Location of Impulse Control Found in Brain, May Help Parkinson's Patients

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/OldHands.jpg" alt="Old hands"/>This could mean better treatments.

https://www.sciencealert.com/location-of-impulse-control-found-in-brain-may-help-parkinsons-patients 

 Most Powerful Solar Flare in 7 Years Blasts Earth: Expect Stunning Auroras

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/flarex90.jpg"/>We have INCOMING.

https://www.sciencealert.com/most-powerful-solar-flare-in-7-years-blasts-earth-expect-stunning-auroras 

 Smoking Ban For Gen Z Could Save 1.2 Million Lives, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/red_haired_teen_smoking.jpg" alt="red haired teen smoking"/>There's more we can do.

https://www.sciencealert.com/smoking-ban-for-gen-z-could-save-1-2-million-lives-study-finds 

 One Dietary Supplement Found to Reduce Aggression by Up to 28%

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/06/AngryManWithBeardSideOn_2024.jpg" alt="A side profile of an angry looking man"/>A new tool for anger management?

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-dietary-supplement-found-to-reduce-aggression-by-up-to-28 

 CERN Confirms Ultra-Rare Particle Transformation, Hints at New Physics

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/na62.jpg" alt="CERN Confirms Ultra-Rare Particle Transformation, Hints at New Physics"/>It's real.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cern-confirms-ultra-rare-particle-transformation-hints-at-new-physics 

 This Map of Every Neuron in an Adult Fly Brain Could Be Nobel Prize Worthy

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/NeuronMapAdultFruitFlyOnGreyBackground.jpg" alt="This Map of Every Neuron in an Adult Fly Brain Could Be Nobel Prize Worthy"/>An incredible first in neuroscience.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-map-of-every-neuron-in-an-adult-fly-brain-could-be-nobel-prize-worthy 

 Study Identifies Gut Microbe Imbalances That Predict Autism And ADHD

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/04/microbes_epithelium_gut_AD-1024x415.jpg" alt="Artist's impression of microbes on the gut lining."/>Years before symptoms appear. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-identifies-gut-microbe-imbalances-that-predict-autism-and-adhd 

 Brain Scans Reveal Why 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' Captivates Our Minds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/Girl-with-a-Pearl-Earring_cover1024.jpg" alt="Brain Scans Reveal Why 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' Captivates Our Minds"/>The neuroscience of art.

https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-scans-reveal-why-girl-with-a-pearl-earring-captivates-our-minds 

 Nearly 40% of Young People Could Be Shortsighted by 2050

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/GlassesChildren.jpg"/>Scientists are looking into it... 

https://www.sciencealert.com/nearly-40-of-young-people-could-be-shortsighted-by-2050 

 Type 1 Diabetes May Be Triggered by Bacterial Infections, Scientists Find

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/insulin.jpg" alt="insulin container"/>This could lead to new treatments. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/type-1-diabetes-may-be-triggered-by-bacterial-infections-scientists-find 

 NASA Turns Off Voyager 2's Science Instrument as Power Supply Declines

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/VoyagerSpacecraft.jpg" alt="NASA Has Finally Identified The Reason Behind Voyager 1's Gibberish"/>After 47 years of space exploration.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-turns-off-voyager-2s-science-instrument-as-power-supply-declines 

 New Report Links Alcohol to Six Major Cancer Types

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-08/processed/alcohol_deaths_GBD_600.jpg" alt="six shot glasses"/>The statistics are sobering.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-report-links-alcohol-to-six-major-cancer-types 

 Perseverance Found a Zebra-Striped Rock on Mars, And NASA Is Excited

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/stripey-rock.jpg" alt="Perseverance Found a Zebra-Striped Rock on Mars, And NASA Is Excited"/>There may be nothing else like it.

https://www.sciencealert.com/perseverance-found-a-zebra-striped-rock-on-mars-and-nasa-is-excited 

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

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SeniorPersonSleepingInDaylight.jpg" alt="Senior person sleeping in daylight"/>Our brains need it. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-stage-of-sleep-seems-to-be-critical-for-reducing-dementia-risk 

 White Noise Is Like Music to These Microbes, And It Helps Them Thrive

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/FungiSoundWaves.jpg" alt="White Noise Is Like Music to These Microbes, And It Helps Them Thrive"/>This may have surprising benefits for us.

https://www.sciencealert.com/white-noise-is-like-music-to-these-microbes-and-it-helps-them-thrive 

 NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide on Surface of Pluto's Moon Charon

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/articles/processed/charon-redd_600.jpg" alt="Astronomers have finally figured out what that big red smudge on Charon is"/>And that's not all they found.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-detects-carbon-dioxide-on-surface-of-plutos-moon-charon 

 Genetic Tweaks in Astrocytes Could Be Key to Alzheimer's Treatment

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/09/AstrocytesDepictedInGreen.jpg" alt="A computer illustration of astrocytes"/>They can help take out the trash.

https://www.sciencealert.com/genetic-tweaks-in-astrocytes-could-be-key-to-alzheimers-treatment 

 Tiny Earth-Like World Discovered Orbiting Nearest Single Star to Earth

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/barnard-b.jpg" alt="Tiny Earth-Like World Discovered Orbiting Nearest Single Star to Earth"/>Our new teensy neighbor could help us search for life.

https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-earth-like-world-discovered-orbiting-nearest-single-star-to-earth 

 Swallowing May Trigger a Feel-Good Sensation in The Brain to Drive Eating

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/KidEating.jpg" alt="Kid eating"/>Could this explain why we crave food?

https://www.sciencealert.com/swallowing-may-trigger-a-feel-good-sensation-in-the-brain-to-drive-eating 

 Annular Solar Eclipse to Create Insane 'Ring of Fire' – Here's How to Watch

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/RIngOfFireAnnularEclipse2024.jpg"/>Don’t miss the final eclipse of 2024.

https://www.sciencealert.com/annular-solar-eclipse-to-create-insane-ring-of-fire-heres-how-to-watch 

 Hurricane Helene's Aftermath: North Carolina Faces a New Crisis

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/HurricaneHeleneAftermath.jpg"/>It could take years to recover. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/hurricane-helenes-aftermath-north-carolina-faces-a-new-crisis 

 Mysterious Pacific Megastructure May Be Seafloor From Time of The Dinosaurs

<img width="1024" height="414" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/AnimationOfSubductionInTheAtlanticOcean.gif" alt="Mysterious Pacific Megastructure May Be Seafloor From Time of The Dinosaurs"/>Reaching through time.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-pacific-megastructure-may-be-seafloor-from-time-of-the-dinosaurs 

 Ohio Train Derailment's Toxic Fallout Lingered in The Worst Possible Places

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/national_guard_ohio_train_derail.jpg" alt="national guard in protective suits"/>A true catastrophe.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ohio-train-derailments-toxic-fallout-lingered-in-the-worst-possible-places 

 First New Schizophrenia Treatment in Decades a Much-Needed Alternative

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/10/woman_blurred_head.jpg" alt="motion blur off a woman's head"/>A game changer.

https://www.sciencealert.com/first-new-schizophrenia-treatment-in-decades-a-much-needed-alternative 

 Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CloseUpOfMandibleWithThreeTeeth-1.jpg" alt="A jaw bone and some teeth, with a red circle showing cut marks"/>The most desperate times.

https://www.sciencealert.com/doomed-franklin-expedition-ate-their-captain-bone-study-reveals 

 Scientists Made a Golden Lettuce That Comes With a Vitamin Boost

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/GoldenLettuce.jpg" alt="Golden lettuce"/>Eat your greens and golds.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-made-a-golden-lettuce-that-comes-with-a-vitamin-boost 

 Ant Queens Practice 'Hygienic Cannibalism' Out of Tough Love

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/BlackGardenAntLarvae.jpg" alt="Ant Queens Practice 'Hygienic Cannibalism' Out of Tough Love"/>Don't mess with mama.

https://www.sciencealert.com/ant-queens-practice-hygienic-cannibalism-out-of-tough-love 

 An Act of River 'Piracy' Could Explain Why Everest Grew So Tall

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/Chomolungma.jpg" alt="An Act of River 'Piracy' Could Explain Why Everest Grew So Tall"/>No, not that kind.

