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FDA-Approved Drug Could Be Repurposed to Relieve Osteoarthritis Pain And Protect Cartilage
Researchers are always looking out for drugs that can be repurposed for something else.
Scientists Had Mice Eat Olive Oil Before Carbs, And It Changed Their Blood Sugar Response
One of the core challenges in diabetes is controlling your blood sugar after eating, particularly when carbohydrates are involved.
Quantum Teleportation Inspired by Black Holes Produces a Surprise
Beyond a black hole’s event horizon, information as we know it meets a mysterious fate.
Swarms of Hammerhead Sharks Spotted Gathering Off The Coast of Australia
Drones watching for sharks off Australia’s east coast have filmed dozens of young hammerheads swimming together in shallow water near popular beaches.
A Cheap Deworming Pill Could Help Beat Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer
When cancer cells learn to survive a drug designed to stop them, where do you turn next? A new study points to an unexpected possibility: a medicine used to treat parasitic worms.
Why Does IBD Keep Flaring Up? Scientists Found a Clue in The Gut Lining
For people with inflammatory bowel disease, feeling better on treatment doesn’t always mean a permanent improvement – the disease can flare again.
Experts Identified The Gravest Health Threats Facing Humanity – Two Have ‘Extinction Potential’
If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic taught us, it’s that the world isn’t always as prepared for a crisis as we might think.
Bones, Liver, And Blood Fats All Shift Abruptly at Menopause, Huge Study Finds
If puberty is like climbing a physiological cliff, then menopause may be like falling off one.
A Newer Class of Migraine Drugs Is Linked to a 40% Rise in Miscarriage Risk
Migraine is a very common neurological condition, and it occurs at even greater rates in women.
A Mysterious Signal Reached Us From When The Universe Was Just 3 Billion Years Old. Its Home Galaxy Surprised Astronomers
Sometimes we receive strange, ghostly radio signals from outer space, which astronomers have yet to conclusively explain. Partially because they disappear almost as soon as they arrive. The ephemera known as fast radio bursts (FRBs) are among the Universe’s most mysterious occurrences, even more eerie than the supposed little green aliens with a penchant for physical probes. If they were related, that would neatly solve two major mysteries.
Physicists Built a Black Hole in a Lab. Then It Swallowed Sound
Sound can be a tricksy beast to try to harness.
Just 7 Days of Strength Training Starts Shrinking Fat Cells in Mice
A lot of biological changes happen in the body once someone starts losing weight.
An Earth-Sized Planet Could Survive With 2 Suns Just 16 Light-Years Away
Planets with two suns have intrigued our cosmic imagination ever since they appeared in a popular work of fiction set in a galaxy far, far away. That’s right, the globally famous King in Yellow, published in 1895.
Massive Wave in The Pacific Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record
In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high.
A Little Fish in The Deep Sea Swallowed a Meal Way Bigger Than Itself. Scientists Caught It on Camera
There’s always a bigger fish in the sea.
Your Mouth’s Bacteria May Be Linked to How Quickly You Think
A new study published in PLOS ONE found some intriguing statistical links between bacteria on your tongue and how quickly we process information.
Scientists Gave People 2 Nearly Identical Meals. One Triggered Much More Insulin
You’ve probably heard a bit about ultra-processed foods by now, and if so, you likely know they’re not the healthiest things you can eat.
Scientists Identify Brain Cells That May Explain Why Cannabis Triggers Anxiety
Cannabis is famous for making people feel relaxed, amused, and even elated, but sometimes it can have almost the opposite effect.
A New ‘Super Ice’ Is 10 Times Stronger, Bringing It Close to The Strength of Concrete
During the Second World War, the British Royal Navy experimented with the idea of using ice reinforced with wood pulp to build an aircraft carrier.
Scientists Find Squid Are Covered in Hair-Like Cells Remarkably Similar to The Ones in Human Ears
The skin of a squid, surprisingly, has much in common with an organ inside your ear.
Scientists Collected Deep-Sea Rocks. They Spontaneously Caught Fire in The Lab
Scientists investigating the possibility of a ‘gold rush’ on the bottom of the ocean have hit upon an unforeseen ‘landmine’.
People With Dementia May Actually Live Longer if They Carry Extra Weight
Obesity in middle age is a significant risk factor for developing dementia in later life, but the relationship may be more complicated than we thought.
Adding 1 Mushroom-Derived Molecule to Salt Can Make It Taste 71% Saltier
You taste a bowl of soup and reach for the salt.
Weaker Bones Have Been Linked to Faster Brain Aging in a New Study
As time ticks on in our lives, various inevitable trends are noticeable, including our bones getting weaker and our brains getting slower.
For The First Time Ever, Quantum Spins Shift a Centimeter-Scale Object
There’s another notable first in the field of quantum physics to report on, and it’s all to do with electron spin: the tiny, built-in magnetism of these particles, as if each one is carrying a microscopic compass needle.
Archaeologists Uncover Unprecedented Evidence of Neanderthal Woodworking Skills
We Homo sapiens are pretty damn proud of our tool-making prowess.
A Protein 2,000 Times Sweeter Than Sugar Halved Ice Cream’s Blood Sugar Response
Scientists are continuing to look for ways to replace sugar in our diets.
Mounting Evidence Shows a Common Plastic Chemical Can Affect Human Ovaries
A class of chemicals called phthalates is widespread in our lives, and there are growing concerns about what impact they’re having on our reproductive health.
