Wild Experiment Reveals Quantum Objects Do Obey Gravity
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas4 Sept 2026
Quantum mechanics and Einstein's general relativity explain how the Universe works at the tiniest and largest scales, respectively.
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top 10%A Billion Tons of Ice Are Hiding Under Utah, Study Finds
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill4 Sept 2026
When we picture glaciers, it's easy to imagine vast expanses of white ice gleaming under the sky. But not all glaciers take that form.
Experimental One-Dose Treatment Cuts 'Bad' Cholesterol by 52% in First Human Trial
ScienceAlertby David Nield4 Sept 2026
Too much 'bad' cholesterol in the bloodstream – that's the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) type – can contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries, increasing the risk of cardiovascular problems like...
The US Could Have a $100 Billion Stash of Rare Earth Elements – Hiding in Coal Waste
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas3 Sept 2026
The world runs on metals, and not (just) the kind produced by long-haired musicians with monochromatic wardrobes.
Peppermint Oil Lowered Blood Pressure by 8 Points in Just 20 Days, Trial Finds
ScienceAlertby David Nield3 Sept 2026
High blood pressure means a significantly higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases, motivating researchers to look for new ways to bring blood pressure numbers down...
Cerebral Palsy Might Not Actually Be a Disease, Scientists Say
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill3 Sept 2026
It's the most common cause of childhood physical disability, affecting as many as three children out of every 1,000 babies born around the world each year.
Leading Theory For How Life on Earth Began Is 'Highly Unlikely', Says Contentious New Paper
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella3 Sept 2026
If you ask a scientist how life appeared on Earth, they will usually begin the story in one of two places: A warm, mineral-rich pool on the surface of our primordial planet.
Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species.
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving3 Sept 2026
With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on.
Scientists Find Parasites in Almost Every Fish From a Recent Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infected
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella3 Sept 2026
A fatty tuna that is often used for sashimi or canning may be swimming with parasites more often than not.
The Human Body May Age in Two Major Bursts, And a New Study Reveals What Drives Them
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan3 Sept 2026
Aging is inevitable, but it's certainly not consistent. We might think aging proceeds in a steady, linear fashion, with each day, week, and month marching us sedately into our Golden Years, but new...
Rare Ancient Treasure Trove Stolen – But Thieves Left Behind a Piece of Metal From Beyond Our World
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr3 Sept 2026
One of the most special treasure collections in the world has been stolen. At 5.16 am on the morning of August 27, an alarm rang out at a sports center in the Spanish city of Villena, drawing...
A Hidden Source of Chronic Pain May Be Lurking Inside Your Skull, Study Finds
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill2 Sept 2026
For a long time, scientists thought that immune cells produced in our bone marrow flocked to the brain when it needed protection from injury or infection.
Astronomers Spot an Uncannily Geometric, 10-Sided Structure in Saturn's Atmosphere
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr2 Sept 2026
Saturn, apparently, has been hiding its talents. For decades, humanity has puzzled over the gas giant's enormous hexagon swirling around its north pole – a six-sided atmospheric structure unlike...
Haunting Encounter With Rare Bigfin Squid Caught 2 Miles Under The Waves
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr2 Sept 2026
In the liminal darkness of the water column deep under the sea, an entire ecosystem thrives. Under pressure, temperature, and light conditions deeply inhospitable to humans, life has found many...
Everyone Assumes DNA Shapes Your Personality. It Turns Out Something Else Is Doing Most of The Work
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr2 Sept 2026
One of the biggest existential questions an individual can ask is "What makes me, me?" Identical twins have near-identical genetics, yet can still develop quite different personalities – about as...
Scientists Discover Two Superconducting States Hiding as One
ScienceAlertby David Nield2 Sept 2026
As much as we now know about superconductivity – where a material conducts electrical charge without resistance or heat loss – there remain long-standing mysteries about how the phenomenon works.
Breaking: Physicists May Have Found The Best Evidence of Dark Matter Yet
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving2 Sept 2026
In an experiment deep underground, a tiny flash of light may, ironically, mark the first detection of dark matter.
Humans Are Surprisingly Good at Predicting When They Will Die – With One Big Bias
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz2 Sept 2026
How old do you think you will live to be? Your answer may be more revealing than you realize. A study that tracked older adults in Japan for up to 28 years suggests people have a surprisingly...
Scientists Uncover a Surprising Way Fructose May Promote Obesity
ScienceAlertby David Nield2 Sept 2026
With obesity rates increasing at alarming rates, researchers are amassing as much data as they can on the many risk factors and drivers of the condition.
1 in 3 Men in Their 30s Already Have This Silent Disease. By 70, Almost Everyone Does.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr1 Sept 2026
Sometimes health can feel a bit like a thunderclap. You're living your life as healthy as a horse, then boom, out of nowhere, illness strikes. Some ills genuinely do strike suddenly.