sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz5d ago
A broken test tube is an unsettling image: shattered glass, spilled liquid, a dangerous bacterium suddenly outside its container.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz5d ago
Things that once brought pleasure lose their appeal. Getting out of bed, talking to friends, or finishing everyday tasks becomes harder.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella5d ago
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.
ScienceAlertby David Nield5d ago
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...
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz5d ago
Imagine following the retreating shoreline of the Dead Sea. As the water withdraws, ground once submerged comes into view.
ScienceAlertby David Nield5d ago
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...
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz5d ago
You read a sentence, remember a familiar face, then turn to another thought. Behind all of that activity, your brain also has a housekeeping problem: what to do with proteins that can become...
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill6d ago
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...
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz6d ago
It is 11 pm, and your brain has finally decided to cooperate. The task that felt impossible all afternoon suddenly seems manageable. You want to read, finish something, or follow an idea.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas6d ago
Modern science reveals not only answers but also many intellectually provocative questions. These include essential riddles regarding the origin of life, the cosmological fate of the Universe, and...
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill6d ago
Every day, thousands of people are put under general anesthesia as a routine part of surgery. Ever since the first public demonstration of surgery under general anesthesia in 1846, these drugs have...
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella6d ago
'Ghost poops'. They haunt the U-bends of our toilets and spook us into thinking we haven't gone number two yet. But are these phantom feces a sinister sign?
ScienceAlertby David Nield6d ago
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...
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr6d ago
It's extremely not very good for your brain to deprive it of oxygen. Starved of the oxygen they need to produce energy, your neurons can start dying within minutes, rapidly leading to seizures...
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill7d ago
Experts say we need more options for treating ADHD, and a 2025 study suggests one option might already be stocked at the chemist.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill7d ago
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.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas7d ago
Quantum entanglement is one of the most cognitively jarring disconnects between the quantum domain and the macroscopic world.
ScienceAlertby David Nield7d ago
If you're looking for a boost of household happiness, then you might want to consider getting yourself a cat.
ScienceAlertby David Nield7d ago
A study has found evidence that a specific brain region could be contributing to some cases of high blood pressure. And importantly, there may also be a way to reverse it.
ScienceAlertby David Nield7d ago
There's a rare, inherited sight condition, involving faulty copies of the CaBP4 gene, that causes poor vision from childhood.
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