A Distinct New Type of Diabetes Has Officially Been Recognized
After decades of controversy, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) officially recognized a fifth form of diabetes in 2025.
New Trial Compared Muscle Gains in Vegetarians And Meat Eaters. One Difference Stood Out
Plant-based diets are associated with many long-term health benefits, but for older adults, there may be a potential downside.
Our Solar System May Be Destroyed 100 Times Faster Than We Thought
The cosmos wavers between predictable stability and wild chaos, which troubles our sense-seeking brains.
Scientists Find a Strange Chemical Loop That May Have Helped Life Get Started
Space rocks like Bennu contain key genetic ingredients such as sugar, which they delivered in explosive fashion to provide early Earth with another source of life-friendly materials. Ribose is one such bio-essential sugar, some of which may have arrived from space before terrestrial processes could start making it.
After Almost Going Extinct, Giant Tortoises Now Outnumber People in The Seychelles
Before human explorers came along, the Seychelles archipelago was a haven for animals.
Secret of Orange Cats Finally Revealed After 60-Year Search
If you’ve ever lived with an orange cat, you already know they’re built different.
People With Narcolepsy Have Surprisingly Youthful Brains, But Scientists Don’t Know Why
It’s clear dementia and sleep disturbances are intertwined, but the relationship remains murky.
GLP-1 Users Are Reporting Their Fingernails Detaching
When you start a medication and notice something different about your body, a question can follow: Is the drug responsible? Changes to your nails might prompt that question, too.
Scientists Trace How Cancer Passed Between Twins Before Birth
A facial mass detected before birth prompted the early delivery of identical twin sisters.
Signs of Psychopathy Can Show Up in a Person’s Writing
Psychopathy is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and it’s not an official diagnosis any psychiatrist or psychologist will give.
Atomic Clock Just Set a New World Record For Accuracy
The time-keeping offered by your watch or phone may be good enough for day-to-day life, but scientists are much more ambitious in terms of precision, and use atomic clocks to measure slices of time as accurately as possible.
Higher Levels of 19 Potentially Toxic Chemicals Found in The Teeth of Children With Autism
While scientists are still continually learning what causes autism, there’s already considerable evidence linking environmental exposures to the condition, in addition to genetic factors.
A Scorching Phoenix Planet May Solve a 3-Decade-Old Astronomical Cold Case
After being born of mostly just hydrogen and helium, a scant 14-ish billion years later the Universe is full of weird planets of wildly varying makes, shapes, and sizes. Well, maybe not shapes, because they’re all pretty rotund – it’s in the definition of planet. Yet some are truly alien, including oddballs as dense as iron and teeny-tiny ‘next door neighbors’ that make our modest Venus seem like a giant.
Ever Heard of The Nordic Diet? Large Study Finds It Could Help You Live Longer
Most of us have heard of the Mediterranean diet and its many health benefits, but there’s another European eating plan that could also help you live longer.
First Images Show How Two DNA Strands Lock Together Like a Zip
If you could peer inside a cell’s nucleus, you would find DNA tightly packed into a remarkably small space.
Scientists Identify a Small Village in Italy Where Women Live Exceptionally Long Lives
In a mountain village in the heart of Sardinia, Italy, something very special appears to be happening.
One Everyday Habit Is Linked to 49% Higher Risk of Eating Disorder Symptoms in Teens
Giving a child a smartphone before age 13 could be risky for some aspects of their mental health.
DNA From a Human Brain Gene Has Turned Up In a Virus
Some pieces of our DNA can copy themselves into new locations.
Experts Just Updated The Definition of Dyslexia For The First Time in 20 Years
Definitions of health conditions matter, because they inform diagnosis, support, treatment, and future research.
One Simple Habit May Give Your Bowels a Boost Within Minutes
Nobody likes the feeling of being constipated, but the consequences of being backed up might be more serious than you realize.
Sexually Transmitted Diarrhea Is Exploding in The US. And It’s Growing Resistant to Medicine
A gut pathogen that causes diarrhea and vomiting is morphing into a dangerous and difficult-to-treat sexually transmitted infection (STI).
A Hot Bath May Lower Your Blood Pressure More Than a 30-Minute Workout Can, Study Reveals
Taking a nice hot bath at the end of a long day is a wonderful way to unwind, but the end results can go way beyond simple relaxation.
‘Mouth of Hell’ Volcano May Be Refilling With Magma
Thousands of tourists come to check out the ‘Mouth of Hell’, a lava lake inside Masaya Volcano, each month, and millions more people live nearby.
Should We Be Worried About a Russian ‘Plague Epidemic’? Scientists Weigh in on The Risks
A broken test tube is an unsettling image: shattered glass, spilled liquid, a dangerous bacterium suddenly outside its container.
Common Antidepressants Could Have an Unexpected Role in Cancer Survival
Things that once brought pleasure lose their appeal.
Scientists Find Major Flaws in The Research Behind Collagen Supplements
Seeing fine lines or wrinkles in the mirror is a stark reminder that your body is growing older, even if you still feel young on the inside.
Sharks Can Hear Sounds Nearly 250 Feet Away, And Know Where They’re Coming From
It’s helpful to know how well the senses of underwater predators are working – both to better understand the ecology and biology of marine life, and to get out of their way should you come into contact with them.
The Dead Sea Is Creating Its Own Extreme Climate As It Dies
Imagine following the retreating shoreline of the Dead Sea.