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-act-of-river-piracy-could-explain-why-everest-grew-so-tall 

 Overlooked Weather Phenomenon Produces Gamma Rays in Our Atmosphere

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/lightning-storm.jpg" alt="Overlooked Weather Phenomenon Produces Gamma Rays in Our Atmosphere"/>Meteorologists didn't believe it at first.

https://www.sciencealert.com/overlooked-weather-phenomenon-produces-gamma-rays-in-our-atmosphere 

 Newly Discovered Comet Now Visible. Here's How to See 'Comet of The Year'.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/Tsuchinshan_ATLAS_comet.jpg" alt="Tsuchinshan_ATLAS from the space station"/>Don't miss this one.

https://www.sciencealert.com/newly-discovered-comet-now-visible-heres-how-to-see-comet-of-the-year 

 Valley Fever Expected to Spike Again This Fall. Here's Who's at Risk.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/valley_fever_fungus.jpg" alt="coccidoides graphic"/>It can be fatal.

https://www.sciencealert.com/valley-fever-expected-to-spike-again-this-fall-heres-whos-at-risk 

 Latest TikTok Acne Hack Could Put You at Serious Risk of Cancer

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/woman_with_acne_sunlight.jpg" alt="woman with acne, eyes closed in the sun"/>There are far safer methods.

https://www.sciencealert.com/latest-tiktok-acne-hack-could-put-you-at-serious-risk-of-cancer 

 NASA Is Going Ahead With Plans to Set a Time Zone on The Moon

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/MoonPhoto.jpg" alt="Moon in the sky"/>A new era is coming for lunar exploration.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-is-pushing-ahead-with-plans-to-set-a-time-zone-on-the-moon 

 Not A Placebo: Study Finds Meditation Offers Genuine Pain Relief

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/EyesClosedWithPrayerHandsInBrightDaylight.jpg" alt="A feminine person with long brunette hair and closed eyes, holding hands together in front of their chest"/>It's all in your head - and that's exactly why it works.

https://www.sciencealert.com/not-a-placebo-study-finds-meditation-offers-genuine-pain-relief 

 Psychologist Explains How to Stop Using Food as a Coping Mechanism

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/LadyPushingTwoBrightlyColoredCupcakesIntoMount.jpg" alt="Lady pushing two brightly colored cupcakes into her mouth"/>Emotional eating be gone.

https://www.sciencealert.com/psychologist-explains-how-to-stop-using-food-as-a-coping-mechanism 

 Our Atmosphere Transforms Dust From The Sahara Into Minerals That Fuel Life

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/DustFromSaharaShroudingAtlanticTowardsAmericas.jpg" alt="Dust cloud from Sahara shrouding the Atlantic ocean"/>Everything’s connected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/our-atmosphere-transforms-dust-from-the-sahara-into-minerals-that-fuel-life 

 Your Sprained Ankle Can Also Be a Brain Injury. Here's How.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/BandagedLegUpOnSeveralPillowsOnCouch.jpg" alt="Bandaged leg up on several cushions on couch"/>Wait, what?

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-sprained-ankle-can-also-be-a-brain-injury-heres-how 

 Position of Defibrillator Pads Makes a Huge Difference to Restarting Hearts

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/HeartbeatDiagramInRed-1024x415.jpg" alt="Heartbeat Diagram In Red"/>More than double the improvement.

https://www.sciencealert.com/position-of-defibrillator-pads-makes-a-huge-difference-to-restarting-hearts 

 Scientists Detected Signs of a Hidden Structure Inside Earth's Core

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/02/EarthsInnermostInnerCore-1024x415.jpg" alt="Earths Innermos tInner Core"/>A lost chapter in our planet's history.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-detected-signs-of-a-hidden-structure-inside-earths-core 

 Strange Discovery Finds Earth's Crust 'Dripping' Into The Planet's Belly

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/lake-tuz.jpg" alt="Strange Discovery Finds Earth's Crust 'Dripping' Into The Planet's Belly"/>Just quietly melting, nbd.

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-discovery-finds-earths-crust-dripping-into-the-planets-belly 

 Unexpected Twist Saved Iberian Lynx From Extinction, Ancient DNA Reveals

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/PortraitOfAnIberianLynxFaceCloseUp.jpg" alt="Close up of an Iberian Lynx face"/>A fortunate encounter.

https://www.sciencealert.com/unexpected-twist-saved-iberian-lynx-from-extinction-ancient-dna-reveals 

 A Nearby Supernova May Have Boosted Diverse Life On Earth

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2020-08/processed/010-kepler-supernova_600.jpg"/>Did the ripples of a dying star contribute to our existence? 

