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Scientists May Have Found a Way to Make Damaged Adult Retinas Repair Themselves
There's a rare, inherited sight condition, involving faulty copies of the CaBP4 gene, that causes...
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America's 'Dead Sea' Was Once a Vast Freshwater Lake 10 Times Its Size
We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 22h
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Decaf Coffee Might Have A Surprising Advantage Over Caffeinated, Study Finds
Decaffeinated coffee might not come with the same buzz, but it may offer an advantage...
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Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons
Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
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We May Have Been Wrong About Fasting Before Blood Tests, Study Reveals
Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, with patients often instructed...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
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This Dangerous Fungus Has Become Resistant to Every Major Antifungal Drug We Have… Twice
There's a new fungus amongus, and it's raising red flags among health care experts because...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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Scientists Tested Whether Leftovers Really Taste Better The Next Day. One Dish Stood Out.
There's a specific kind of joy in opening the fridge to find leftovers waiting for...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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One Diet Change May Ease Depression Symptoms in Just 4 Weeks, Small Trial Finds
A packet of snacks. A sugary drink. A meal ready in minutes. Ultra-processed foods make...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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Old Hearts Become Biologically Younger When Transplanted Into Younger People
The heart is, inarguably, one of the most important organs in the body. It sits...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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The Aging Brain Isn't Declining – It's Adapting, Study Finds
As we get older, our episodic memory – managed by the hippocampus region – gradually...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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This Sea Creature Looks Like Poop. It May Also Live For 120 Years.
Somewhere in the world, surely, a Monkey's Paw is cackling maniacally to itself. Scattered across...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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Tapeworm Treatment Shows Early Effectiveness Against Endometriosis
The pain returns each month, sometimes lingering after a period ends. Even when treatment brings...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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LASIK Alternative Promises to Improve Vision Without Scalpel or Lasers
Recognizing a familiar face across the street. Reading a distant sign without squinting. For people...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
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Ozempic Rival Delivers 25% Weight Loss at Highest Dose in Phase 3 Trial
A flight of stairs can become a challenge for aching knees. Sleep can be broken...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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Scientists Discover a Genius Use For Leftover Steel Waste – And It Could Save Lives
We all love a win-win. Well here's one better–a potential win-win-win. By using what would...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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Almost All The Viruses Found in a Vast Deep-Sea Mining Zone Were New to Science⁠
Deep in the abyss of the Pacific Ocean, the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone is home to...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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Finally: Rose-Tinted Solar Panels Could Let Crops And Electricity Share The Same Land
Plants are the original solar panels, and they're very good at converting light into energy...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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This One Exercise 3x a Week Could Keep Your Blood Pressure Down – And It Doesn't Take Long
We all know exercise is good for us – but we don't all have the...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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No Longer Just North And South: A New Material Joins The Third Type of Magnetism
Unlike what a certain donut company suggests, the world actually runs on magnetism. It's essential...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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Choice of Tea or Coffee Might Affect Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women
Few of us would turn down a nice cuppa. But over the years, daily decisions...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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A Hidden Compound in 'Healthy' Plant-Based Foods May Be Fueling Gut Inflammation
Some of the healthiest plant-based foods on the menu – including spinach, beetroot, rhubarb, almonds,...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
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Physicists Find a Superconductor That 'Breaks' The Symmetry of Time – A First For Its Kind
Under certain conditions – such as bone-brittling temperatures lower than that of deep space –...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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Revolutionary Feathered Dinosaur Discovery in China Suggests Flight Evolved Multiple Times
An exquisitely preserved feathered raptor just discovered in north-eastern China could probably fly. It's also...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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High Blood Pressure May Directly Accelerate Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, where the cartilage in a joint gradually erodes away and leads to the painful...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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Physicists Quantum-Entangled a Levitating Speck of Glass With Light at Room Temperature
A new window into the quantum realm has just been opened by a single microscopic...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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A Vast Hole Almost The Size of Portugal Opened Up in Antarctica's Winter Sea Ice. Now We Know Why.
