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ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 days ago

Black Hole May Be '100 Trillion Times' More Powerful Than The Death Star <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/desath_star_black_hole_art.jpg" alt="black hole illustration"/>One of the most energetic events ever witnessed.

Black Hole May Be '100 Trillion Times' More Powerful Than The Death Star

Four years ago, astronomers spotted a distant supermassive black hole swallowing an entire star.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 days ago

Spaceflight Can Alter The Position of The Human Brain, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/brain_within_skull_header.jpg" alt="illustration of a brain within a skull from above"/>It can take months to return to normal.

Spaceflight Can Alter The Position of The Human Brain, Study Finds

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 days ago

There's One Simple Method to Lower Alcohol Intake, And It Works <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/person-filling-beer-glass-.jpg" alt="person holding clear drinking glass, filling it with yellow brown liquid"/>"Many people don't know that alcohol is a carcinogen."

There's One Simple Method to Lower Alcohol Intake, And It Works

Scientists have discovered an effective method for getting people to drink less alcohol, research suggests.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 days ago

This Week in Science: Mars Molecules, a Cholesterol-Cutting Compound, And More! <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/LargeNeuron.jpg" alt="Digital illustration of a neuron"/>Our weekly science news roundup.

This Week in Science: Mars Molecules, a Cholesterol-Cutting Compound, And More!

This week in science: Mysterious molecules on Mars are tricky to explain without life; a compound that cuts cholesterol as a daily oral pill; an ex...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 days ago

Valentine's Day: The Weirdest Love Rituals in The Animal Kingdom <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/anglerfish-valentine.jpg" alt="a close up of a terrifying female anglerfish, overlaid with a line of three red hearts"/>From fish geometry to lying spiders.

Valentine's Day: The Weirdest Love Rituals in The Animal Kingdom

If the animal kingdom is anything to go by, love is, indeed, a many-splendored thing.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 days ago

10,000-Year-Old Symbols And Art Found in Egyptian Rock Formation <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/sinai_rock_art.jpg" alt="sinai art"/>"Exceptional historical and artistic value."

10,000-Year-Old Symbols And Art Found in Egyptian Rock Formation

Archaeologists have discovered a 10,000-year-old site with rock art in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the country's Ministry of Tourism and Ant...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

WATCH: Crew-12 Is Set For Launch to ISS After NASA Medical Evacuation <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/SpaceX-Falcon-9-rocket-with-Dragon-spacecraft-on-top.jpg"/>The space station has been running with a skeleton crew.

WATCH: Crew-12 Is Set For Launch to ISS After NASA Medical Evacuation

NASA is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, replacing a crew that was evacuated early due to a medical issue.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

Breakthrough Study Reveals The Secret of How Exercise Fights Osteoporosis <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/HumanBone.jpg" alt="Illustration of the human bone structure"/>We finally understand.

Breakthrough Study Reveals The Secret of How Exercise Fights Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a bone-weakening disease that afflicts tens of millions of people, and much-needed new treatments could be on the way after researc...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

Discovery of an 'Inside Out' Solar System Puzzles Astronomers <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/planets_wrong_order_header.jpg" alt="illustration of planets near a sun"/>How did it form?

Discovery of an 'Inside Out' Solar System Puzzles Astronomers

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations – and suggest...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

Ozempic-Style Patches Promise Easy Weight Loss, But Do They Work? <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/FeetSteppingLightlyOntoScales.jpg" alt="Two feet stepping onto a large black scale"/>Here's what two experts say.

Ozempic-Style Patches Promise Easy Weight Loss, But Do They Work?

Could a simple patch, inspired by the weight-loss drug Ozempic, really help you shed excess kilos without the pain and effort of an injection? Prom...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

A Giant Star Vanished, And Scientists Think a Black Hole Is to Blame <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/black-hole-dust.jpg" alt="A Giant Star Vanished, And Scientists Think a Black Hole Is to Blame"/>"The most surprising discovery of my life."

A Giant Star Vanished, And Scientists Think a Black Hole Is to Blame

One of the brightest stars in the Andromeda galaxy quietly collapsed into a black hole without any of the fanfare of a spectacular supernova.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 days ago

We Were Wrong About Fasting, Massive Review Shows <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/Empty-plate-with-cutlery.jpg" alt="Fasting Doesn't Impact Mental Function How We Thought, Massive Review Finds"/>What is fasting doing to your brain?

We Were Wrong About Fasting, Massive Review Shows

Ever worried that skipping breakfast might leave you foggy at work? Or that intermittent fasting would make you irritable, distracted, and less pro...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

The Secret to One of Peru's Most Powerful Kingdoms Came Out of Birds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/bird_open_mouth_header.jpg" alt="sea bird with an open beak"/>White gold!

The Secret to One of Peru's Most Powerful Kingdoms Came Out of Birds

In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, set...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Mars Organics Are Hard to Explain Without Life, NASA-Led Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/cumberland-hole.jpg" alt="Mars Organics Are Hard to Explain Without Life, NASA-Led Study Finds"/>Answers are tantalizingly out of reach.

Mars Organics Are Hard to Explain Without Life, NASA-Led Study Finds

In 2025, scientists reported the discovery of long-chain organic molecules called alkanes in the ancient mudstones of Mars.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Major Review Reveals The Best Exercises For Easing Depression <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/woman_smiling_swimming_header.jpg" alt="woman smiling in the pool"/>That's not all it found.

Major Review Reveals The Best Exercises For Easing Depression

Depression and anxiety affect millions of people worldwide.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

Scientists Say It's Time to Learn More About Sexual Health in Space <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/space-reproduction.jpg" alt="Scientists Say It's Time to Learn More About Sexual Health in Space"/>It's a serious research blind spot.

Scientists Say It's Time to Learn More About Sexual Health in Space

Humans are spending more time in outer space than ever, and we're bringing our gonads with us.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 days ago

A Roman-Era Stone Baffled Experts. AI May Have Solved The Mystery. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/roman_board_game_AI_header.jpg" alt="ancient board game stone"/>Is this how it was really used?

A Roman-Era Stone Baffled Experts. AI May Have Solved The Mystery.

A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Bizarre Magnetic Anomaly Beneath Australia Has a Surprisingly Familiar Shape <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/Australia-Magnetic-Anomaly.jpg" alt="Bizarre Magnetic Anomaly Beneath Australia Has a Surprisingly Familiar Shape"/>Under the land Down Under.

Bizarre Magnetic Anomaly Beneath Australia Has a Surprisingly Familiar Shape

Geologists have mapped a strange magnetic anomaly in Australia – and in a stunning coincidence, it happens to look remarkably like the continent ...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

These Tiny Actions Could Give Your Life Real Meaning, a Psychologist Explains <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/woman-beach.jpg" alt="These Tiny Actions Could Give Your Life Real Meaning, a Psychologist Explains"/>It's not about the big things.

These Tiny Actions Could Give Your Life Real Meaning, a Psychologist Explains

The start of the year often comes with attempts at big life changes that we're hoping will make us feel more grounded, fulfilled, or in control.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 1 week ago

Ancient Romans Really Did Use Poop as Medicine. We Just Got The First Real Proof. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/PoopMedicine.jpg" alt="Ancient Romans Really Did Use Poop as Medicine. We Just Got The First Real Proof."/>Plug your noses.

Ancient Romans Really Did Use Poop as Medicine. We Just Got The First Real Proof.

Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea.

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