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- Stunning Discovery Deep in The Ocean Dwarfs The Famous 'Lost City'
- Treatment For Psychosis May Be 'Fundamentally Flawed', Study Finds
- This Week in Science: Brain-Boosting Smells, The Brightest Flash Ever, And More!
- Zone Zero: The Surprising Health Benefits of Barely Exercising at All
- Cannabis Compound Discovered Inside a Totally Different Plant
- Green Tea And a Vitamin Supplement Could Protect Against Alzheimer's
- How Your Body Makes Poop (And Surprising Facts About Digestion)
- Cool Gemstones And Fiery Grime: Blazing Rainbow in Space Hints at Earth's Origins
- Cutting Back on One Amino Acid Increased Lifespan of Mice by Up to 33%
- Scientists Reverse Dementia-Like Memory Loss in Mice by Supercharging Brain Cells
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Pill Extends Survival in 7-Year Trial
- Scientists Discover Fungi That Break The 'One Nucleus, One Genome' Rule
- Your Neck Size Could Be a Signal For Hidden Health Problems
- Heat Waves Can Accelerate Aging as Much as Smoking or Drinking, Study Shows
- World's Most Powerful Solar Telescope Captures Its First Monster Flare in Astonishing Detail
- Scientists Reveal What's Inside Mars: It's Chunky, With a History of Violence
- 'Phantom Limbs' May Not Be What We Thought, Surprising Study Finds
- Mysterious Skull Fused to Cave Wall Could Belong to a Rare Human Species
- 'Universal' Cancer Vaccine Destroys Resistant Tumors in Mice
- Scientists Have Created Glow-in-The-Dark Succulents (And We Want One)
- Asteroid Bennu Samples Contain Stardust Older Than Our Solar System
- Secret Bodies No Longer to Be Displayed at US Medical Museum
- Stunning But Dangerous: Rare Blue Dragons Are Forcing Beaches to Close
- Scientists Spotted a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean
- Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost The Brain's Gray Matter
- This Incredible Dinosaur Sported The Spikiest Armor The World Has Ever Seen
- This Skull Is The Oldest Physical Proof of Neanderthals in Your Bloodline
- Rare, Flesh-Eating Parasite Confirmed in US in Concerning Development
- These 5 Common Sleep Tips Can Make Insomnia Worse, Expert Warns
- The Mystery of Jupiter's Strange Core Can Finally Be Explained
- Surprise Discovery of Elevated Cancer Risk in Elite Runners Can Be Explained
- Wild Rabbits in US Show Startling 'Tentacle' Growths on Their Heads
- Skeletons Reveal an Unexpected Lineage Buried in Medieval England
- Reading For Fun Is Plummeting in The US, And Experts Are Concerned
- US Has New Guidelines For High Blood Pressure. Here's What That Means.
- Scientists Detected Signs of a Structure Hiding Inside Earth's Core
- Pig Lung Transplanted Into a Human in Major Scientific First
- Your Eye Movements Could Be Hiding Signs of a Failing Memory
- Your Pee Could Warn if You're Ill-Equipped to Handle Today's Stress
- Asteroid Belt's Largest Object Could Have Once Supported Life
- 'Wow!' Signal Was More Powerful Than We Thought, New Analysis Reveals
- A Distinct Pattern Emerges in The Brain Activity of People With OCD
- The Words Humans Use to Describe Nature Are Vanishing, Study Finds
- Swarms of Tiny Catfish Seen Climbing Waterfalls in Surprise Discovery
- New Weight Loss Drug Outperformed Existing Treatment in Clinical Trial
- Flash From Nearby Galaxy Brightest of Its Kind Ever Seen
- ScienceAlert Is Streaming Now on YouTube. Hit Subscribe!
- Something in Your Hair Could Make The Ultimate Toothpaste
- The Neuroscience of Why Some Athletes Keep Getting Better as They Age
- Compounds in Cannabis Promote Healthy Aging, New Study Discovers
- Life With Long COVID Comparable to Parkinson's And Stroke
- Shadow Realm at Black Hole's Edge Simulated For The First Time
- DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals a Surprise Close to 200 Years Later
- Mixing Coffee And Antibiotics Could Be a Bad Idea, Study Shows
- Scientists Are Using Earth's Shadow to Hunt For Alien Probes
- Giant Chunks of The Seafloor Are Mysteriously Upside Down, Scientists Find
- Your Heart Is Vulnerable. These 4 Things Will Help You Protect It.