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nearby-supernova-may-have-sparked-diverse-life-on-earth 

 Fossils Reveal The True Origin of The Oldest Tombstone in The US

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/SmallTombstone.jpg" alt="Knight tombstone"/>Probably not next-day delivery.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fossils-reveal-the-true-origin-of-the-oldest-tombstone-in-the-us 

 Earth's Largest Organism Is Slowly Being Eaten, Scientist Says

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/OutlineofPando-1024x415.jpg" alt="Outline of Pando"/>Nothing lasts forever.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-largest-organism-is-slowly-being-eaten-scientist-says 

 New Neutrino Detector Finally in Operation, And It Could Break Physics as We Know It

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/ParticleDetector.jpg" alt="SBND detector"/>On the hunt for ghosts.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-neutrino-detector-finally-in-operation-and-it-could-break-physics-as-we-know-it 

 Tiny Black Holes Could Zip Through Our Solar System, Causing Mars to Wobble

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/MarsWobble_DarkMatter.jpg" alt="Illustration of a black hole in a starry sky near Mars"/>Dark matter comes to us!

https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-black-holes-could-zip-through-our-solar-system-causing-mars-to-wobble 

 Dark Matter May Interact With Regular Matter Beyond Gravity, Study Finds

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-10/processed/DarkMatterAndVisibleMatterInTheUniverse_600.jpg" alt="Bright and dark blotches in space"/>This is very unexpected.

https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-matter-may-interact-with-regular-matter-beyond-gravity-study-finds 

 PSA: 2024's Funniest Wildlife Photos Are Here. It's Comedy Break Time.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/LaughingSealHandInAir.jpg"/>We haven't stopped laughing. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/psa-2024s-funniest-wildlife-photos-are-here-its-comedy-break-time 

 Something Awesome Happens if You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/08/BananaPeelCookies-1024x415.jpg" alt="Banana against a black background"/>We've been eating bananas wrong.

https://www.sciencealert.com/something-awesome-happens-if-you-use-banana-peel-as-an-ingredient 

 Scientists Just Discovered a New Cell. It Was Predicted 100 Years Ago.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/MacrophageCell.jpg" alt="Scientists Just Discovered a New Cell. It Was Predicted 100 Years Ago."/>"It's early days, but the implications could be massive."

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-discovered-a-new-cell-it-was-predicted-100-years-ago 

 Search For Alien Life Just Got a New Challenge, Lab Discovery Suggests

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/hazy_alien_atmosphere.jpg" alt="Search For Alien Life Just Got a New Challenge, Lab Discovery Suggests"/>We might have had some things all wrong.

https://www.sciencealert.com/search-for-alien-life-just-got-a-new-challenge-lab-discovery-suggests 

 Earth-Like Planet Discovered Orbiting an Alien Star. There's Just One Big Problem.

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/red-giant-planet.jpg" alt="Earth-Like Planet Discovered Orbiting an Alien Star. There's Just One Big Problem."/>It's time for your daily dose of existential dread.

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-like-planet-discovered-orbiting-an-alien-star-theres-just-one-big-problem 

 Strange Rocks Clinging to Mummies Could Be World's Oldest Cheese

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/chinese_cheese_mummy.jpg" alt="Strange Rocks Clinging to Mummies Could Be World's Oldest Cheese"/>It's a little mature.

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-rocks-clinging-to-mummies-could-be-worlds-oldest-cheese 

 Pandemics Seem to Have Made a Comeback. Why Is This Happening?

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CloseUpSEMofAMosquitoFace.jpg" alt="Micrograph of a mosquito's face"/>Those chickens are coming home to roost.

https://www.sciencealert.com/pandemics-seem-to-have-made-a-comeback-why-is-this-happening 

 Wild Orcas Spotted Hunting Dolphins Off Chile in a Scientific First

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/sharing.jpg" alt="Wild Orcas Spotted Hunting Dolphins Off Chile in a Scientific First"/>It's a family size meal.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-orcas-spotted-hunting-dolphins-off-chile-in-a-scientific-first 

 Alien Phone Calls Could Be Quantum, And We're Not Ready to Hear Them

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/coloured_waves_abstract.jpg" alt="abstract waves"/>This could explain the silence. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/alien-phone-calls-could-be-quantum-and-were-not-ready-to-hear-them 

 One Frightening Syndrome Looks Like Dementia, But Strikes Far Faster

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/mother_daughter_dementia.jpg" alt="older woman being comforted by a younger woman"/>Here's what to know. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-frightening-syndrome-looks-like-dementia-but-strikes-far-faster 

