sciencealert.comadded August 2026
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz2d ago
It is 11 pm, and your brain has finally decided to cooperate. The task that felt impossible all afternoon suddenly seems manageable. You want to read, finish something, or follow an idea.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas2d ago
Modern science reveals not only answers but also many intellectually provocative questions. These include essential riddles regarding the origin of life, the cosmological fate of the Universe, and...
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill2d ago
Every day, thousands of people are put under general anesthesia as a routine part of surgery. Ever since the first public demonstration of surgery under general anesthesia in 1846, these drugs have...
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella3d ago
'Ghost poops'. They haunt the U-bends of our toilets and spook us into thinking we haven't gone number two yet. But are these phantom feces a sinister sign?
ScienceAlertby David Nield3d ago
A lack of good-quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but recent research goes further – giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize...
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr3d ago
It's extremely not very good for your brain to deprive it of oxygen. Starved of the oxygen they need to produce energy, your neurons can start dying within minutes, rapidly leading to seizures...
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill3d ago
Experts say we need more options for treating ADHD, and a 2025 study suggests one option might already be stocked at the chemist.
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill3d ago
You might have read somewhere that in ancient Egypt, royalty were often buried with people sacrificed to serve them in the afterlife, but archaeologists aren't actually so sure about that.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas3d ago
Quantum entanglement is one of the most cognitively jarring disconnects between the quantum domain and the macroscopic world.
ScienceAlertby David Nield3d ago
If you're looking for a boost of household happiness, then you might want to consider getting yourself a cat.
ScienceAlertby David Nield3d ago
A study has found evidence that a specific brain region could be contributing to some cases of high blood pressure. And importantly, there may also be a way to reverse it.
ScienceAlertby David Nield4d ago
There's a rare, inherited sight condition, involving faulty copies of the CaBP4 gene, that causes poor vision from childhood.
ScienceAlertby David Nield4d ago
We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and in the case of a new study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, almost 240,000 years into the history of...
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella4d ago
Each time you eat a juicy pomegranate, your gut bacteria can produce a natural metabolite called urolithin A. This little-known compound is making a big splash.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella4d ago
Decaffeinated coffee might not come with the same buzz, but it may offer an advantage to the brain that the caffeinated version does not.
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella4d ago
Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.
ScienceAlertby Russell McLendon4d ago
Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, with patients often instructed to avoid eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12 hours before their sample is...
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan4d ago
There's a new fungus amongus, and it's raising red flags among health care experts because it resists all the major antifungal treatments.
ScienceAlertby Rebecca Dyer4d ago
There's a specific kind of joy in opening the fridge to find leftovers waiting for you like a gift from your past self. Many people insist that they taste better than the original.
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz5d ago
A packet of snacks. A sugary drink. A meal ready in minutes. Ultra-processed foods make life easier in the kitchen.
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