We’ve Been Wrong About This Type of Superconductor For The Last 40 Years
Superconducting materials can carry electricity with zero heat loss, which is potentially revolutionary for power grids, computer systems, and more – and which makes them of great interest to scientists.
In 2026, We’re Still Finding Out How The Brain Clears Its Waste. Scientists Just Found a Missing Piece
You read a sentence, remember a familiar face, then turn to another thought.
40 Patients Were Infected by a Hospital’s Water Supply Across 6 Years
For seven years, a renowned British hospital has grappled with a serious bacterial outbreak in its water supply that, according to a coroner’s inquest and a new scientific paper, was linked to two deaths and 38 other cases of infection.
Night Owls Are 70% More Likely to Need a Disability Pension, Study Suggests
It is 11 pm, and your brain has finally decided to cooperate.
Physicists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Pickles Glow
Modern science reveals not only answers but also many intellectually provocative questions.
Anesthesia Is 180 Years Old And Still a Mystery. A Worm Study Just Cracked It Open
Every day, thousands of people are put under general anesthesia as a routine part of surgery.
Here’s What Your ‘Ghost Poops’ May Say About Your Gut Health
‘Ghost poops’.
Scientists Reveal The Optimal Amount of Sleep For Lower Dementia Risk
A lack of good-quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but recent research goes further – giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize dementia risk later in life.
Freediving Seems to Reorganize The Human Brain on a Large Scale
It’s extremely not very good for your brain to deprive it of oxygen.
A Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Treat ADHD, Animal Studies Suggest
Experts say we need more options for treating ADHD, and a 2025 study suggests one option might already be stocked at the chemist.
Egypt’s First Kings May Have Been Buried With Human Sacrifices
You might have read somewhere that in ancient Egypt, royalty were often buried with people sacrificed to serve them in the afterlife, but archaeologists aren’t actually so sure about that.
After 25 Years, Physicists Can Finally Measure The ‘Other’ Kind of Quantum Entanglement
Quantum entanglement is one of the most cognitively jarring disconnects between the quantum domain and the macroscopic world. When fundamental particles such as electrons or photons are entangled, they share a quantum identity and cannot be described as individual entities; they exist in a superposition with no fixed state until at least one is measured. This transcends physical distance, so a quantum-entangled coin flip on Earth would produce an instantaneous and commensurate result on Mars.
Scientists Find a Surprising Link Between Cats And Happiness Across 93 Countries
If you’re looking for a boost of household happiness, then you might want to consider getting yourself a cat.
Scientists Might Have Found a New Cause of High Blood Pressure, And a Way to Treat It
A study has found evidence that a specific brain region could be contributing to some cases of high blood pressure.
Scientists May Have Found a Way to Make Damaged Adult Retinas Repair Themselves
There’s a rare, inherited sight condition, involving faulty copies of the CaBP4 gene, that causes poor vision from childhood.
America’s ‘Dead Sea’ Was Once a Vast Freshwater Lake 10 Times Its Size
We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and in the case of a new study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, almost 240,000 years into the history of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Decaf Coffee Might Have A Surprising Advantage Over Caffeinated, Study Finds
Decaffeinated coffee might not come with the same buzz, but it may offer an advantage to the brain that the caffeinated version does not.
Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons
Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness’s most debilitating symptoms.
We May Have Been Wrong About Fasting Before Blood Tests, Study Reveals
Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, with patients often instructed to avoid eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12 hours before their sample is taken.
This Dangerous Fungus Has Become Resistant to Every Major Antifungal Drug We Have… Twice
There’s a new fungus amongus, and it’s raising red flags among health care experts because it resists all the major antifungal treatments. The discovery involves Candidozyma auris (formerly known as Candida auris), an emerging fungal pathogen that has already become a serious problem in hospitals around the world.
Scientists Tested Whether Leftovers Really Taste Better The Next Day. One Dish Stood Out
There’s a specific kind of joy in opening the fridge to find leftovers waiting for you like a gift from your past self.
One Diet Change May Ease Depression Symptoms in Just 4 Weeks, Small Trial Finds
A packet of snacks.
Old Hearts Become Biologically Younger When Transplanted Into Younger People
The heart is, inarguably, one of the most important organs in the body.
The Aging Brain Isn’t Declining – It’s Adapting, Study Finds
As we get older, our episodic memory – managed by the hippocampus region – gradually gets worse.
This Sea Creature Looks Like Poop. It May Also Live For 120 Years
Somewhere in the world, surely, a Monkey’s Paw is cackling maniacally to itself.
Tapeworm Treatment Shows Early Effectiveness Against Endometriosis
The pain returns each month, sometimes lingering after a period ends.
LASIK Alternative Promises to Improve Vision Without Scalpel or Lasers
Recognizing a familiar face across the street.
Ozempic Rival Delivers 25% Weight Loss at Highest Dose in Phase 3 Trial
A flight of stairs can become a challenge for aching knees.
Scientists Discover a Genius Use For Leftover Steel Waste – And It Could Save Lives
We all love a win-win.
Almost All The Viruses Found in a Vast Deep-Sea Mining Zone Were New to Science
Deep in the abyss of the Pacific Ocean, the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone is home to the world’s largest accumulation of polymetallic nodules.
Finally: Rose-Tinted Solar Panels Could Let Crops And Electricity Share The Same Land
Plants are the original solar panels, and they’re very good at converting light into energy – red and blue light, that is.