- This Incredible Brain Implant Can Decode Inner Thoughts Into Speech
- Study of Over 400,000 People Links Gut Bacteria With Insomnia Risk
- Running Has a Surprising Benefit For Your Knees, Says Expert
- Some Layers of Your Brain Actually Get Stronger as You Age
- 5 Ways Ginger Is Good For Your Health, According to Science
- Scientists Discover a Hidden Switch That Makes Fat Burn Calories
- This Parasitic Worm Can Turn Off Your Ability to Feel Pain
- I'm an Expert on Weight Loss. Here Are 5 Truths You Need to Know.
- Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas
- A Cloak of Sugar Molecules Could Help Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes
- JWST Just Found a New Moon Hiding Around Uranus (And It's Tiny)
- Study Confirms 'Abrupt Changes' in Antarctica – And The World Will Feel Them
- These Are The Fastest-Spreading Diseases, According to Science
- This Deadly Velociraptor Cousin Brandished Giant Razors For Its Thumbs
- This Giant Pathogen Has The Longest Tail Ever Seen on a Virus
- There's a Simple Trick to Unshrink Your Clothes, Thanks to Science
- CT Scans Projected to Result in 100,000 New Cancers Across The US
- This Bizarre Headgear May Give These Bugs Electric Superpowers
- This Is How Much Protein You Really Need, Expert Says
- Rock Used as Doorstop For Decades Found to Be Worth Over $1 Million
- Deadliest Animal in Australia Revealed, And It's a Big Surprise
- One Form of Exercise Improves Sleep The Most, Scientists Say
- A Mysterious Glow in The Ocean Turns Out to Be Billions of Tiny Creatures
- Supernova Reveals What The Inside of a Star Really Looks Like
- Your Phone Is Covered in All Kinds of Germs. Here's The Solution.
- Giant Dinosaurs Would Have Chomped You Up in Very Different Ways
- Your Dog Has a Unique Ability to Read Your Mind. Here's Why.
- Rogue Planets Floating in Space Appear to Be Forming Their Own Moons
- Our Ancestors May Have Walked Upright Long Before Leaving The Trees
- Your Tea's Temperature Could Put You at Risk of Some Cancers
- Brain Autopsies Revealed a Potential Culprit Behind Alzheimer's
- 50 Years After Discovery, Mysterious 'Eye of Sauron' Jets May Finally Be Solved
- AI Revolution Could Require Us to Re-Think Money Entirely
- Recreating a Rare Mutation Could Grant Almost Universal Virus Immunity For Days
- Scientists Discover Tiny Prehistoric Whale Species That Was Human-Sized
- Secret Shrooms Behind a Surge in US Microdosing Poisonings
- Scientists Have Just Created The Most Synthetic Life Form Ever
- Croatian Freediver Shatters Record For Longest-Held Breath
- Blowing a Conch Shell Each Day Could Help Treat Sleep Apnea
- First Recorded Human Meteorite Strike Still a Wild Tale 70 Years on
- First-Of-Its-Kind Cell Transplant Brings a Cure For Diabetes Closer
- Earth's Continents Are Drying Out at an Unprecedented Rate, Study Warns
- Ants Are 'Superefficient' at Teamwork, Scientists Discover
- Billions of Sea Stars Are Wasting Away, And We Finally Know Why
- Humanoid Robots Have a Serious Design Flaw, And We Need to Fix It
- Building Blocks of Life Discovered Circling a Baby Star
- 'Mysterious Giant' Hints at The First Detection of a Black Hole Trinary
- Mysterious Inca Data System Extended Further Than We Thought
- Incredible Fossil Reveals Two-Headed Creature From The Dinosaur Age
- NASA Probe Could Intercept Interstellar Comet, Scientists Say
- There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water
- Wild Pigs Turn 'Neon Blue' in California, Triggering Warnings
- World First: Scientists Film The Exact Moment a Human Embryo Implants
- Chlorophyll & Collagen: Does Science Back TikTok's Favorite Supplements?
