sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill3h ago
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.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas5h ago
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.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella7h ago
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.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz8h ago
If you could peer inside a cell's nucleus, you would find DNA tightly packed into a remarkably small space.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill17h ago
In a mountain village in the heart of Sardinia, Italy, something very special appears to be happening.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella18h ago
Giving a child a smartphone before age 13 could be risky for some aspects of their mental health.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz20h ago
Some pieces of our DNA can copy themselves into new locations. Copies derived from one gene active in human brain cells appear to have taken that journey further: into a virus.
ScienceAlertby David Nield22h ago
Definitions of health conditions matter, because they inform diagnosis, support, treatment, and future research.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill1d ago
Nobody likes the feeling of being constipated, but the consequences of being backed up might be more serious than you realize.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella1d ago
A gut pathogen that causes diarrhea and vomiting is morphing into a dangerous and difficult-to-treat sexually transmitted infection (STI).
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill1d ago
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.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill1d ago
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.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz1d ago
A broken test tube is an unsettling image: shattered glass, spilled liquid, a dangerous bacterium suddenly outside its container.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz1d ago
Things that once brought pleasure lose their appeal. Getting out of bed, talking to friends, or finishing everyday tasks becomes harder.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella1d 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 Nield1d 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 Öz2d ago
Imagine following the retreating shoreline of the Dead Sea. As the water withdraws, ground once submerged comes into view.
ScienceAlertby David Nield2d 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 Öz2d 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 Cockerill2d 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...
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