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

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-10/whalebubs_600.gif" alt="Incredible, rare underwater footage shows whales using bubble 'nets' to hunt"/>
<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-10/whalebubs_600.gif" alt="Incredible, rare underwater footage shows whales using bubble 'nets' to hunt"/>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