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ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/comet_lovejoy_2011_header.jpg" alt="A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies"/>It could even be visible in broad daylight.

A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

A Pretend Tea Party May Have Revealed a Chimp's Imagination <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/kanzi_close_up_header.jpg" alt="chimpanzee face up close"/>Just what are they thinking?

A Pretend Tea Party May Have Revealed a Chimp's Imagination

NEW YORK (AP) – By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Wildfires Claim 24,000 Lives in The US Each Year Through Smoke Alone <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/LA_smoke_header.jpg" alt="smoke over LA"/>"An increasing threat to human health."

Wildfires Claim 24,000 Lives in The US Each Year Through Smoke Alone

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Most Preventable Cancers Are Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/CancerCell.jpg" alt="Most Preventable Cancers Are Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits"/>We have the power to make great change.

Most Preventable Cancers Are Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits

It's easy to feel powerless against cancer, but a new study has identified several ways that we can reduce the odds of it occurring.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Bacteria at The Back of Your Eye May Be Linked With Alzheimer's Progress <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/StaringEye.jpg" alt="Close up of a human eye"/>"The eye is a surrogate for the brain."

Bacteria at The Back of Your Eye May Be Linked With Alzheimer's Progress

A common bacterium usually found in the respiratory system appears to be linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease when it's pr...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Cholesterol Levels Slashed by 60% in Promising New Pill Trial <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/BluePillsTippedOutOfOrangeTubeIntoHand.jpg"/>A recent trial delivered "compelling evidence".

Cholesterol Levels Slashed by 60% in Promising New Pill Trial

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new kind of pill sharply reduced artery-clogging cholesterol in people who remain at high risk of heart attacks despite taki...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

47-Year Study Reveals The Age We Hit Our Physical Peak <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/age_physical_peak_header.jpg" alt="silhouette of a person running by a river"/>Here's how to slow the decline.

47-Year Study Reveals The Age We Hit Our Physical Peak

Physical abilities fade as we age, but many of us like to think that won't be an issue until we're well into our golden years.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Brain-Eating Amoebas May Pose a Growing Global Threat, Scientists Warn <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/brain_eating_amoeba_header.jpg" alt="illustration of an amoeba"/>Rare but deadly.

Brain-Eating Amoebas May Pose a Growing Global Threat, Scientists Warn

Scientists are calling for urgent action on free-living amoebas – a little-known group of microbes that could pose a growing global health threat.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/Nuke-asteroid.jpg" alt="It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests"/>Hollywood was right all along.

It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuc...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

6 Expert Tips to Drink Coffee Safely if You Have High Blood Pressure <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/CoffeeBeingPouredByABarista.jpg" alt="A barista's hands pouring a latte into a white cup"/>You don't have to give it up.

6 Expert Tips to Drink Coffee Safely if You Have High Blood Pressure

Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Poop From Young Donors Reverses Age-Related Decline in The Guts of Older Mice <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/gut-vili.jpg" alt="Poop From Young Donors Reverses Age-Related Decline in The Guts of Older Mice"/>Gross.

Poop From Young Donors Reverses Age-Related Decline in The Guts of Older Mice

Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem cell function.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Confirmed: NASA's Crewed Moon Mission Delayed After Fuel Leaks <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/NASAs-Artemis-II-sits-in-the-Vehicle-Assembly-Building-.jpg" alt="Low angle view of a large rocket inside a building"/>"This one caught us off guard.”

Confirmed: NASA's Crewed Moon Mission Delayed After Fuel Leaks

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Early Warning Signs of Parkinson's May Be Hidden in Your Blood <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/Gloved-Hand-Holding-a-Test-Tube-Containing-Blood-.jpg" alt="A gloved hand holds a test tube filled with a reddish liquid"/>Detectable up to 20 years before the main symptoms appear.

Early Warning Signs of Parkinson's May Be Hidden in Your Blood

A straightforward blood test could one day reveal the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease years before more noticeable symptoms appear, acco...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Sun Fires Off 4 Powerful Flares as More 'Exciting Activity' Is Forecast <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/Flares-header.jpeg" alt="Sun Fires Off 4 Powerful Flares as More 'Exciting Activity' Is Forecast"/>Get ready for a wild week of space weather.

Sun Fires Off 4 Powerful Flares as More 'Exciting Activity' Is Forecast

The Sun has unleashed a quartet of strong solar flares, which could herald a wild week of space weather.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Helping Your Grandkids Could Have a Surprising Brain Benefit, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/grandfather-teaches-fishing.jpg" alt="Helping Your Grandkids Could Have a Surprising Brain Benefit, Study Finds"/>It takes a village.

Helping Your Grandkids Could Have a Surprising Brain Benefit, Study Finds

Grandparents affect their grandchildren's lives in many ways, but a new study suggests seniors might benefit from this caregiving, too.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

It's Official: Astronomers Detect Complex Sulfur Molecule in Interstellar Space <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/Sulfur-bearing-six-membered-ring-molecule.jpg" alt="Illustration of a molecule in the forground, on a galactic background"/>It could be a clue to life’s origins.

It's Official: Astronomers Detect Complex Sulfur Molecule in Interstellar Space

In the heart of our galaxy, scientists have discovered the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever detected beyond Earth, with significant implication...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Breakthrough Water Filter Removes 'Forever Chemicals' 100x Faster Than Carbon <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/wastewater-treatment-arizona.jpg" alt="Breakthrough Water Filter Removes 'Forever Chemicals' 100x Faster Than Carbon"/>A major step in cleaning up a forever problem.

Breakthrough Water Filter Removes 'Forever Chemicals' 100x Faster Than Carbon

An international team of scientists has discovered a record-breaking method of removing a class of harmful 'forever chemicals' from conta...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Semaglutide Pill Shows Heart Benefits in One Key Group, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/GoldCardiovascularSystemInBlueChestDiagram.jpg" alt="Semaglutide Pill Shows Heart Benefits in One Key Group, Study Finds"/>But there are risks.

Semaglutide Pill Shows Heart Benefits in One Key Group, Study Finds

Taking oral semaglutide may reduce heart-related hospitalizations and deaths among those with a history of heart failure and type 2 diabetes, a new...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Study Reveals a Turning Point When Men's Heart Attack Risk Accelerates <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/IllustrationOfAHeartWithYellowRhythmLines.jpg" alt="Illustration of a heart on a black background"/>It's much earlier than women.

Study Reveals a Turning Point When Men's Heart Attack Risk Accelerates

Screening for heart attack risk should be happening earlier for men, according to a new study that found the risk of cardiovascular disease starts ...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Surgeons Kept a Man Alive With No Lungs For 48 Hours. Here's How. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/SurgeonsOnLungTransplant.jpg" alt="Close up of surgeons performing an unseen operation"/>The impossible made possible.

Surgeons Kept a Man Alive With No Lungs For 48 Hours. Here's How.

In a remarkable act of life preservation, surgeons were able to keep a critically ill man alive for 48 hours without a pair of lungs, while he wait...

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