Abandoned Oil And Gas Pipes Are Still Contributing TONS of Microplastics Into The Ocean Each Year : ScienceAlert
Decades after offshore oil and gas projects are decommissioned, the underwater pipelines that are left behind continue to…
Massive Analysis Finds Only 3 Supplements Show ‘Unrealistically Large’ Effects on Depression : ScienceAlert
If you’ve ever stood staring at a wall of supplements, wondering whether that bottle of fish oil, vitamin…
The US Could Have a $100 Billion Stash of Rare Earth Elements – Hiding in Coal Waste : ScienceAlert
The world runs on metals, and not (just) the kind produced by long-haired musicians with monochromatic wardrobes. Our…
Peppermint Oil Lowered Blood Pressure by 8 Points in Just 20 Days, Trial Finds : ScienceAlert
High blood pressure means a significantly higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases, motivating researchers…
Astronomers Spot an Uncannily Geometric, 10-Sided Structure in Saturn’s Atmosphere : ScienceAlert
Saturn, apparently, has been hiding its talents. For decades, humanity has puzzled over the gas giant’s enormous hexagon…
Scientists Discover Two Superconducting States Hiding as One : ScienceAlert
As much as we now know about superconductivity – where a material conducts electrical charge without resistance or…
Breakthrough Evidence: Nuclear Fusion ‘Flaw’ Could Actually Be Part of The Solution : ScienceAlert
Fusion power aims to provide a revolutionary energy source, but achieving it remains perennially around the technological corner.…
Scientists Filmed an Alien-Looking Fish Moonwalking Across The Seafloor : ScienceAlert
The expansive, abyssal darkness of the deep sea mirrors the mystique and grandeur of outer space. Hauntingly bioluminescent…
Study Suggests The More Time We Spend With AI, The More Robot-Like We Become : ScienceAlert
We know that AI is transforming modern life in myriad ways – influencing everything from scientific research to…
The FDA Just Approved The First US Freeze-Dried Plasma, Ready in Minutes : ScienceAlert
For a patient losing blood, every minute without treatment can matter. But the plasma needed to help control…
Scientists Built Prosthetic ‘Skin’ That Mimics One Crucial Feature of Pain : ScienceAlert
A prosthetic limb can help people to stand, walk, or run again. But it cannot always warn them…
A New Kind of Plastic Vaporizes When Heated And Then Reassembles Itself : ScienceAlert
The world is drowning in plastic waste. Our bodies are full of microplastics and no environment is safe.…