This One Exercise 3x a Week Could Keep Your Blood Pressure Down – And It Doesn’t Take Long
We all know exercise is good for us – but we don’t all have the time, motivation, or mobility to put in regular workout sessions.
No Longer Just North And South: A New Material Joins The Third Type of Magnetism
Unlike what a certain donut company suggests, the world actually runs on magnetism.
Choice of Tea or Coffee Might Affect Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women
Few of us would turn down a nice cuppa.
A Hidden Compound in ‘Healthy’ Plant-Based Foods May Be Fueling Gut Inflammation
Some of the healthiest plant-based foods on the menu – including spinach, beetroot, rhubarb, almonds, and sweet potatoes – could be linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), based on a new study.
Physicists Find a Superconductor That ‘Breaks’ The Symmetry of Time – A First For Its Kind
Under certain conditions – such as bone-brittling temperatures lower than that of deep space – superconductors can conduct electricity without resistance and resultant energy loss. Though they vary in their chemical composition, operational temperature ranges, and magnetic properties, superconductors come in two groupings.
Discovery of Exquisite Feathered Dinosaur in China Could Rewrite The Evolution of Flight
An exquisitely preserved feathered raptor just discovered in north-eastern China could probably fly.
High Blood Pressure May Directly Accelerate Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, where the cartilage in a joint gradually erodes away and leads to the painful friction of bone-on-bone, is the leading cause of disability for older adults worldwide.
Physicists Quantum-Entangled a Levitating Speck of Glass With Light at Room Temperature
A new window into the quantum realm has just been opened by a single microscopic grain of glass levitating in a beam of light.
A Vast Hole Almost The Size of Portugal Opened Up in Antarctica’s Winter Sea Ice. Now We Know Why
Every winter, Antarctica roughly doubles in size as sea ice locks into place over the ocean.
Nine Patients Received a Personalized Kidney Cancer Vaccine. None Had a Recurrence
How do you teach the immune system to recognize a cancer cell? Researchers are taking clues from the tumor itself, selecting unusual protein fragments and putting them into a vaccine.
One of The World’s Most Used Drugs May Lower Dementia Risk – But There’s a Catch
One of the most widely used drugs in the world could help reduce dementia risk when taken daily – but only for some.
Watch Plasma Erupt in Full Color Inside a Fusion Reactor at 16,000 FPS
When the tokamak powers on, something magical happens in the confines of its reinforced belly.
Eating Alone Can Literally Change How Your Body Metabolizes Glucose
Dinner by yourself can be a lonely affair.
Ozempic-Like Drugs Could Have a Surprising Effect on Alcohol Cravings
Imagine ordering a drink you would normally enjoy, then finding you barely want to touch it.
Scientists Connected 3 Human Mini-Brains in a Dish. They Learned Something The Others Couldn’t
The human brain is a magnificently complex information-processing machine that is extremely off-limits to certain kinds of research.
Alzheimer’s Protein Just Behaved Exactly Like a Prion in Mouse Brains
Prions are one of nature’s cruelest tricks.
Popular Supplement Could Have an Unexpected Downside, Study Finds
Fish oil supplements have long been linked to a variety of brain benefits, but 2026 research suggests that one of the omega-3 fatty acids these supplements contain could interfere with the brain’s repair processes.
Astronomers May Have Found a Planet in The Habitable Zone of The Hottest Star Yet
Detecting planets outside of our Solar System mostly relies on measuring minute changes in the light of distant stars. If this were akin to finding a needle in a haystack, astronomers would delight.
Some Scientists Are Calling Alzheimer’s ‘Type 3 Diabetes’
You’ve probably heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but did you know there’s possibly a third option as well? For just over two decades now, some scientists have argued that type 3 diabetes is an apt title for what happens in some cases of Alzheimer’s.
Melting Permafrost Is Poisoning Rivers With Metal Levels 70 Times Higher Than Normal
Over the past decade, a network of usually pristine blue rivers and lakes that winds through Alaska’s breathtaking Brooks Range mountains have been starting to look a little
How You Eat Your Fruit Is Linked to Heart Health, Study of 371,000 Americans Reveals
In the US, the official health recommendations for fruit are two cups per day for a diet based on 2,000 daily calories – but it’s estimated that 8 in 10 people aren’t reaching that level, and consuming less than half that amount.
Primate Communication May Follow Grammar Patterns Once Thought Uniquely Human
Human languages are complex and versatile.
A Change in Your Voice Could Foreshadow Cognitive Decline, Major Study Finds
Catching signs of dementia early – before the main symptoms have started to show – means a bigger window of opportunity to study the progression of the condition, and to put support in place for those affected.
A Black Hole Could Spit Itself Out of Its Own Hair, Leaving a Boson Star in Its Wake
If anything is forever in this Universe, it’s black holes – or so their physics suggests.
New Study Shows What Really Happened After The Black Death Wiped Out Millions
The textbooks and history lessons tend to treat the Black Death as one devastating wave of pestilence that hit Europe between 1347 and 1353.
Scientists Triggered Alzheimer’s-Like Changes in Monkeys. A Year Later, They Showed No Obvious Memory Loss
Can monkeys get Alzheimer’s, or is the disease unique to humans? As African green monkeys age, their brains can develop some changes that resemble those seen in Alzheimer’s.