 Common Antidepressants May Have Another Surprising Effect on Your Brain

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/3DillustrationOfNeutransmitterCrossingSynapsesInPinkBlueAndGold.jpg" alt="3D illustration of a gold neurotransmitter crossing the gap between neurons"/>This could be useful.


https://www.sciencealert.com/common-antidepressants-may-have-another-surprising-effect-on-your-brain 

 These 15 Factors Are Linked to Early Dementia Risk, a Major Study Found

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/BrainFade.jpg" alt="Fading blue brain"/>"It reveals that we may be able to take action."

https://www.sciencealert.com/these-15-factors-are-linked-to-early-dementia-risk-a-major-study-found 

 Rogue Waves Can Reach Four Times Higher Than We Thought

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/GiantWave.jpg" alt="Giant Wave"/>Giant monsters of the ocean.

https://www.sciencealert.com/rogue-waves-can-reach-four-times-higher-than-we-thought 

 Feeling Happy And Sad? Here's How Our Brains Manage Mixed Emotions.

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022-04/processed/TripleExposureOfAWomanHappyCalmAndSad_600.jpg" alt="A women triple exposed with different emotions"/>Bittersweet complexity.

https://www.sciencealert.com/feeling-happy-and-sad-heres-how-our-brains-manage-mixed-emotions 

 Rare Earth Metals Found in Extinct Volcanoes Could Power The Future

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-06/processed/RareEarthMetalsChinaTradeWar_600.jpg" alt="piles of different coloured powder"/>Demand is soaring.

https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-earth-metals-found-in-extinct-volcanoes-could-power-the-future 

 This Many Crosswords Each Week Could Benefit Our Brains as We Age

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CrosswordPuzzle.jpg" alt="Crossword puzzle"/>Like exercise, but fun!

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-many-crosswords-each-week-could-benefit-our-brains-as-we-age 

 Entire Fossilized Ecosystem Reveals Over 100 Carboniferous Organisms

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/FossilsThatLookLikeTwoHands.jpg" alt="Grey image of fossils"/>We've been missing this puzzle piece. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/entire-fossilized-ecosystem-reveals-over-100-carboniferous-organisms 

 Study of 'Slap Fighting' Reveals Signs of Brain Injury in 78% of Participants

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/HandOpenAgainstDarkBackground.jpg" alt="An open palm in a purple tinge against a black background"/>There's no protection.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-of-slap-fighting-reveals-signs-of-brain-injury-in-78-of-participants 

 Scientist Find Corals With a Secret That Could Aid Reef Conservation

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/AcroporaHyacinthusBig.jpg" alt="A big coral"/>This is important. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientist-find-corals-with-a-secret-that-could-aid-reef-conservation 

 Scientists Discovered a Heightened Toxicity Risk For Children With Autism, ADHD

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/BPAMoleculeBrightOnDarkBlackground.jpg" alt="A molecule of BPA"/>Here's what we know. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discovered-a-heightened-toxicity-risk-for-children-with-autism-adhd 

 We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/static-child.jpg" alt="We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years"/>So simple.

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-creates-static-electricity-after-thousands-of-years 

 A Nuclear Explosion Could Protect Earth From an Asteroid Catastrophe

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/xray_blast_asteroid.jpg" alt="asteroid exploding"/>It would have to be incredibly precise.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nuclear-explosion-could-protect-earth-from-an-asteroid-catastrophe 

 Octopuses Team Up With Fish to Hunt, And Will Punch Them if They Act Up

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/OctopusPunchingWhiteStripedGrouperFish_1024.gif" alt="dark octopus punching white striped grouper fish"/>An incredible partnership caught on camera.

https://www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-team-up-with-fish-to-hunt-and-will-punch-them-if-they-act-up 

 This Incredible Distortion Is Like a Magnifying Glass Into Deep Space

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/Gravitational-Lens.jpg" alt="Gravitational Lens"/>"A line-of-sight spanning most of the observable Universe."

