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ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Exceptionally Preserved 'Dinosaur Mummies' Reveal First-Known Reptile Hooves <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/Edmontosaurus_mummy.jpg" alt="Exceptionally Preserved 'Dinosaur Mummies' Reveal First-Known Reptile Hooves"/>And a tragic backstory.

Exceptionally Preserved 'Dinosaur Mummies' Reveal First-Known Reptile Hooves

About 66 million years ago, a herd of herbivorous dinosaurs succumbed to drought – tragically, just hours or days before heavy rains fell.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

World's Most Expensive Coffee Is Chemically Different Because It's Literally Poop <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/Coffee-poop.jpg" alt="World's Most Expensive Coffee Is Chemically Different Because It's Literally Poop"/>A complex brew.

World's Most Expensive Coffee Is Chemically Different Because It's Literally Poop

The world's most expensive coffee comes from the rear end of a small mammal from South Asia known as an Asian common palm civet.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Bizarre Crystals in Titan's Lakes Could Break a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/titan-dione.jpg" alt="Bizarre Crystals in Titan's Lakes Could Break a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry"/>We didn't know this could happen.

Bizarre Crystals in Titan's Lakes Could Break a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry

A discovery about Saturn's moon Titan has challenged what scientists thought was a basic rule of chemistry.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Drugs That Lower Cholesterol May Also Reduce Dementia Risk, Says Huge New Study <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/BloodVessels-1.jpg" alt="Blocked arteries graphic"/>Two-for-one.

Drugs That Lower Cholesterol May Also Reduce Dementia Risk, Says Huge New Study

Reducing cholesterol levels might not just be good for your heart; they might also be effective at reducing your risk of dementia, according to a c...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

You May Not Be on The Best Antidepressant For You. Here's How to Check. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/antidepressant.jpg" alt="You May Not Be on The Best Antidepressant For You. Here's How to Check."/>Not all antidepressants are created equal.

You May Not Be on The Best Antidepressant For You. Here's How to Check.

Millions of people worldwide take antidepressants.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Study Suggests COVID MRNA Vaccines Help Fight Cancer Too <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/Cancer-immune-cells.jpg" alt="Study Suggests COVID MRNA Vaccines Help Fight Cancer Too"/>A nice bonus.

Study Suggests COVID MRNA Vaccines Help Fight Cancer Too

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

'Forever Chemicals' in Mothers' Blood Linked to Brain Changes in Their Kids <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/GlowingEmbryo.jpg" alt="Baby foetus"/>A bad sign.

'Forever Chemicals' in Mothers' Blood Linked to Brain Changes in Their Kids

'Forever chemicals' already have a shocking reputation, and now new research has linked these substances – named for the way they stick...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Hidden Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered Lurking in The Sun's Glare <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/noirlab2226a.jpg" alt="Hidden Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered Lurking in The Sun's Glare"/>“The most dangerous asteroids are the most difficult to detect."

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Hidden Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered Lurking in The Sun's Glare

In the distant past, the Solar System was rife with impacts and collisions.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Mosquitoes Have Started Appearing in One of The Last Places on Earth Without Them <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/iceland-mosquito.jpg" alt="Mosquitoes Have Started Appearing in One of The Last Places on Earth Without Them"/>At least they're not in Antarctica... yet.

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Mosquitoes Have Started Appearing in One of The Last Places on Earth Without Them

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a re...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Peanut Allergies Drop Steeply After Doctors Change Advice, Evidence Shows <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/FeedingBaby.jpg" alt="Baby being fed"/>The changes are working.

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Peanut Allergies Drop Steeply After Doctors Change Advice, Evidence Shows

Updated dietary guidelines in the US have significantly reduced the number of children with specific food allergies, reducing their need to avoid f...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Weight Loss Isn't Essential For Reversing Prediabetes, New Study Shows <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/scales.jpg" alt="Weight Loss Isn't Essential For Reversing Prediabetes, New Study Shows"/>There are more important factors involved.

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Weight Loss Isn't Essential For Reversing Prediabetes, New Study Shows

For people with abnormally high blood sugar levels, losing weight is often proposed as the primary approach to preventing full-blown diabetes from ...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

This Military Trick Could Put You to Sleep in 2 Minutes. But Is It Worth It? <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/soldier_sleeping_header.jpg" alt="soldier asleep"/>Takes just three steps.

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This Military Trick Could Put You to Sleep in 2 Minutes. But Is It Worth It?

Has a camouflaged athlete running on a dirt road ever shouted health advice through your phone? Sometimes these videos are motivational and get you...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Geologists Discover Remnants of 'Proto Earth' Deep Underground <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/lava-world.jpg" alt="Geologists Discover Remnants of 'Proto Earth' Deep Underground"/>Surviving 4.5 billion years.

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Geologists Discover Remnants of 'Proto Earth' Deep Underground

Earth was a broiling mass of lava and rock before it took the form that it has today, and scientists have for the first time discovered traces of t...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Strokes Are Rising Among Under 55s. Do You Know What to Look For? <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/man_55_stroke_header.jpg" alt="man looking in the mirror"/>Remember, BE FAST.

Strokes Are Rising Among Under 55s. Do You Know What to Look For?

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Have an FDA-Approved Treatment Already <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2020-09/processed/parkinsonslewybody_600.jpg" alt="A pink neuron with protein clumps"/>Exciting!

Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Have an FDA-Approved Treatment Already

Researchers have discovered how a surface protein on brain cells, called Aplp1, can play a role in spreading material responsible for Parkinson&#03...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Revolutionary Prosthetic Eye Chip Restores Sight in Medical First <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/eye-implant.jpg" alt="Revolutionary Prosthetic Eye Chip Restores Sight in Medical First"/>This could be a game-changer.

Revolutionary Prosthetic Eye Chip Restores Sight in Medical First

A tiny chip implanted into the eyes of people suffering vision loss from irreversible age-related macular degeneration has restored central sight i...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

50-Year-Old Theory on Schizophrenia's 'Voices' Confirmed by Recent Study <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/abstract_schizophrenia_voice4_header.jpg" alt="person with hand next to ear"/>"The strongest and most direct test of this theory to date."

50-Year-Old Theory on Schizophrenia's 'Voices' Confirmed by Recent Study

New evidence confirms a long-held theory that people with schizophrenia hear 'voices' in their heads by misattributing inner speech as ex...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

70% of US May Be Classed as Obese Under New Measures <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/waistline_measure_obesity_header.jpg" alt="woman measuring her waistline"/>It's not just about your weight.

70% of US May Be Classed as Obese Under New Measures

In recent years, defining features of different weight classes have moved beyond BMI (body mass index) to include a broader range of measures.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak in a Moonless Sky <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/halleeyscomet.jpg" alt="The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak in a Moonless Sky"/>Look up!

The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak in a Moonless Sky

One of the most spectacular meteor showers in Earth's skies is about to peak, and the observing conditions couldn't be better.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Microplastics May Be Tied to Vascular Dementia Cases, Review Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/BrainBlood.jpg" alt="Blood flow in the brain"/>"We have been flying blind."

Microplastics May Be Tied to Vascular Dementia Cases, Review Finds

Vascular dementia is caused by blood flow issues in the brain: it's one of the most common types of dementia, but not as well researched or un...

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