sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill11 Sept 2026
A new study linking the likelihood of autism and ADHD symptoms in early life to in-utero exposure to a common plasticizer is no doubt going to cause a stir.
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving11 Sept 2026
This Week in Science: The secrets of a sneaky snake, cholesterol gene therapy, nature plugs a methane leak, and more!
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz11 Sept 2026
Some myths refuse to die, especially when they mix sex and shame. For generations, young people were warned that sexual activity could make them blind. Science has long dismissed the claim.
ScienceAlertby David Nield11 Sept 2026
There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could potentially be repurposed – and researchers have...
ScienceAlertby David Nield11 Sept 2026
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world's most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95 percent of adults. For most people, it causes no obvious symptoms.
ScienceAlertby Russell McLendon11 Sept 2026
Few people go out of their way to touch a toilet. When we inevitably must, it's advisable to always wash your hands afterward, even if the toilet looks clean.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr11 Sept 2026
Deep beneath our feet, the slow machinery of Earth is always turning. Continents collide. Tectonic plate edges slip, one beneath the other, into the mantle.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill10 Sept 2026
For many people around the world, putting food on the table isn't an easy thing. But as populations grow and pressure on the world's resources intensifies, that burden is expected to only grow...
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas10 Sept 2026
It covers about 70 percent of Earth's surface and comprises roughly 60 percent of our bodies by mass, yet water remains scientifically anomalous.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill10 Sept 2026
A number of creatures on Earth possess a sting in their tails – but there's only one animal known to science with a spider for a tail.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz10 Sept 2026
No one expected her abdominal pain after childbirth to have such an extraordinary cause. An incredible new case study details a new mother who had two sections of her intestines form a real knot.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas10 Sept 2026
The Ice Age movies get one major thing right: Climate shifts and glaciation caused profound animal migrations and evolutionary adaptations – though it's uncertain if any of them resulted from an...
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan10 Sept 2026
Changing people's behavior can often feel nearly impossible. Especially when it comes to something with indirect benefits, like helping people far away or reducing environmental impacts.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill10 Sept 2026
We usually think of Alzheimer's as a brain disease, but a growing body of evidence shows it's more complicated than that.
ScienceAlertby David Nield10 Sept 2026
We already have quantum computers, but they're highly specialized, not particularly practical, and only cover a fraction of the performance potential that scientists think this technology could...
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella9 Sept 2026
Aging may not impact your testosterone levels as much as you might think. From the age of about 35, studies suggest that circulating levels of this sex hormone in men usually begin to decline.
ScienceAlertby David Nield9 Sept 2026
There's now a substantial amount of evidence that eating more meat – particularly red and processed meat – increases the risk of cancer.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill9 Sept 2026
Low-carbohydrate diets are one of the most popular options for losing weight, with data suggesting 7 percent of Americans followed a low-carb diet in 2024.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella9 Sept 2026
Medical experts in the US have expanded their recommendations for who should receive migraine treatment and what preventative drugs they should be prescribed.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz9 Sept 2026
Running a marathon is hard. Luckily, your body has its own chemical support system to help it cope. As the kilometers pass, the body produces more natural messengers called endocannabinoids.
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