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-distortion-is-like-a-magnifying-glass-into-deep-space 

 World's Oceans on Verge of Being Too Acidic to Sustain Life, Scientists Warn

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/TurtleUnderwater.jpg" alt="Turtle Underwater"/>A crucial threshold we cannot cross.

https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-oceans-on-verge-of-being-too-acidic-to-sustain-life-scientists-warn 

 Mysterious Link Between Alzheimer's And Cancer May Finally Be Explained

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/MouseCancerRisk.jpg" alt="Mysterious Link Between Alzheimer's And Cancer May Finally Be Explained"/>A new clue has emerged.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-link-between-alzheimers-and-cancer-may-finally-be-explained 

 Scientists in Japan Are About to Build a Supercomputer Like No Other

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/ServerFarm.jpg" alt="Server computer"/>A thousand times faster than today's fastest machines.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-in-japan-are-about-to-build-a-supercomputer-like-no-other 

 Brain Waves Can Be Manipulated While We Dream, And It Could Help Treat Dementia

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/SleepingPerson.jpg" alt="Sleeping person"/>A radical new approach.

https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-waves-can-be-manipulated-while-we-dream-and-it-could-help-treat-dementia 

 Scientists Grew Microbes in a Lab Experiment, And They Evolved a New Sense

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/EcoliSpreadingTheirGenesWithEachOtherThroughPiliTubesSEM.jpg" alt="Ecoli cells under the microscope mating with their little connecting tubes"/>Bacteria that genetically reconfigured themselves.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-grew-microbes-in-a-lab-experiment-and-they-evolved-a-new-sense 

 Amazing Photo Shows The Burning Man Festival As Seen From Space

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/BurningManFromSpace.jpg" alt="Burning Man From Space"/>Out of this world.

https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-photo-shows-the-burning-man-festival-as-seen-from-space 

 This Stunning Crystal Could Preserve The Human Genome For Billions of Years

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/memory_crystal_DNA.jpg" alt="memory crystal held between fingers"/>A doorway to forever.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-stunning-crystal-could-preserve-the-human-genome-for-billions-of-years 

 Aliens May Be Doomed by Inescapable Climate Change, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/AlienCity.jpg" alt="alien city"/>An inevitable evolutionary fate?

https://www.sciencealert.com/aliens-may-be-doomed-by-inescapable-climate-change-study-finds 

 Scientists Reconstruct Oldest Human Genomes Ever Found in South Africa

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/GlowingLightOnDNAHelixOrangeBrown-1024x415.jpg" alt="Glowing Light On DNA Helix Orange Brown"/>An ancient code of human life from 10,000 years ago.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reconstruct-oldest-human-genomes-ever-found-in-south-africa 

 FDA Approves First Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine You Can Do at Home

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/03/GlovedHandUsesNasalSpray-1024x415.jpg" alt="Gloved Hand Uses Nasal Spray"/>Fighting the flu has never been so easy.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-approves-first-nasal-spray-flu-vaccine-you-can-do-at-home 

 Microplastics Seem to Be in Every Kind of Animal… Except One

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/tardigrade.jpg" alt="Scientists Discover How Tardigrades Survive Blasts of Radiation, And It's Weird"/>Why are we not surprised?

https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-seem-to-be-in-every-kind-of-animal-except-one 

 This Immortal Creature Can Create a Form of Cancer That's Contagious

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/hydra_blac_background.jpg" alt="This Immortal Creature Can Create a Form of Cancer That's Contagious"/>Do not overfeed.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-immortal-creature-can-create-a-form-of-cancer-thats-contagious 

 Owning a Cat Could Double Your Schizophrenia Risk, Research Suggests

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/CatFaceCloseup.jpg" alt="Cat Face Close Up"/>There's some kind of pattern.

https://www.sciencealert.com/owning-a-cat-could-double-your-schizophrenia-risk-research-suggests 

 COVID-19 Lockdowns Prematurely Aged Teenagers' Brains, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/teenager_at_window.jpg" alt="girl looking out a window"/>The effect was especially severe for girls.

https://www.sciencealert.com/covid-19-lockdowns-prematurely-aged-teenagers-brains-study-finds 

 Scientists Discover Signs of Water All Over The Moon's Surface

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/09/moon-craters-apollo-12-1024x415.jpg" alt="a photograph of lunar craters at the terminator, taken from orbit. Deep shadows accentuate the stark drama of the lunar landscape"/>Way more widespread than we thought.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-signs-of-water-all-over-the-moons-surface 

 Scientists Identified The Deadliest Hunters Among All Apex Predators

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CloseUpOfLeopardFaceLickingItsLips.jpg" alt="Close up of leopard licking its lips"/>Which animals kill the most?

