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This 'Hyperarid' Desert Is Transforming Into a Carbon Sink. Here's Why. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/DesertTrees.jpg" alt="Taklamakan Desert afforestation"/>This really works.

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This 'Hyperarid' Desert Is Transforming Into a Carbon Sink. Here's Why.

One of the driest regions in the world is being transformed into a carbon sink through a long-term, large-scale tree planting program, absorbing mo...

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Aspergillus: What We Know About The Fungus Behind Hospital Deaths <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/MicroscopicAspergillusMold.jpg" alt="Green fluffy ball-shaped objects, seen under a microscope"/>About 250,000 people worldwide could be infected.

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Aspergillus: What We Know About The Fungus Behind Hospital Deaths

A common mold has killed two people and left four others seriously ill at one of Sydney's largest hospitals.

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Exercise Protects Against Alzheimer's, And Scientists May Finally Know Why <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/BrainBarrier.jpg" alt="Blood-brain barrier in mice"/>A crucial chain reaction.

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Exercise Protects Against Alzheimer's, And Scientists May Finally Know Why

Among its numerous health benefits, physical activity reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/new_type_refrigeration_header.jpg" alt="High contrast image of a fridge with its door open, with blue light spilling out into a dark room"/>This is super cool!

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Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration

Say hello to ionocaloric cooling.

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Ozempic-Like Drugs Linked With Lower Risk of Substance Addiction <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/SilhoutteOfAWomanDrinkingFromABottleCloseup.jpg" alt="Silhouette of a person drinking from a bottle"/>Saving lives in a variety of ways.

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Ozempic-Like Drugs Linked With Lower Risk of Substance Addiction

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people who already have one,...

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One 10-Minute Exercise Can Reduce Depression, Even a Month Later <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/DepressedManInBlueGreenTShirtLookingDownward.jpg" alt="Depressed looking man in his 40s with brown hair gazing downward"/>A surprisingly small first step, and it's free.

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One 10-Minute Exercise Can Reduce Depression, Even a Month Later

A well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark small reductions in depression.

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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/BabyLine.jpg" alt="Human embryo cloning concept"/>"Far more PFAS chemicals before birth than we previously realized."

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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds

Babies are exposed to many more 'forever chemicals' before they're born than previously thought, new research suggests, as the poten...

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/05/ear-pain-older-man-holding-hand-to-ear.jpg" alt="Close up of man's hand holding his ear, looking like he's in pain"/>We need to know more.

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function

Those who have never endured the relentless ringing of tinnitus can only dream of the torment.

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Scientists Reconstruct The Face of a 3.7-Million-Year-Old Human Relative <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/Little-Foot-skull.jpg" alt="'Little Foot' May Be a Whole New Member of Our Family Tree After All"/>See 'Little Foot' in amazing detail for the first time.

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Scientists Reconstruct The Face of a 3.7-Million-Year-Old Human Relative

Scientists have reconstructed the face of one of the most famous hominin fossils.

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Astronomers Spot a Record-Breaking 'Space Laser' 8 Billion Light-Years Away <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/eso1426d.jpg" alt="Astronomers Spot a Record-Breaking 'Space Laser' 8 Billion Light-Years Away"/>Aim away from face.

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Astronomers Spot a Record-Breaking 'Space Laser' 8 Billion Light-Years Away

Despite sounding like something out of pulpy '50s sci-fi, 'space lasers' are real – and astrophysicists have now spotted the brigh...

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Sea Levels Are Higher Than We Thought, And The Implications Are Huge <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/PalmTreesPartlyObsuredByHighSeaLevel.jpg" alt="Palm trees behind a high water level"/>Up to 132 million more people at risk.

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Sea Levels Are Higher Than We Thought, And The Implications Are Huge

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of m...

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How to Age Well, According to Ancient Greek And Roman Doctors <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/Depiction-of-Ancient-eye-examination.jpg" alt="An ancient stone inscription of two people"/>Their surprisingly simple tips sound familiar.

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How to Age Well, According to Ancient Greek And Roman Doctors

Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life.

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Got an Irritable Teenager? These Supplements Could Help <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/grumpy-teen.jpg"/>Assuming they'll actually take them.

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Got an Irritable Teenager? These Supplements Could Help

Irritability is one of the most common and distressing problems teenagers and their families face.

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Universal Vaccine Blocks Viruses, Bacteria, And Allergies With a Nasal Spray <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/universal_vaccine_spray_header.jpg" alt="nasal spray"/>One vaccine to rule them all.

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Universal Vaccine Blocks Viruses, Bacteria, And Allergies With a Nasal Spray

As vital as vaccines are, they can be frustratingly selective about their targets.

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Pollution Linked to Anxiety And Depression, EU Agency Warns <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/person_with_mask_air_pollution_header.jpg" alt="person wearing a face mask"/>Let's clear the air.

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Pollution Linked to Anxiety And Depression, EU Agency Warns

Environmental pollution is linked to several mental health disorders in Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned Tuesday, arguing that ...

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Scientists Discover New Evidence a Common Virus Helps Trigger MS <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/EBVMS.jpg" alt="Scientists Discover New Evidence a Common Virus Helps Trigger MS"/>A virtually unavoidable infection.

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Scientists Discover New Evidence a Common Virus Helps Trigger MS

Evidence is mounting that multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by one of the most common viruses in the world.

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Microbes That 'Disarm' Peanut Allergy Proteins Discovered in Mouth And Gut <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/child-holds-peanut.jpg" alt="Microbes That 'Disarm' Peanut Allergy Proteins Discovered in Mouth And Gut"/>Hidden allies.

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Microbes That 'Disarm' Peanut Allergy Proteins Discovered in Mouth And Gut

Bacteria that live in our mouths and intestines can 'disarm' the proteins that trigger allergic reactions to peanuts, a new study has found.

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Medical Chatbots Are Coming. Here's What You Need to Know Before Using One. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/health_chatbot_header.jpg" alt="woman laying on the sofa with her phone and a tissue"/>They're no substitute for professional advice.

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Medical Chatbots Are Coming. Here's What You Need to Know Before Using One.

WASHINGTON (AP) – With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began o...

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NASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/Mobile-launcher-1-containing-the-massive-Artemis-II-Space-Launch-System-SLS-rocket-arrives-at-the-Vehicle-Assembly-Building.jpg" alt="NASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon"/>Why the shake-up?

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NASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon

As we wait for the historic Artemis II mission – with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on board – NASA has announced major changes to the Artem...

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Viagara May Be One of Our Best Existing Options For an Alzheimer's Treatment <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/BrainScan.jpg" alt="Brain scan slide"/>Here's what we know.

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Viagra May Be One of Our Best Existing Options For an Alzheimer's Treatment

Repurposing treatments to treat multiple conditions is quicker, safer, and less expensive than developing new ways to manage health.