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In recordings obtained by NASA's Perseverance rover, scientists have identified, for the first time, lightning captured during Mars's wild dust events and whirling dust devils – not once, but 55 times over two Martian years of observation.

7 months ago sciencealert.com astronomy nasa

Traces of a previously unknown group of people, genetically distinct from their neighbors, have persisted for at least 8,000 years in the central Southern Cone of South America, study finds.

8 months ago sciencealert.com genetics

Sea urchin nervous systems are far more complex than we knew

8 months ago sciencealert.com biology

Magnetic switchbacks – phenomena thought to only exist near the Sun – have been detected in Earth's magnetic field for the first time

7 months ago sciencealert.com earth physics

Some People Never Forget a Face, and Now We Know Their Secret

8 months ago sciencealert.com science

Scientists Confirmed What Is Inside Our Moon

8 months ago sciencealert.com moon

Owning a Cat Could Double Your Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests

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Scientists Reveal How the Maya Predicted Eclipses for Centuries

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When Russian president Vladimir Putin visited Beijing in September 2025, he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that repeated organ transplants might make a person "get younger" and even live to 150

8 months ago sciencealert.com china health

A species of shark never before documented killing humans has now done so, devouring a swimmer in a chilling first.

8 months ago sciencealert.com health