within us."/> Ancient relics within. https://www.sciencealert.com/obelisks-entirely-new-class-of-life-has-been-found-in-the-human-digestive-system
Scientists More Hopeful Than Ever That Perseverance Has Already Found Life on Mars <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/PerseveranceSelfie.jpg" alt=""/> It's searching in the perfect spot. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-more-hopeful-than-ever-that-perseverance-has-already-found-life-on-mars
Astronomers See a New Type of Hidden Star For The First Time <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/shadow-2000x1200-1.jpg" alt="Red star with shadow over it"/> So cool. https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-see-a-new-type-of-hidden-star-for-the-first-time
Dark-Age Skeletons Uncovered With Buckets on Their Feet And Rings Around Their Necks <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/SkullRopeDarkages.jpg" alt="Skull with rope wrapped around neck"/> What were they trying to stop? https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-age-skeletons-uncovered-with-buckets-on-their-feet-and-rings-around-their-necks
'Landmark Discovery': Hubble Detects Water Vapor in Smallest Exoplanet to Date <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/WaterVaporHubble.jpg" alt="Illustration of a blue planet"/> 97 light-years away. https://www.sciencealert.com/landmark-discovery-hubble-detects-water-vapor-in-smallest-exoplanet-to-date
World First Partial Heart Transplant Is Growing With a Baby <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/partialheart_owen_1024.jpg" alt=""/> "Expected to last a lifetime." https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-partial-heart-transplant-is-growing-with-a-baby
Do You Live in a 'Blue Zone'? Here's Why You Might Live Longer For It <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/woman_beach_sardinia.jpg" alt="woman from behind, standing on a beach in Sardinia"/> Longer and healthier lives. https://www.sciencealert.com/do-you-live-in-a-blue-zone-heres-why-you-might-live-longer-for-it
There's a Surprisingly Simply Reason Why Some Kids Learn to Talk Earlier <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ChildTalkAge.jpg" alt=""/> It's not all genetic. https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-simply-reason-why-some-kids-learn-to-talk-earlier
Hell Chicken Discovery Could Tell Us Just How Doomed The Dinosaurs Were <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/artist_rep_hell_chicken.jpg" alt=""/> Was the end really nigh? https://www.sciencealert.com/hell-chicken-discovery-could-tell-us-just-how-doomed-the-dinosaurs-were
Something Strange Happens to Wolves Infected by Infamous Mind-Altering Parasite <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/11/CloseUpYellowstoneWolf.jpg" alt="Close up Yellowstone Wolf"/> Their minds are not fully their own. https://www.sciencealert.com/something-strange-happens-to-wolves-infected-by-infamous-mind-altering-parasite
Diamonds Could Be Raining From The Sky on Far More Planets Than We Realized <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/DiamondRain.jpg" alt="Diamond rain graphic"/> Extreme weather expected. https://www.sciencealert.com/diamonds-could-be-raining-from-the-sky-on-far-more-planets-than-we-realized
Friction Plays a Surprising Role in The Development of Sea Squirt Eggs <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ChangingShapeOfTheMyoplasmMoleculesHighlightedInBlue.jpg" alt="Series of three images showing the molecules making up a blob shape changing in their configuration"/> Squish! https://www.sciencealert.com/friction-plays-a-surprising-role-in-the-development-of-sea-squirt-eggs
Pets Appear to Slow Cognitive Decline in Older People Who Live Alone <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/12/GreyHairedWomanTakesSelfieWithDog.jpg" alt="Grey-haired woman takes selfie with brown dog in forest."/> The best kind of friend. https://www.sciencealert.com/pets-appear-to-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-people-who-live-alone
The Ideal Running Pace Is Slower Than You Might Think <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/group_of_people_jogging.jpg" alt="group of people running in the park"/> Stay in the zone. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ideal-running-pace-is-slower-than-you-might-think
Green Spaces May Have a Powerful Effect on The Bones of Children <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/GreenSpaceBoneDensity.jpg" alt=""/> Get those kids outside. https://www.sciencealert.com/green-spaces-may-have-a-powerful-effect-on-the-bones-of-children
Lupus Tracked to Changes in a Single Gene That Tames The Immune System <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-08/processed/ChildClimbingLadder_600.jpg" alt="A child climbing up a ladder"/> The link we've been looking for. https://www.sciencealert.com/lupus-tracked-to-changes-in-a-single-gene-that-tames-the-immune-system
Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Could Have a Surprising Effect on Drinking Habits <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/DrinkingHabitsOzempic.jpg" alt="Beer being filled"/> This could be life changing. https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-could-have-a-surprising-effect-on-drinking-habits