- Our Closest Sun-Like Star May Host a World Where Life Could Thrive
- Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds
- New Genetic Test Predicts Children With Future Risk of High BMI
- Half of Older Americans Are Using AI – Here's What They're Doing With It
- JWST Delivers Bad News About Life on TRAPPIST-1 Planet
- This Diet Helps Lower Dementia Risk, And We May Finally Know Why
- A Signal of Future Alzheimer's Could Hide in The Way You Speak
- Record US$5.3M Sale of Largest Mars Rock Sparks Global Dispute
- Earliest Black Hole Ever Confirmed Could Explain Mysterious Red Dots
- Something Inside Your Gut Could Be Like a Natural Ozempic
- New Vaccine For Two Deadly Cancers Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
- Scientists Identify How Young Blood Reverses Aging in Human Skin Cells
- Supermassive Black Hole Caught in The Act of Switching on
- France's Largest Nuclear Plant Was Brought to a Halt … by Jellyfish
- It's Official: 'Ghost Particle' That Smashed Into Earth Breaks Records
- Star Trying to Swallow a Black Hole May Have Triggered a New Type of Supernova
- Ancient Teeth Suggest Our Ancestors Lived Side by Side With a Mysterious Hominin
- 18-Year Study Reveals Truth of Where Giant Rogue Waves Come From
- Vegetarian Diets Can Slash Cancer Risk by Up to 45%, Large Study Finds
- Australian Parrots Perform 30 Dance Moves, With 17 New to Science
- 'World's Oldest Baby' May Not Be a Record For Long, Says Expert
- Targeting a Single Hormone Could Help Treat 40% of IBS-D Cases
- Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Seen in Stunning New Hubble Image
- Ultra-Processed Foods Could Sabotage Weight Loss, Even on a 'Healthy' Diet
- Man Hospitalized With Psychiatric Symptoms Following AI Advice
- Signs of a Rare Type of Cancer May Be Hiding in Your Voice
- Scientists May Have Identified a Natural Alternative to Ozempic
- Fast Radio Burst Source Traced Record Distance Across The Universe
- Tiny 'Coral' Discovered by Rover in Martian Crater
- New Research Confirms Weight-Loss Drug Link With Sudden Vision Loss
- Remains of UK Scientist Found 66 Years After Tragic Antarctic Glacier Death
- This Amazing Blob Is Stunningly Similar to The Human Brain
- Bones in Norway Cave Reveal Chilling Fate of Ice Age Animals
- The DNA of Great White Sharks Defies Explanation. Here's Why.
- Mars Looks Strangely Familiar in Stunning New Panorama
- Air Conditioning Could Put You at Risk of 'Sick Building Syndrome'
- The Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week: Here's When to Look Up
- Atlanta Home Struck by Meteorite Older Than Earth
- 36 Billion Suns: Record Black Hole Discovery Could Be as Big as They Get
- People Who Live to 100 Have a Unique Relationship With Disease
- Study on Mice Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer's
- The Dead Sea's 'Salt Giants' Reveal Deep Secrets About Earth's Past
- What Lives Between Your Toes? A Microbiologist Explains.
- Exercise Can Help Fight Breast Cancer, Experiments Show
- Microplastics Are Infiltrating Your Brain. What Are The Effects?
- NASA Rovers Keep Getting Stuck, And We Finally Know Why
- Wild New Theory Suggests Gravitational Waves Shaped The Universe
- Washing Your Hands Is Even More Important in Summer. Here's Why.