Every winter, Antarctica roughly doubles in size as sea ice locks into place over the...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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Nine Patients Received a Personalized Kidney Cancer Vaccine. None Had a Recurrence.
How do you teach the immune system to recognize a cancer cell? Researchers are taking...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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One of The World's Most Used Drugs May Lower Dementia Risk – But There's a Catch
One of the most widely used drugs in the world could help reduce dementia risk...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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Watch Plasma Erupt in Full Color Inside a Fusion Reactor at 16,000 FPS
When the tokamak powers on, something magical happens in the confines of its reinforced belly....
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
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Eating Alone Can Literally Change How Your Body Metabolizes Glucose
Dinner by yourself can be a lonely affair. The lack of social connection could change...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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Ozempic-Like Drugs Could Have a Surprising Effect on Alcohol Cravings
Imagine ordering a drink you would normally enjoy, then finding you barely want to touch...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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Scientists Connected 3 Human Mini-Brains in a Dish. They Learned Something The Others Couldn't.
The human brain is a magnificently complex information-processing machine that is extremely off-limits to certain...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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Scientists Watched Human Dementia Proteins Spread Through Mouse Brains Like Prions
Prions are one of nature's cruelest tricks. Proteins are chains of amino acids that need...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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Popular Supplement Could Have an Unexpected Downside, Study Finds
Fish oil supplements have long been linked to a variety of brain benefits, but 2026...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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Astronomers May Have Found a Planet in The Habitable Zone of The Hottest Star Yet
Detecting planets outside of our Solar System mostly relies on measuring minute changes in the...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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Some Scientists Are Calling Alzheimer's 'Type 3 Diabetes'
You've probably heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but did you know there's...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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As Permafrost Melts, Toxic Metals Are Poisoning Rivers With Levels 70 Times Higher Than Normal
Over the past decade, a network of usually pristine blue rivers and lakes that winds...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
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How You Eat Your Fruit Is Linked to Heart Health, Study of 371,000 Americans Reveals
In the US, the official health recommendations for fruit are two cups per day for...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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Primate Communication May Follow Grammar Patterns Once Thought Uniquely Human
Human languages are complex and versatile. They reflect our intelligence, our cultures, our need to...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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A Change in Your Voice Could Foreshadow Cognitive Decline, Major Study Finds
Catching signs of dementia early – before the main symptoms have started to show –...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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A Black Hole Could Spit Itself Out of Its Own Hair, Leaving a Boson Star in Its Wake
If anything is forever in this Universe, it's black holes – or so their physics...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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New Study Shows What Really Happened After The Black Death Wiped Out Millions
The textbooks and history lessons tend to treat the Black Death as one devastating wave...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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Scientists Triggered Alzheimer's-Like Changes in Monkeys. A Year Later, They Showed No Obvious Memory Loss.
Can monkeys get Alzheimer's, or is the disease unique to humans? As African green monkeys...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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Popular Joint Supplement Linked to 25% Higher Dementia Risk in People With Early Memory Loss
Over the past two decades, the sale of dietary supplements has taken off. Today, it...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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The Pacific Ocean Is Doing Something Weird as It Warms: Young Water Gets Older, And Old Water Gets Younger
You might not notice it gazing out from the shore, but water ages. As it...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
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Just 5 Infections Responsible For More Than 2 Million New Cancer Cases Annually
Cancer may seem like an inevitable part of life, but there are so many factors...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
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Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Research Finds
Venting when angry seems a sensible option. Conventional wisdom suggests that expressing anger can help...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
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The Age You Reach Menopause May Be Linked to Your Future Brain Health, 18-Year Study Finds
Going through menopause brings with it major shifts in biology for women, and experts have...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
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IBM's Quantum Computer Completes in 19 Seconds What Could Take a Supercomputer a Century
Some computations are so hardcore that it takes a facility of extraordinary power to even...
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ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroug… @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
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Earth's Mysterious Black Diamonds May Have Begun With an Ancient Cosmic Impact
Imagine picking up a black stone from an old riverbed in Brazil. Its surface shines...
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