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identified-the-deadliest-hunters-among-all-apex-predators 

 Expert Explains Why You Should Clean Your Tongue Twice a Day

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/WomanBrushesTongue.jpg" alt="Woman Brushes Tongue"/>Don't skip this step!

https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-explains-why-you-should-clean-your-tongue-twice-a-day 

 These Tiny Robots Can Patch Up Deadly Bleeds in Animal Brains

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/aneurysm_nanoparticles.jpg" alt="These Tiny Robots Can Patch Up Deadly Bleeds in Animal Brains"/>Don’t let their size fool you.

https://www.sciencealert.com/these-tiny-robots-can-patch-up-deadly-bleeds-in-animal-brains 

 A Vast, Untapped Source of Lithium Exists in The US

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/05/WastewaterLithium.jpg" alt="A Vast, Untapped Source of Lithium Has Just Been Found in The US"/>But what's the impact of extracting it?

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-vast-untapped-source-of-lithium-exists-in-the-us 

 Deadly Fungal Infections Causing a 'Silent Pandemic', Scientists Warn

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/FungalInfections.jpg" alt="Deadly Fungal Infections Causing a 'Silent Pandemic', Scientists Warn"/>An overlooked threat. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/deadly-fungal-infections-causing-a-silent-pandemic-scientists-warn 

 Ancient Discovery Could Be a Board Game From 4,000 Years Ago

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/board-game-azerbaijan.jpg" alt="Ancient Discovery Could Be a Board Game From 4,000 Years Ago"/>It's game night!

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-discovery-could-be-a-board-game-from-4000-years-ago 

 An Extreme Solar Storm Could Wreak Havoc on The Modern World

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CoronalMassEjection2012solarDynamicsObservatory.jpg" alt="Sun's plasma shooting out from its fiery surface"/>"There will be one sooner or later."

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-extreme-solar-storm-could-wreak-havoc-on-the-modern-world 

 7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/SpoonOfMicroplastics.jpg" alt="Spoon Of Microplastics"/>It's official.

https://www.sciencealert.com/7000-microplastics-studies-show-we-have-one-really-big-problem 

 Mysterious Signal Hints at The Smallest Black Hole Ever Detected

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/01/strange-object.jpg" alt="Mystery Object in Space Could Be The Lightest Black Hole Ever Found"/>One of the most sought-after objects in the galaxy.

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-signal-hints-at-the-smallest-black-hole-ever-detected 

 Experiment Reveals a Simple Trick to Avoid Zoom Fatigue

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/TiredLadyWithOrangeHairAtComputer.jpg" alt="A women with shoulder length auburn hair sitting in front of a laptop in dim light"/>The solution is behind you.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experiment-reveals-a-simple-trick-to-avoid-zoom-fatigue 

 SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/starlink-pollution.jpg" alt="SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever"/>"This problem is becoming increasingly worse."

https://www.sciencealert.com/spacexs-starlink-satellites-are-leaking-more-radio-waves-than-ever 

 Some Coffee And Tea Drinkers Could Be Lowering Their Risk of Dementia

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/CoffeeDrinkers.jpg" alt="Some Coffee And Tea Drinkers Could Be Lowering Their Risk of Dementia"/>Here's what we know.

https://www.sciencealert.com/some-coffee-and-tea-drinkers-could-be-lowering-their-risk-of-dementia 

 Entire Swarm of Black Holes Detected Moving Through The Milky Way

<img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-07/processed/black-hole-cluster_600.jpg" alt="An entire swarm of black holes has been caught moving through the Milky Way"/>This is fine. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/entire-swarm-of-black-holes-detected-moving-through-the-milky-way 

 Common Diabetes Medication Slows Brain Aging in Monkeys

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/metformin_pills.jpg" alt="metformin pills falling from an open bottle"/>Could it do the same for us?

https://www.sciencealert.com/common-diabetes-medication-slows-brain-aging-in-monkeys 

 Expensive Migraine Drugs No Better Than Cheap Painkillers, Study Finds

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/FrowningWomenHoldindFingersToFace.jpg" alt="dark haired women holding face frowning"/>This is a huge problem.

https://www.sciencealert.com/expensive-migraine-drugs-no-better-than-cheap-painkillers-study-finds 

 Experts Reveal The Difference Between a Psychopath And a Sociopath

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/WomenLookingUpCunninglyFromBehindHairWithMoodyLighting.jpg" alt="woman looking up cunningly from behind hair"/>It might not be what you think.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-reveal-the-difference-between-a-psychopath-and-a-sociopath