- Meet The 'Genital King' Tarantula And Its Record-Breaking Sexual Organ
- Plastic's Impact on Health Costs $1.5 Trillion Every Year, Report Warns
- A Nuclear Winter Could Destroy Much of The World's Food Supply
- Concerns Emerge Over Potential Cancer Links to Drugs Like Ozempic
- Massive Study Links 8 Genetic Signals to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- August's Full Sturgeon Moon Is Here: What It Is And How to See It
- Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Hints at an Unexpected, Simple Treatment
- Human Bones Reveal Evidence of One Horrifying Cannibalistic Feast
- Alzheimer's Breakthrough: Lithium Reverses Memory Loss in Mice
- A Routine Vaccine May Lower Dementia Risk by as Much as 20%
- Release of ChatGPT-5 'Beginning of a New Era For Humanity'
- Scientists Finally Explain Why Your Skin Wrinkles As You Age
- Just One High-Fat Meal Can Disrupt Blood Flow to Your Brain, Study Finds
- An Astrophysicist Proposes We Send a Spacecraft to Visit a Black Hole
- Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The World's Most Common Cancers
- Alzheimer's May Start at The Brain's Borders, Scientists Discover
- Archaeologists Find Evidence of Life in Post-Eruption Pompeii
- You're More Likely to Die From an Asteroid Than Rabies, Scientists Find
- What Is Chikungunya? A Guide to The Virus Spreading in China
- Giant Stick Insect Found Hiding in Rainforest May Be Australia's Heaviest
- Evidence of World-Changing Comet Explosion 12,800 Years Ago Found in The Ocean
- Ancient Tools Suggest Indonesian 'Hobbits' Had a Mysterious Neighbor
- A Disease That Makes You Allergic to Meat And Dairy Is Spreading Around The World
- These Symptoms Could Be Early Warning Signs of MS, a Decade Before Diagnosis
- OpenAI Launches Free, Customizable AI Models in Major Strategic Shift
- Scientists Have Brewed a 'Super Alcohol' Theorized to Exist in Deep Space
- Earth Spun Faster Today. Here's How We Know.
- The Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Suggests Key Differences
- Switching Off For a Moment Lets Your Brain Do Something Wonderful
- Experiment Recreates The Universe's Very First Chemical Reactions
- Dark Mirror of Our Own Universe Could Explain Quirks in Gravity
- 'Hot Blob' Heading For New York Following Ancient Greenland Rift
- DNA Casts Doubt Over Theory on What Killed Napoleon's Forces
- Short, Brisk Walks Could Help You Live Longer Than Long, Slow Strolls
- 5 Things You Ought to Know Before Buying Supplements
- What Happens if Every Light in The World Is Switched on at Once?
- There's One Simple Method to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say, And It Works
- Prehistoric Air Has Been Reconstructed From Dinosaur Teeth in an Amazing First
- Untested Peptide Injections Are Being Sold as 'Next-Gen Biohacks'
- Study Reveals How Many IVF Babies Have Been Born Worldwide
- Image on The Shroud of Turin May Not Belong to a Real Human
- People With a Home by The Ocean Live Longer And We Don't Know Why
- The Mere Sight of a Sick Person Can Trigger Our Immune System
- Up to 1 in 5 Americans Think They're Allergic to Penicillin. Most Aren't.
- Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The Stars
- Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Says Study
- Lightning Kills Way More Trees Than You Would Ever Believe
- The Viral 'Kettlebell Challenge' Could Be Harmful. Do This Instead.
- This Incredible New Bioplastic Could Be The Supermaterial of Tomorrow
- The 'Fibermaxxing' Wellness Trend May Pose Health Risks. Here's Why.
- Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Discovers
- Cosmic Rays Could Help Aliens Thrive in The Barren Wastelands of Space
- Scientists Found a Mysterious Barrier in The Ocean That Jellyfish Won't Cross
- Scientists Just Admitted Nobody Really Gets Quantum Physics
- First Quantum Bit Made of Antimatter Captured in Physics Breakthrough
- Something Massive Could Still Be Hiding in The Shadows of Our Solar System
- This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had a Clever Secret For Keeping Her Teeth
- Stunning Tattoos Discovered on Siberian Mummy From 2,000 Years Ago
- Reading Hits Differently to Listening For Your Brain, Science Says
- Just One Diet Soda a Day May Raise Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 38%
- 'Misokinesia' Phenomenon Could Affect 1 in 3 People, Study Reveals
- 'World's Oldest Baby' Born From 30-Year-Old Frozen Embryo
- Leopard Seal Mating Songs Are Eerily Like Our Nursery Rhymes
- Massive Earthquake Could Strike Canada as Ancient Fault Line Wakes
- Surprising Study Finds Potatoes Evolved From Tomato Ancestor
- Air Pollution Linked With Increased Risk of Brain Bleeds in US Study
- Giant Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' Ever Recorded
- Mind-Blowing Discovery: Peacocks Have Lasers In Their Tails
- Promising New Male Contraceptive Passes First Human Safety Trial