Popular Joint Supplement Linked to 25% Higher Dementia Risk in People With Early Memory Loss
Over the past two decades, the sale of dietary supplements has taken off.
The Pacific Ocean Is Doing Something Weird as It Warms: Young Water Gets Older, And Old Water Gets Younger
You might not notice it gazing out from the shore, but water ages.
Just 5 Infections Responsible For More Than 2 Million New Cancer Cases Annually
Cancer may seem like an inevitable part of life, but there are so many factors that can help reduce your risk.
Venting Doesn’t Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Research Finds
Venting when angry seems a sensible option.
The Age You Reach Menopause May Be Linked to Your Future Brain Health, 18-Year Study Finds
Going through menopause brings with it major shifts in biology for women, and experts have long wondered whether this could be part of the reason that Alzheimer’s disease is notably more common in women than in men.
IBM’s Quantum Computer Completes in 19 Seconds What Could Take a Supercomputer a Century
Some computations are so hardcore that it takes a facility of extraordinary power to even think about running them.
Earth’s Mysterious Black Diamonds May Have Begun With an Ancient Cosmic Impact
Imagine picking up a black stone from an old riverbed in Brazil.
America’s Oldest Person Just Turned 116 – Here’s What Science Says About How to Live That Long
The oldest known person in the United States and the second-oldest person in the world just celebrated her 116th birthday.
Dogs Share a Speech Trick Once Thought Uniquely Human
Your dog may prick up its ears at its name or run to the door when it hears “walk.” But can its brain separate unfamiliar words when it hears them without a pause? In a new experiment, dogs listened to a continuous recording of invented words.
The Sun And Moon Can Trigger Earthquakes, And Scientists May Finally Know How
Cosmically, Earth can be likened to a planetary puppet ‘tugged’ by the gravitational strings of the Sun and Moon. And the entire rest of the Universe, of course, but the lunisolar influence helps give us our ocean tides.
Scientists Watched a Deadly Cancer Physically Reshape The Brain as It Grew
When you move to a new place, one of the first things you might do is build yourself a cozy nest – a space of your own where everything is just the way you want it to be.
Scientists Blasted Water With Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than Sunlight. It Still Didn’t Evaporate Faster
One of science’s defining aspects is that its findings and ideas are open to empirical debate. But with plate tectonics and feathered dinosaurs firmly entrenched, the next point of debate may hinge upon the possibly revolutionary suggestion that light can evaporate water – but not by heating it. Discovering a new type of evaporation after all this time would be startling.
Physicists Created a Record-Breaking Schrödinger’s Cat With Some of The Weirdest Atoms in Physics
Physicists, it seems, can’t seem to stop ‘feeding’ Schrödinger’s cat.
Even Very Slow Running Can Benefit The Brain, Study Suggests
Some days it can be downright difficult to summon the energy to exercise.
Common Bone Health Supplements Do Little to Prevent Fractures, Major Review Finds
Calcium and vitamin D help build strong, healthy bones, but taking these nutrients as supplements is not necessarily good for musculoskeletal health.
Radiation Exposure May Trigger a Key Feature of Alzheimer’s in The Brain
We’re still searching for a root cause of Alzheimer’s disease, but scientists are learning more and more about the risk factors involved: old age, primarily, but also genetics, diet, sleep quality, and even pollution in the air we breathe.
Squeezing a Leg Bone Helped Animals Recover From Brain Injury
At first glance, searching for a way to heal an injured brain in the leg makes little sense.
Changing When You Eat on Weekends Is Linked to Heart Risks in Men
The weekend can be different from weekdays in all kinds of ways – sleeping patterns, work schedules, socializing – and a new study looks at the possible health effects of shifting eating habits at the weekend, described as ‘eating jet lag’.
For The First Time, a Quantum Computer Has Operated in Space
Space has a huge data problem.
Loss of Y Chromosome in Men Could Be an Early Clue to Cancer, Study Finds
Cancer may come with a trace beyond the tissue that looks cancerous.
One Treatment For Insomnia May Actually Slow Biological Aging
A few nights of poor sleep can make you feel years older than you really are, and that may not just be a feeling.
Babies Conceived Through IVF May Carry a Hidden Signature in Their DNA
More than 13 million children have been born worldwide through assisted reproduction.
Over 70% of US Coastal Areas Are Sinking Faster Than 1 Millimeter a Year
It’s not just rising sea levels that we need to worry about: In many parts of the world, the ground is subsiding beneath our feet too.
Brain Scans Reveal Another Benefit of Lowering Your High Blood Pressure
Many people think of a blood pressure reading as news about their heart.
Popular Supplement Increases Strength Even Without Exercise, Study Shows
Talk to any young athlete, and they’ll know about creatine.
Major Study Reveals The Number of Whole Grain Servings You Need to Lower Heart Risks
Whole grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, rich in fiber, carbohydrates, and nutrients.
Astronomers Searched 33 Planetary Systems For Alien Signals. One Caught Their Attention
The vast cosmos seems like a cold and lonely place.
Grand Canyon Rocks Preserve a 1.2-Billion-Year Record of Earth And The Moon
Roughly 1.25 billion years ago, the mudflats bordering an inland sea became the origins of the reddish-orange layers of the Hakatai shale.
