sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby David Nield26 Aug 2026
Metals everywhere need to be protected from corrosion, from beloved cars to iconic buildings, sculptures, and ships.
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving26 Aug 2026
Slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease is the goal of most existing treatments, but reversing it is much harder.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas26 Aug 2026
Though the Sun bathes us in life-giving light, it is a scorching nuclear orb that dwarfs all the planets combined and blasts its children with gene-mutating radiation.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella26 Aug 2026
With age comes wisdom – and, apparently, some rusty plumbing in the old noggin. Growing evidence suggests that as we age, the lymphatic system that serves our central nervous system may drain out...
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr26 Aug 2026
Ketamine is a weird chimera of a drug. It does so many different things. It acts as an anesthetic, painkiller, dissociative drug, hallucinogen, and unusually fast-acting antidepressant.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz26 Aug 2026
Most weight-loss drugs work largely by reducing appetite and food intake. But an experimental compound appears to work differently: In mice, it helps the body use more of the energy it takes in.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill26 Aug 2026
Nicotine e-cigarettes may be the most effective option for people trying to quit smoking, when compared to nicotine gums, patches, and behavioral support like counseling, according to a new review.
ScienceAlertby Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz25 Aug 2026
Probiotics are one of those pills that you see literally everywhere. You can get them on supermarket shelves, in pharmacies, even in your local health food store.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill25 Aug 2026
More than 5,000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists encountered a truly alien landscape that might just haunt your dreams.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill25 Aug 2026
Sometimes it seems like there's no end to the catastrophic dangers we face as a species. Nuclear armageddon. Climate change. Pandemics. AI. Supervolcanoes. The list is a long one.
ScienceAlertby David Nield25 Aug 2026
The discovery of a new species is always cause for celebration, but the arrival of Pristimantis milpe (or the Milpe Rain Frog) into the scientific textbooks comes with a more unusual story than...
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr25 Aug 2026
When the batteries die in your TV remote, you might start rummaging around your desk clock for a replacement. That doesn't tend to be how we think about the human body.
ScienceAlertby David Nield25 Aug 2026
Motivation (or a lack of it) shapes our lives in ways large and small every day: From changing careers to changing TV channels, we're guided by what motivates us and what we find rewarding.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill25 Aug 2026
For anybody with a loved one experiencing dementia or Alzheimer's, news of prospective drug treatments failing or producing mixed results is a cause for concern.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill25 Aug 2026
Alzheimer's has long been recognized as a sporadic condition – influenced by factors such as age, genetics, and lifestyle – but scientists don't think that's the only way the disease emerges.
ScienceAlertby David Nield24 Aug 2026
Volcanoes can wreak devastation when they erupt, but they're also a valuable natural resource: the liquids that bubble up from magma are often rich in important metals.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz24 Aug 2026
Imagine walking from your bedroom to the kitchen and suddenly not knowing which way to turn. For most of us, getting lost means taking a wrong turn in an unfamiliar city or briefly losing our...
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella24 Aug 2026
Leading cardiology organizations around the world are having a change of heart. Just five years after the first universal definition of heart failure was published, they are proposing a big update.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas24 Aug 2026
Crocodiles are among today's most feared predators, but their ancient relatives make today's crocs seem as threatening as a cuddle-prone kitty with a cold.
ScienceAlertby Fiona MacDonald24 Aug 2026
Happy Monday! To test your eyes and your science knowledge this week, we've got a fresh round of Microscope Mystery.
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