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Scientists achieve a record-breaking temperature 280 billion times colder than deep space

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Study of nearly 27,000 men finds that wearing tight underwear is linked to poorer sperm quality, including more DNA damage, fewer motile sperm, and lower semen volume compared with loose-fitting boxers

4 days ago sciencealert.com health

Eating Blueberries Every Day Could Reduce Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

6 days ago sciencealert.com health

Scientists asked 50 people who nearly died to sketch the spaces they saw

7 days ago sciencealert.com neuroscience

New research reveals that hawkmoths have independently evolved distinct anatomical mechanisms to produce ultrasonic sounds using their genitals up to seven times over 30 million years as a defense strategy against predatory bats.

5 days ago sciencealert.com biology

A high-fat diet triggers a surprising brain response in young female mice

5 days ago sciencealert.com brain neuroscience

Scientists tested the air inside 5 NYC nail salons for a week each and found chemical fumes sometimes spiked to levels you'd expect at a chemical plant, with traces of cancer-linked benzene

3 days ago sciencealert.com health

Scientists found what look like red blood cells inside a 115-million-year-old dinosaur leg bone from Brazil, plus traces of heme, the molecule that carries oxygen in blood

6 days ago sciencealert.com paleontology

Eating healthier was linked to slower biological aging across all 10 diets studied, including Mediterranean, DASH, MIND and plant-based

38 hours ago sciencealert.com health

Beehives have a built-in colony-wide immune system, with multiple layers of defense that help protect thousands of bees from pathogens and disease

7 days ago sciencealert.com biology disease

A new study suggests that the concentration of floating microplastics within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may be high enough to subtly alter the ocean's color, giving it a gradually growing cyan tint by brightening both blue and green wavelengths.

3 days ago sciencealert.com environment

FDA approves the first drug that can 'functionally cure' chronic hepatitis B - 6 months of weekly shots (bepirovirsen) made the virus undetectable in about 1 in 5 patients…

4 days ago sciencealert.com medicine

The oldest securely dated direct proof that people used cannabis to get high comes from a 2,800-year-old royal tomb in Siberia, where scientists detected chemical traces of it in the hair of people buried there

3 days ago sciencealert.com anthropology cannabis

Scientists built a hand-cranked gadget the size of a TV remote that tells your blood type and checks for blood loss or anemia from a single drop of blood in about a minute

6 days ago sciencealert.com medicine

Scientists tested hair and nails from 8 Inca child mummies sacrificed on Andes mountaintops 500 years ago and found these kids were given coca leaves and alcohol, likely to ease their long…

6 days ago sciencealert.com anthropology

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that Germanic languages arrived in Scandinavia later than previously thought via Baltic migration, while Celtic languages spread westward from central Europe rather than originating on the Atlantic coast.

4 days ago sciencealert.com anthropology europe

Using an experimental drug, scientists restored liver function in aging rats while also reducing blood amyloid beta by approximately 50% linked to Alzheimer's disease

3 days ago sciencealert.com disease medicine

A new study demonstrates that university exam periods create a distinct, population-level chemical signature in campus wastewater, characterized by temporary spikes in biological stress markers and suggestive increases in antidepressant consumption…

2 days ago sciencealert.com health

Men with untreated sleep apnea have worse sperm quality than healthy men, a new study found: they produce less semen, have fewer sperm that can swim forward properly, and show more signs of inflammation in their semen, suggesting that this common sleep disorder could affect male fertility.

2 days ago sciencealert.com medicine

Astronomers Discover a Giant New Dwarf Planet Candidate Hiding Beyond Pluto

12 days ago sciencealert.com astronomy

Old Blood Cells Have Been Transformed Into Brain Stem Cells That Get Younger

20 days ago sciencealert.com biotech brain neuroscience

Scientists identify a blood signature tied to Mediterranean-style eating is linked to 23% lower risk of death

12 days ago sciencealert.com health

New 'Circadian' Subtype of Depression Affecting 1 in 4 Patients

19 days ago sciencealert.com health

Splitting a workout into 3 quick 1-minute sets of 20 squats spread across the day built about the same strength as doing all 60 squats in one go, an 8-week study of 45 young weight lifters found

11 days ago sciencealert.com go health

New 'super ice' 10 times stronger, bringing it close to the strength of concrete

27 days ago sciencealert.com science

Chernobyl’s dogs have developed genetically distinct populations, and scientists may finally know what’s behind their unusual DNA.

9 days ago sciencealert.com genetics

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may have found why so many men’s prostates grow bigger with age: a newly identified cell type (WIF1+ basal cells) packed around the urethra…

15 days ago sciencealert.com health

AI scans of 100,000+ people found those with 'brown fat' had less diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression

22 days ago sciencealert.com ai diabetes disease medicine

Physicists Trapped a Particle of Antimatter And Kept It Caged For Months

19 days ago sciencealert.com antimatter physics

Both too little and too much testosterone are linked to a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that raises stroke risk, a new research review finds

16 days ago sciencealert.com health

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