sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill31 Aug 2026
A common drug that's been used to treat patients since the 1950s may hold transformative potential for human health, researchers say.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr31 Aug 2026
In November 2025, Earth was buffeted by several massive eruptions of solar material that slammed into the magnetosphere. For many, the result was wonder.
ScienceAlertby Fiona MacDonald31 Aug 2026
Familiar things can look very strange when viewed under a microscope – which is why each week we bring you a fresh microscope mystery to put your detective skills to the test.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella31 Aug 2026
They wanted our attention, and now they have it. Scientists have buried more than 2,000 pairs of underwear in gardens, meadows, fields, and lawns scattered across Switzerland.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas31 Aug 2026
The expansive, abyssal darkness of the deep sea mirrors the mystique and grandeur of outer space.
ScienceAlertby David Nield31 Aug 2026
We know that AI is transforming modern life in myriad ways – influencing everything from scientific research to student education.
ScienceAlertby David Nield31 Aug 2026
A cup of coffee is something many of us reach for at least once daily, and researchers have long been interested in analyzing the health benefits and risks that come with regular doses of caffeine.
ScienceAlertby Russell McLendon30 Aug 2026
Earth's current mass extinction has our fingerprints all over it. Humans are decimating other species in a wide range of ways, and the problem is still getting worse, with extinction rates...
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz30 Aug 2026
For a patient losing blood, every minute without treatment can matter. But the plasma needed to help control bleeding isn't always available where the injury happens.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill30 Aug 2026
Decades after offshore oil and gas projects are decommissioned, the underwater pipelines that are left behind continue to shed microplastics into the ocean.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz30 Aug 2026
Every step, ankle flex, or rise onto your toes activates a remarkable pump below your knees. Your calf muscles squeeze the veins in your lower legs, helping propel blood upward toward your heart.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill30 Aug 2026
We know sleep and Alzheimer's disease are intricately linked. In a new study published in the journal Neurology, a team of scientists explores the associations between particular kinds of...
ScienceAlertby David Nield30 Aug 2026
As scientists look for ways to tackle the global obesity crisis, research has established that once the obesity stage is reached, it can be very difficult for many people to find weight loss...
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz30 Aug 2026
A prosthetic limb can help people to stand, walk, or run again. But it cannot always warn them when its socket is pressing too hard against the skin of their residual limb.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella30 Aug 2026
Of all the diseases spread through the bite of an insect or arachnid in the United States, Lyme disease is the most common.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas29 Aug 2026
Cancer cells are proving trickier than we thought, so scientists are getting even trickier to shift the survival odds in our favor.
ScienceAlertby David Nield29 Aug 2026
Graphene is a very special material, only one atom thick. It has a rare combination of properties, including quantum and magnetic characteristics, that make it unique in many respects.
ScienceAlertby David Nield29 Aug 2026
On a day-to-day, local level, it can be all too easy to forget the perilous state that our planet is in – but the sobering reality checks from science are only getting more frequent and more...
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill29 Aug 2026
The warning signs of Parkinson's appear to be all around us. Scientists have found clues to the disease's emergence in people's hair, in their blood, and in their earwax too.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz29 Aug 2026
What happens in one ocean doesn't necessarily stay there. For centuries, changes over the tropical Pacific have traveled through the atmosphere to influence temperatures in the Indian Ocean...
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