Scavengers Stay Healthy By Not Eating Their Own Kind, New Science Suggests
Nature is a cycle in which nothing is wasted and death leads to life. When an animal dies, it becomes carrion, a source of nutriment that upholds ecosystems. For example, a “whale fall” settling on the seafloor creates a thriving mini-environment for decades. However, these hotspots also pose dangers to the opportunists that feed here, including the risk of pathogen transmission and predation. Accordingly, it has long been suggested that scavengers avoid eating carcasses that are more closely related to them to reduce the risk of infection.
Scientists Find Hidden Information in The Shape of Neurons’ Electrical Signals
What else might be hidden in the electrical language of the cells in our brains? Neuroscientists often record the activity of neurons as a series of simple events: A cell produces an electrical pulse, or it does not.
Common Herbal Supplement May Have an Unexpected Downside, Study Finds
There’s a strange allure to herbal supplements.
A Particle Accelerator Could Create Dark Matter From Empty Space
There’s something hinky about the amount of gravity in the Universe.
Misophonia Runs in Families, And Experts Are Starting to Understand Why
Misophonia is an unpleasant condition to have: It means normal, everyday sounds like chewing or sniffing set off a severe and negative reaction in your brain.
Mutant Sperm Are Waging a Fierce Survival-of-the-Fittest Battle Inside Men’s Testicles
The competition for dominance starts long before sperm make their last mad dash to reach the egg.
Sunspot 40 Times Wider Than Earth Shows Our Sun Is Capable of Superflares
Solar flares are huge eruptions of radiation that blast out of the Sun – sometimes several times a day – and at their strongest, they can release the energy equivalent of a billion hydrogen bombs.
Water-Loving Capybaras Lived in The Atacama Desert 8.8 Million Years Ago
The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places in the world, with almost all of its scant moisture provided by fog that rolls in from the Pacific.
Scientists Burned Their Own Scrolls. Then The Hidden Writing Lit Up
When Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, it devastated the nearby Roman city of Herculaneum with scorching gas, ash, and earthquakes that suffocated its streets, toppled masonry, and even turned one man’s brain to glass. Much of the city was destroyed, and its people were vaporized, yet its library full of arcane knowledge has been preserved for posterity by the blanketing ash.
The Smell of Your Belly Button May Carry Signs of Parkinson’s And Cognitive Decline
Your belly button may be more than a mere catchment zone for human detritus.
Teen Discovered With a Memory More Powerful Than 99.9% of The Population
For most of us, our memories are as fragile as they are precious.
Just Smelling Chocolate May Boost Your Workout, Study Finds
You are halfway through a workout.
Physicists Detect a 300 TeV Photon That Should Never Have Reached Earth
The agreed laws of physics put limits on how far photons can travel in space – but researchers just identified a photon that’s broken those fundamental rules and achieved the impossible, traveling 2 billion light-years to Earth.
Ozempic-Like Drugs Linked to 11x Higher Vomiting Risk Under Anesthesia
Going under general anesthesia comes with its risks, and taking Ozempic-like drugs could raise a few.
Your Eyes Could Reveal How Fast You’re Aging, Study of Nearly 30,000 Scans Suggests
We celebrate our birthdays on the same date each year, but alongside our chronological age – the number of years we’ve been alive – we also have a biological age that reflects how quickly our bodies are succumbing to wear and tear.
This Tiny Robot Hops Like a Frog, Then Paddles Through Water
Robot designers often look to the movements of animals for ideas.
Rich US Neighborhoods Are More Likely to Burn in Wildfires, Study Reveals
Wildfires that ravage developed areas of the US tend to hit a particular kind of neighborhood: suburban, owner-occupied, and relatively well-off, new research has found.
If The Dark Dimension Is Real, The Geometry of Primordial Black Holes Could Reach a Place We Cannot Go
No matter how free we are, human existence will always be confined.
Struggling With Everyday Tasks Could Signal a Higher Risk of Death
A familiar trip to the shops starts taking longer.
Hidden Inflammation Linked to 43% Higher Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke
Modern life comes with plenty of stresses and strains for many of us, including money worries, struggles with mental health, and uncertainty about the future due to climate change and the effects of AI.
The ‘Mind Control’ Cat Parasite Manipulating You May Have a Simple Explanation
Toxoplasma gondii has one heckin’ reputation.
First New Wild Cat Species Identified in Over 100 Years Is An Adorably Tiny ‘Tiger’
It’s not every day that a new species is discovered. Nope, that figure is closer to 44 new species per day, on average, as science identifies over 16,000 new organisms per year. Many of these may be insects, arthropods, plants, or fungi, which are all fantastic.
Two New Large Stick Insect Species Found in Australia, Including One Misidentified For 50 Years
Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it’s not just because they’re camouflaged.
We’ve Lost 12 Trillion Tons of Ice From Earth’s Major Ice Sheets in Just 47 Years, Satellites Reveal
Two of Earth’s largest ice sheets have lost more than 12 trillion US tons of ice in just 47 years, according to a major report authored by 58 scientists from institutions around the world.
ADHD Linked to 48% Higher Odds of Gut Problems in Review of Nearly 2 Million People
ADHD comprises a set of symptoms that affect our already unique spheres of awareness. This neurodevelopmental condition may present as difficulties with attention, impulse control, or hyperactivity. It’s estimated that 5 percent of children and up to 4 percent of adults have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) globally, and reported diagnosis rates have risen sharply over the last 40 years.
Volcanic Springs Amoeba Survives 63 °C, Setting a New Heat Record For Complex Life
Complex lifeforms can be pretty picky when it comes to temperature.
