ScienceAlert23 hours agoResearchers Warn AI Could Be Changing Us in an Unexpected WayScienceAlert - David NieldWe know that AI is transforming modern life in myriad ways – influencing everything from scientific research to student education. But it's less clear …
ScienceAlertScientists Just Made A Cookie Out of Recycled Plastic 'Slurry'. Welcome to 2026ScienceAlert - Michael IrvingWould you eat a cookie that was made from plastic? Technically, we're all ingesting an ungodly amount of plastic already, in the form of micro- and …
ScienceAlertA New Kind of Plastic Vaporizes When Heated And Then Reassembles ItselfScienceAlert - Ivan FarkasThe world is drowning in plastic waste. Our bodies are full of microplastics and no environment is safe. Plastics are strewn atop the most remote …
ScienceAlertThis Simple Trick Could Finally Help You Cut Down on Phone TimeScienceAlert - David NieldThe statistics for how much of the day we spend staring at our phones make for sobering reading: Individual usage varies a lot of course, but if …
ScienceAlertNobody's Talking About This Weak Link in The Hydrogen Economy: MetalScienceAlert - Jess CockerillExisting gas turbines aren't ready to run on hydrogen, according to researchers from Germany, China, and France, who just published a study in Nature …
ScienceAlertThe Quantum Internet Just Passed Its Toughest Real-World Test Yet – Over 38 Miles of Ordinary CableScienceAlert - David NieldIf scientists can develop networks based on quantum physics, the potential is huge. It could improve communication security, unite the capabilities …
ScienceAlertThere's One Type of Driving to Avoid if You Want Your EV Battery to Last 2.5x LongerScienceAlert - Michelle StarrWe all know the frustration of being stuck behind a tentative motorist, but there may be something to be said for driving like a person with a will …
ScienceAlert1,000 AI Agents Started Agreeing Without Anyone Telling Them ToScienceAlert - Esra ÖzImagine filling a virtual room with 1,000 artificial intelligence (AI) agents and asking each one to choose between two meaningless options. There is …
ScienceAlert'Virtually Absent': AI Models Practically Erase Female Characters From Kids' StoriesScienceAlert - David NieldHumans have been telling each other stories for millennia. From fairytales to fables, songlines to oral histories, those stories have long served a …
ScienceAlertEngineers Create Superglue That Bonds in 10 Seconds, Holds For Years And Gets Stronger UnderwaterScienceAlert - Ivan FarkasAlthough much of what we own is glued together, we don't think much about modern adhesives – until a shoe sole comes loose or our sofa collapses. But …
ScienceAlertThere's a Hidden Risk of Letting AI 'Discover' New BiologyScienceAlert - Esra ÖzAn AI system could help scientists identify a promising new drug. But it could also convince them that a biological effect exists when it does …
ScienceAlertScientists Watched Carbon Dioxide Being Pulled Out of The Air to Form GraphiteScienceAlert - Jess CockerillWouldn't it be great if we could make a material we need for batteries by pulling carbon dioxide right out of the air? It almost sounds too good to be …