Listlessness in Depression Can Be Seen in The Eyes <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/listlessness_depression_eyes.jpg" alt=""/> Can our pupils predict treatment response? https://www.sciencealert.com/listlessness-in-depression-can-be-seen-in-the-eyes
Strange Link Between OCD And Dying Early From a Wide Variety of Causes <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/line_of_screws_ocd.jpg" alt="man lining up screws"/> Oddly, cancer isn't one of them. https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-link-between-ocd-and-dying-early-from-a-wide-variety-of-causes
Archaeologists Hunting For Cleopatra's Tomb Found a "Geometric Miracle" Tunnel <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/11/Egyptian_tunnel_cleopatra.jpg" alt="A tunnel in a tomb."/> What's it for? https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-hunting-for-cleopatras-tomb-found-a-geometric-miracle-tunnel
A Record-Sized Deep Sea Coral Reef Was Mapped in The Atlantic, And It's Breathtaking <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/BrightCrustateanInAmidstPaleDeepSeaCoralAndAnenomes.jpg" alt="Bright crustacean amidst pale deep sea anenomes"/> A wonderfully alien ecosystem. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-record-sized-deep-sea-coral-reef-was-mapped-in-the-atlantic-and-its-breathtaking
Hepatitis Treatment Prevents The Progress of a Common Blood Cancer <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-03/processed/MalignantCancerCellRendering_600.jpg" alt="A big red cancer cell"/> There is a link. https://www.sciencealert.com/hepatitis-treatment-prevents-the-progress-of-a-common-blood-cancer
Rare Psychiatric Events Linked to Ozempic Have Experts Concerned <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/OzempicPsychiatricSideEffects.jpg" alt=""/> The picture is hazy. https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-psychiatric-events-linked-to-ozempic-have-experts-concerned
Anomalous Moon Substance Shows Curious Magnetic And Reflective Properties <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ReinerGammaLunarSwirl.jpg" alt="Black and white close up satellite image of Reina Gamma lunar swirl."/> New clues to an old mystery. https://www.sciencealert.com/anomalous-moon-substance-shows-curious-magnetic-and-reflective-properties
Flesh-Eating Buruli Ulcer Was an 80-Year Mystery: Scientists Reveal The Culprits <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/MycobacteriamUlceransImage.jpg" alt="Mycobacterium ulcerans"/> Here's how you can protect yourself. https://www.sciencealert.com/flesh-eating-buruli-ulcer-was-an-80-year-mystery-scientists-reveal-the-culprits
New Alzheimer's Link Points to Immune Attack And Blood-Brain Barrier <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/05/BrainNeurons.jpg" alt="Brain neurons"/> This could be how the brain's defense breaks down. https://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimers-link-points-to-immune-attack-and-blood-brain-barrier
What Is Adenomyosis, The Little-Known Condition That Affects as Many as 1 in 5 Women? <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/05/WomanDoubledOverInPainOnSofa.jpg" alt="A woman doubled over in pain clutching her stomach and cradling her head in her hand."/> Here's what we know. https://www.sciencealert.com/what-is-adenomyosis-the-little-known-condition-that-affects-as-many-as-1-in-5-women
Breakthrough: Deaf Boy Can Hear After First Gene Treatment in US <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-05/processed/ListeningEar_600.jpg" alt="hand on ear"/> "Literally hearing sound for the first time in his life." https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-deaf-boy-can-hear-after-first-gene-treatment-in-us
Early Human Bones Reveal Paleo Diet Favored Plants Over Meat <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/HandsGrabbingGrapes.jpg" alt=""/> We might need to rethink our ancestors' eating habits. https://www.sciencealert.com/early-human-bones-reveal-paleo-diet-favored-plants-over-meat
Astrophysicist 'Fixes' General Relativity by Throwing Out a Major Law <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/abstract_general_rel.jpg" alt=""/> Sorry Einstein. https://www.sciencealert.com/astrophysicist-fixes-general-relativity-by-throwing-out-a-major-law
Insane NASA Satellite Image Reveals Heat Leaking From Iceland's New Fissures <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/LavaFlowFagradalsfjallAugust2022.jpg" alt="lava flow"/> Hazards remain high. https://www.sciencealert.com/insane-nasa-satellite-image-reveals-heat-leaking-from-icelands-new-fissures
Toxic Tiny RNA Molecules Identified as Culprit in Alzheimer's Neuron Death <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/CreepyLookingNeuron.jpg" alt="A detailed illustration of a neuron firing on a black background"/> "An entirely new approach." https://www.sciencealert.com/toxic-tiny-rna-molecules-identified-as-culprit-in-alzheimers-neuron-death
'Strong And Consistent Evidence' Links Multivitamins to Memory And Cognitive Benefits <img width="128" height="52" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/ColourTablets.jpg" alt="Coloured tablets"/> Could this reduce Alzheimer's risk? https://www.sciencealert.com/strong-and-consistent-evidence-links-multivitamins-to-memory-and-cognitive-benefits
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