3 Months Before an MS Relapse, Epstein-Barr Virus Shows Signs of Reactivating
We’ve known for decades that multiple sclerosis (MS) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are linked, and experts think it’s probably down to a complex combination of environmental and genetic factors.
Huge Haul of Ice Age Mammoth Bones Unearthed Beneath Czech Construction Site
Woolly mammoths – elephant-sized relatives of modern elephants wrapped in thick fur – once roamed the frozen grasslands of Ice Age Eurasia.
One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Reveals
Diet and exercise can both influence how long you live, but research suggests they’re not the single greatest predictor of longevity.
Astronomers Detect Radio Signals Coming Directly From an Exoplanet For The First Time
There’s no proof of other life beyond Earth yet, but scientists are constantly looking out and listening for signs that we’re not actually alone in the Universe.
8 Common Food Preservatives Linked to High Blood Pressure
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One Lifelong Exercise Habit Is Linked to Healthier Signs of Aging After 55
Decades of exercise, greater reserve. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
A Woman May Have Ruled Ancient Egypt as King 5,000 Years Ago
The evidence was hidden in plain sight. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Alzheimer’s Is No Longer an Untreatable Disease, Major Report Concludes. Here’s Why
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Giant Trenches Reveal Caves Up to 150 Meters Deep Beneath Australia’s Nullarbor Plain
Sometimes geologic features are obvious; faults can leave giant cracks in the ground, enormous boulders in a field are clear proof of glaciers dropping them as they melted, and defined layers of colorful sediment in a rock cut clearly show an area’s depositional history. And sometimes Earth’s features are really, really subtle – so much so that they might be impossible to see with the naked eye. Scientists recently found the latter on Nullarbor Plain, a vast, treeless desert in Australia.
150,000 Tons of Radioactive Waste Were Dumped in The Atlantic. Decades Later, It’s Visibly Oozing
Well, well, well. If it isn't consequences. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
A Single Ball on a Billiard Table Can Theoretically Perform Any Computation
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The Vivid Dreams Stage of REM Sleep Is Linked With a Lower Risk of 83 Diseases
There’s a lot more to sleep than just the amount of time that passes between you drifting off and waking up again – and the different facets of our slumber also have different implications for our health.
Engineered Probiotic Wipes Out 43% of Colorectal Tumors in Mice
This is how cancer research works, step by important step. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
‘Rusty Treasure’ in Austria Revealed as Europe’s Largest Cache of Iron Age Iron Bars
In 2019, workers at a gravel extraction plant in Deinham, close to the Danube River in Austria, discovered a vast haul of iron bars in amongst the underwater gravel.
Scientists Have Ranked Which Exercises Are Best For Your Bones
Exercise is good for you – that much we can all agree on – but which exercises work best for which types of benefit? Knowing that can help in developing personalized exercise programs that suit individuals better.
Depression May Affect Two Key Brain Regions – But Change Is Not Inevitable
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A 100-Year-Old Physics Effect Doesn’t Work How We Thought It Did, Study Finds
Non-physicists might hear of ‘the Hall effect’ and think it relates to the way time elongates when trying to get young children out of the front door, or the phenomenon where you always forget your keys or phone as you travel through the hallway.
Snails Carry a Surprising Record of Extreme Weather on Their Backs
The rhythms of prehistoric cyclones and other extreme weather events could be mapped using the shell on a land snail’s back, according to new research led by a team at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Menopause May Temporarily Alter Your Brain’s Normal Aging, Scans Reveal
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Mountains That Helped Complex Life Flourish May Lie Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice
Proving once again that you need the right geology to get life-promoting biology. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Simple Diet Change Shifted People’s Biological Age Markers in Just 4 Weeks
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Simple Blood Test Could Flag Your Memory Problems 6 Years Before They Start
Experts think that the biological beginnings of Alzheimer’s disease might start showing up a long time before symptoms such as memory loss start appearing – perhaps even decades earlier in some cases.
The Parthenon’s Famous Optical Illusion May Itself Be an Illusion, Study Shows
For 2,000 years, the architects behind the iconic Parthenon temple in Greece have had praise heaped on them for the clever optical illusions hidden in its architecture.
The Human Brain Isn’t Meant to Be Awake Past Midnight, Scientists Warn
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Drug Clears Disease Markers in 78% of Patients With Pre-Cancerous Blood Disorder
A new clinical trial reveals intriguing results about a potential treatment for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, a pre-cancerous bone marrow condition that brings an elevated risk of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.
While Other Animals Flee Fire, Raptors Make a Killing
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Human Evolution May Be Slowly Selecting Against One Alzheimer’s Gene
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NASA Punched 5 Holes Into Mars. The Craters Revealed a Surprise
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Sarcopenia: The Condition in Middle Age Linked to 48% Higher Dementia Risk
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This One Habit at Night Could Silently Change The Shape of Your Heart
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Listening to One Type of Music Can Help You Make Healthier Food Choices, Study Reveals
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A 1,000-Year Simulation Reveals What Could Save Civilization From Collapse
The Fermi paradox asks: If there are other civilizations in the Universe besides ours, why haven’t we yet made contact? Researchers who study this paradox – also called the Great Silence – generally point to two explanations.
