sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas5 Sept 2026
Parents strive to support their children's physical and mental well-being, whether it's constant cross-town drives to karate, mashing a million peas, or absorbing countless CoComelon marathons.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill5 Sept 2026
This Earth of ours still holds untold wonders, even if it can sometimes feel like we've seen it all.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz5 Sept 2026
You probably don't think twice about putting on your socks – until your back makes it the hardest part of getting dressed. When ordinary movements become painful, even a little relief can matter.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill5 Sept 2026
Among mere mortals, a select few have an incredible gift for longevity – it's something we only see in about 0.01 percent of the world's population.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr5 Sept 2026
Some seven centuries ago, a man in Scotland had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day indeed. There he was, going about the business of living, when something interrupted.
ScienceAlertby David Nield5 Sept 2026
GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic are never out of the headlines for long. They've proven to be very effective for managing weight loss and type 2 diabetes, but questions persist around...
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan5 Sept 2026
If you've ever stood staring at a wall of supplements, wondering whether that bottle of fish oil, vitamin D, or saffron might lift your mood, you're not alone.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr4 Sept 2026
For nearly five centuries, the Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula had not erupted. Nor did it seem particularly interested in doing so.
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan4 Sept 2026
"It's great to have great sex and hot-fudge sundaes," says cognitive scientist Laurie Santos, who studies the science of well-being at Yale University.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill4 Sept 2026
A huge amount of evidence has shown that plant-based diets aren't only good for losing weight. Study after study has found that eating a diet rich in plant-based food is great for improving your...
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving4 Sept 2026
This Week in Science: Enriching bread with spinach, a GPS glitch, a new Parkinson's test, and more!
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz4 Sept 2026
He had been athletic and healthy. Then came years of exhaustion, pain, memory problems, and psychiatric symptoms. Eventually, he had to leave college.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas4 Sept 2026
Quantum mechanics and Einstein's general relativity explain how the Universe works at the tiniest and largest scales, respectively.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill4 Sept 2026
When we picture glaciers, it's easy to imagine vast expanses of white ice gleaming under the sky. But not all glaciers take that form.
ScienceAlertby David Nield4 Sept 2026
Too much 'bad' cholesterol in the bloodstream – that's the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) type – can contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries, increasing the risk of cardiovascular problems like...
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas3 Sept 2026
The world runs on metals, and not (just) the kind produced by long-haired musicians with monochromatic wardrobes.
ScienceAlertby David Nield3 Sept 2026
High blood pressure means a significantly higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases, motivating researchers to look for new ways to bring blood pressure numbers down...
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill3 Sept 2026
It's the most common cause of childhood physical disability, affecting as many as three children out of every 1,000 babies born around the world each year.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella3 Sept 2026
If you ask a scientist how life appeared on Earth, they will usually begin the story in one of two places: A warm, mineral-rich pool on the surface of our primordial planet.
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving3 Sept 2026
With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on.
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