ScienceAlertStoryboardNASA Spots a Bizarre 'Jellyfish' Floating on Mars. Here's What We Know.Curated byScienceAlertMost bizarre objects on Mars end up being something the red planet has in abundance – rocks. In an image snapped by Curiosity in 2023, however, the explanation is a little more unusual. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardResearchers Put Spinach Directly Into Bread. The Body's Insulin Response ChangedCurated byScienceAlertThe insulin of those who unknowingly ate spinach did something intriguing. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardYour Body Has a 'Second Heart', And It's Crucial You Keep It PumpingCurated byScienceAlertEvery step, ankle flex, or rise onto your toes activates a remarkable pump below your knees. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardOur Fat Tissue May 'Remember' Obesity, Even After We've Lost WeightCurated byScienceAlertIt seems obesity leaves some kind of imprint on our bodies that persists even if we start losing weight. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardSix Never-Before-Seen Mystery Structures Found Lurking Deep Inside The EarthCurated byScienceAlertNearly 175,000 seismic waves traveling through Earth have revealed mysterious structures deep beneath the mantle. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardThis 17th-Century Aristocrat Had an Ingenious Secret For Keeping Her TeethCurated byScienceAlertScientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardRadical Overhaul to Milk Production Would Use Up to 96% Less Land: StudyCurated byScienceAlertIf the UK were to replace traditional dairy milk with milk produced by a technique called precision fermentation, the land footprint would be up to 96 percent lower than that of cow's milk, researchers estimate. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardThis Week in Science: Ocean 'Backrooms', Plastic Cookies, And More!Curated byScienceAlertEach week at ScienceAlert, we bring you a roundup of the biggest science news stories you might have missed. This week: The ocean's backrooms, reversing Alzheimer's damage, the safest place on Earth, and more! Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardExperimental Drug Makes Obese Mice Burn Fat Without Losing Muscle Or Eating LessCurated byScienceAlertMost weight-loss drugs work largely by reducing appetite and food intake. But an experimental compound appears to work differently: In mice, it helps the body use more of the energy it takes in. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardMeet Orexin, The Brain Chemical Behind Staying MotivatedCurated byScienceAlertIt's possible that these neurons are important for keeping motivation at a certain baseline, but don't work exactly like a dial that can be turned up or down. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardScientists Hunting a Shipwreck Stumbled Across The Ocean's Own BackroomsCurated byScienceAlert"We are at 1.5 kilometers… in the deep sea. And here we are, moving through a field of just freezers, fridges and washing machines." Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardNo Place on Earth Is Safe if All Hell Breaks Loose, But One Place Is SafestCurated byScienceAlertIf all hell really does break loose and some kind of unprecedented global disaster strikes, where would you go? What would be the safest place to seek shelter, to lie low and ride out the storm, and hopefully survive to see a brighter day? Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardCan Alzheimer's Spread Through Blood Transfusions? Here's What We Know.Curated byScienceAlert"Blood transfusions are important and save many lives," says neurologist John Collinge from University College London. "However, to ensure that they are as safe as they can possibly be, it's important that we thoroughly investigate any potential risks." Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardTrichotillomania: Why People Feel Compelled to Pull Out Their Own HairCurated byScienceAlertOne emotional or behavioral state stood out: Boredom. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardCardiologists Just Changed The Universal Definition of Heart FailureCurated byScienceAlertLeading cardiology organizations around the world are having a change of heart. Just five years after the first universal definition of heart failure was published, they are proposing a big update. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardSugar Rations May Have Had A Dramatic Effect on The Lives of WWII BabiesCurated byScienceAlertIn January 1940, strict food rationing went into effect, limiting the amount of certain foods people could buy, including common staples like sugar. Decades and entire lifetimes later, the long-tail effect of that enforced sugar reduction during World War II appears to have dramatically boosted the health of an entire generation of wartime babies, research suggests. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardNuclear Tests Decades Ago Have Revealed Something New About Our Planet's CoreCurated byScienceAlertUsing data from a surprising source – underground nuclear tests conducted more than 30 years ago – researchers have some more detail about our planet's internal systems. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardYour Heart Can Actually Build Its Own Bypass After a Heart AttackCurated byScienceAlertResearchers detail how this natural repair system functions for the first time – and how it could potentially be boosted artificially to improve the chances of recovery after a heart attack. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardBreakthrough To Restore Aging Joints Could Help Treat OsteoarthritisCurated byScienceAlertThe general assumption for decades has been that once the cartilage in a joint has broken down, it can't be regrown. But now, scientists at Stanford University think they've found the switch that's been holding this process back, after tracing the loss of age-related cartilage to a single protein. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardThe US's First Legal Psilocybin Program Treated 346 People. Here's What HappenedCurated byScienceAlertWhat happens, the researchers wanted to know, when you take psilocybin out of the tightly controlled clinical-trial environment and offer it to ordinary members of the public? Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardThis Week in Science: Highest Radiation Occupation, a Shooting Star, And More!Curated byScienceAlertEach week at ScienceAlert, we bring you a roundup of the biggest science news stories you might have missed. This week: The job with the highest radiation hazard, a new record for the fastest star in the galaxy, and a link between sugar drinks and cancer. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardScientists Directly Date 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Life For First TimeCurated byScienceAlert"It helps us determine when life was already present on the early Earth, giving us a clearer picture of how soon life emerged and how Earth's earliest environments may have supported it." Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardStudy Reveals How Psilocybin Helps People Feel At One With ExistenceCurated byScienceAlertMany psilocybin users report increased universal immersion: a deconstruction and interconnection of the senses of space, time, and selfhood – a melding of one's identity into the cosmic milieu, if you will. It sounds chaotic, but that apparent disorder is not the whole story, according to the largest single-site psychedelic brain study to date. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardNobody's Talking About This Weak Link in The Hydrogen Economy: MetalCurated byScienceAlertAt the high and variable temperatures inside a gas turbine, hydrogen's ability to 'embrittle' the machinery is sent into overdrive. This suggests existing infrastructure won't cope with hydrogen as a fuel source: it's going to require a total overhaul, and entirely new alloys. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.
ScienceAlertStoryboardPeople Who Live Past 100 May Be Protected by Rare Cancer-Killing Immune CellsCurated byScienceAlert"Even in extreme old age, the immune system may continue to adapt to age-related challenges," says University of Osaka immunologist Kosuke Hashimoto. Read on to learn about these immune cells – and follow ScienceAlert for more longevity breakthroughs.
ScienceAlertStoryboardParkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Hints at Unexpectedly Simple TreatmentCurated byScienceAlertYears before a Parkinson's diagnosis – sometimes as many as two decades before – the disease is already making itself known in the body, not through tremors, but through constipation and trouble sleeping. Read on to find out more – and follow ScienceAlert for the latest discoveries about the gut-brain connection.
ScienceAlertStoryboardA Hidden Driver of High Blood Pressure Has Been Discovered – And a Potential FixCurated byScienceAlertWhat this drug seems to do is tackle the organ damage directly, which means it could have broader applications beyond just the symptoms that come along with hypertension. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardAncient Humans May Have Evolved a Remarkable Trick to Survive The Last Ice AgeCurated byScienceAlertHumanity is still evolving – and the genetic adaptability that allows us to thrive around the world today may have also contributed to past success, according to new genetic research. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more about human evolution.
ScienceAlertStoryboardJob With Highest Risk of Radiation Cancer Revealed Out of Over 500 OccupationsCurated byScienceAlertYou might think that workers in nuclear medicine facilities or X-ray departments would face the greatest dangers of radiation exposure in their professional lives, but the science suggests otherwise. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
ScienceAlertStoryboardUS Cardiologists Issue New Guidelines For How to Manage CholesterolCurated byScienceAlertIt's estimated that about one in four adults in the US has high LDL cholesterol, which can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. This year, experts in the US updated their official guidance on how to manage cholesterol and prevent dyslipidemia, overhauling the former 2018 guidelines. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more evidence-based health news.