Chinese Scientists Say They’ve Detected A Quantum State Inside Living Cells
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Earth’s Magnetic Field Flipping Heard as a Sound Is an Unnerving Horror
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Textbook Rewrite: The Human Brain Has Two Distinct Origins, Scientists Discover
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Physicists Build a ‘Mad-Scientist’ Antimatter Beam to Test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
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Blood-Brain Barrier Successfully Repaired in Alzheimer’s Models
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North Korea Stopped Nuclear Testing in 2017 – But Triggered Nearly 1,400 Earthquakes Since
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Here’s Why Everything You See Is a Mix of Red, Yellow, Green, And Blue
Since a 19th century theory put forward by German physiologist Ewald Hering, color scientists have considered the hues red, yellow, green, and blue to be special – something you can still see in any modern color wheel today.
A Quantum Computer Just Confirmed a 48-Year-Old Math Problem
Quantum computers already exist and are advancing quickly, but scientists predict there’s much, much more to come from them – and a new study points the way to another significant step forward in the field of math.
Africa Is Breaking Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean
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Just Smelling Coffee May Change Your Mood And Brain Activity
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A WW1 Submarine Wreck Is Leaking Explosives Into The North Sea
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Two Body Measurements Linked to Nearly Double The Risk of Death – Neither One Is BMI
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Bleeding Gums Linked to 61% Higher Alzheimer’s Risk in 10-Year Study
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Earth’s Shape Is Changing – Becoming Rounder And Less Round at The Same Time
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Mi Goreng Noodle Packet Found Nearly 2 Kilometers Beneath The Sea
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Scientists Grew Human Brain Tissue Inside Mice. Here’s What Happened
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Astronomers Detect 84 Mysterious Objects in Nearby Galaxies Unlike Anything They’ve Seen Before
Astronomers found 84 powerful cosmic objects hiding in a kind of light our telescopes can barely detect. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Dinosaurs May Have Engineered Their Own Egg Incubators to Survive Cold Regions
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Strange Creatures Seen Riding Giant Sea Spiders in The Midnight Ocean
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Eerily Quiet: Hurricane Activity in The Atlantic Ocean Has Just Passed an Ominous Milestone
Of all recorded weather disasters, hurricanes cause the most catastrophic amounts of personal loss and infrastructure damage across the US. Climatologically speaking, hurricanes and their accompanying seawater surges, strong winds, and lashing rainfall are inevitable on a world shaped by wind and water. Or so it would seem.
Nasal Spray Derived From Human Placenta Protects Against Alzheimer’s Decline, Study in Mice Shows
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‘Living Medication’ May Have Restored Bone Strength in 10 Patients With Advanced Osteoporosis
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Scientists Discover Strange 4-Stranded Genetic Structures in Human Blood
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Metal Particles From Joint Replacements Can Reach Your Brain, Study Finds
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Scientists Successfully Test Underwater Solar Cells 32 Feet Below The South China Sea
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First Evidence in Humans That BPA Can Alter Insulin Sensitivity
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Australia’s Indigenous Population Was 7 Times Larger Than Estimated, Study Finds
Cultural warning: This article discusses the deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including through disease and frontier violence, and features images of deceased people.
Breakthrough: Scientists Just Teleported an Image Across 100 Quantum Channels at Once
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A 3-Year-Old’s Metastatic Cancer Disappeared After Two Doses of Experimental Therapy
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Earth May Be Harboring a Hidden Stash of Water, Up to 1,800 Miles Below The Surface
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CERN Detects Quantum Entanglement in Particles Born From The Higgs Boson
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It Turns Out Chihuahuas Are Actually Part Coyote
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Scientists Find First Adult T. Rex Trackway – And The Footprints Are Human-Sized
We've finally tracked a Tyrannosaurus rex. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Scientists Identify The ‘Doomsday’ Seeds That Could Last The Longest
Some not-so-great news for the diet of the future... ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
China Just Let AI Run an Eye Clinic. Here’s What Happened
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Lifelong Deafness Could Rewire a Person’s Peripheral Vision
The human brain is creatively malleable, producing breathtaking art such as The Starry Night (twice) and the Large Hadron Collider to reveal different sides of reality, including the bowling-pin-shaped atomic nucleus of neon-20.
This Subtle Change to Your Fingernails Can Be a Sign of Hidden Disease
Underlying, less visible health problems sometimes manifest themselves through connected changes in the body that show up before any actual symptoms.
Scientists Discovered a Bizarre ‘Devil Flower’ That Doesn’t Need Sunlight
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Strange Material Gets Better at Conducting Electricity The Thinner It Gets
Copper is a much sought (and much stolen) metal because it powers the proliferation of data centers, electric vehicles, and energy infrastructure. Copper also forms interconnects, the wires that transfer electricity between the semiconducting transistors that form the basic building blocks of electronic chips.
You Can Mix Up Your Daily Steps And Still Lower Risk of Death, Research Shows
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Evolution Might Not Be as Random as We Thought, New Study Finds
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Bizarre Rash Was Thought to Be a Liver Injury, But It Was Caused by a Common Habit
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Scientists Find a Subtle Clue to ADHD Hidden in The Eyes
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Researchers Discover a Green Hydrogen ‘Goldmine’ Beneath Australia’s Red Dirt
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Astronomers Spotted a ‘Bear’ on Mars
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A Worrying New Trait Has Appeared in an Isolated Cat Species on a Japanese Island
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Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector – And Strange Signals Kept Turning Up
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Scientists Gave Cash to Low-Income Moms, And It Altered Their Babies’ Aging
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