Researchers Discover a Green Hydrogen 'Goldmine' Beneath Australia's Red Dirt
ScienceAlertby David Nield25d ago
The search is on for natural sources of hydrogen that could potentially fast-track humanity to a low-carbon energy future.
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top 14%Astronomers Spotted a 'Bear' on Mars
ScienceAlertby Fiona MacDonald26d ago
On 12 December 2022, an orbiter traveling 251 kilometers (156 miles) above the southern highlands of Mars photographed a hill.
A Worrying New Trait Has Appeared in an Isolated Cat Species on a Japanese Island
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving26d ago
On a small, isolated island of Japan, lives a tiny population of Tsushima leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus).
Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector – And Strange Signals Kept Turning Up
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving26d ago
Physicists have conducted a worldwide hunt for dark matter. Literally – they turned Earth itself into a giant detector.
Scientists Gave Cash to Low-Income Moms, And It Altered Their Babies' Aging
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill26d ago
We usually think of aging as something that catches up with us later in life. Biologically speaking, however, the story may begin much earlier.
A Man Went to Hospital With Blood in His Urine. Doctors Found a Needle in His Heart.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella26d ago
A puncture to the heart may be shockingly insidious. Doctors in China have shared an extremely rare case in which they found a 36-millimeter-long sewing needle stuck into the left ventricle of a...
AI-Designed Drug Makes Patients' Blood Look Biologically Younger, Study Shows
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz26d ago
You can't change the age written on your ID. But what about the age of your body? A drug designed with the help of artificial intelligence made the blood profiles of people with lung disease look...
The Atlantic Ocean Has a Hidden 'Heat Valve' That Controls Earth's Temperature – And It Could Be Closing
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan26d ago
Our relatively stable global climate is governed by an incredibly complex set of factors, all interacting with each other in dynamic and changeable ways – but there are a couple of really big, key...
Elephants Just Passed a Classic Psychology Test – With More Restraint Than Many Humans
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill26d ago
After a long day at work, it can be a struggle to resist the urge to just order food delivery instead of checking the fridge first.
Scientists Can Now Watch 'Conversations' Between Cells Across The Body of a Living Animal
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill26d ago
Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times. It's easy to miss important connections depending on how you look at an organism.
Experiment Tested Out-of-Body Experiences. Two Reported Seeing Things Scientists Can't Explain.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr27d ago
There are people who say they can leave their own bodies. Not "I was beside myself!" or "I jumped out of my skin!"
'Impossible': This Tiny Animal Can Pass Radiation Damage to Its Offspring – And Repair It Over Generations
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr27d ago
In the mosses and lichens of the world – the in-between places, where living conditions rapidly fluctuate – lives a tiny animal with an extraordinary survival skill.
Plastic Exposure Before Birth Linked to ADHD And Autism Symptoms. Here's What You Need to Know.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill27d ago
A new study linking the likelihood of autism and ADHD symptoms in early life to in-utero exposure to a common plasticizer is no doubt going to cause a stir.
This Week in Science: Poop Concrete, Hot Ice, And More!
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving27d ago
This Week in Science: The secrets of a sneaky snake, cholesterol gene therapy, nature plugs a methane leak, and more!
Gone Too Hard? Regular Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use Raises Risk of Vision Loss, Study Finds
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz27d ago
Some myths refuse to die, especially when they mix sex and shame. For generations, young people were warned that sexual activity could make them blind. Science has long dismissed the claim.
Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories
ScienceAlertby David Nield27d ago
There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could potentially be repurposed – and researchers have...
Scientists Create New Antibody For Virus That Infects 95% of People
ScienceAlertby David Nield27d ago
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world's most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95 percent of adults. For most people, it causes no obvious symptoms.
Flushing a Toilet Can Blast Germs Up to Your Breathing Zone, Study Finds
ScienceAlertby Russell McLendon27d ago
Few people go out of their way to touch a toilet. When we inevitably must, it's advisable to always wash your hands afterward, even if the toilet looks clean.
Earth's Crust Is 'Unzipping' Under Italy, Scientists Say
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr27d ago
Deep beneath our feet, the slow machinery of Earth is always turning. Continents collide. Tectonic plate edges slip, one beneath the other, into the mantle.
Millions Could Spend Half Their Income on Food by 2050, Scientists Warn
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill28d ago
For many people around the world, putting food on the table isn't an easy thing. But as populations grow and pressure on the world's resources intensifies, that burden is expected to only grow...