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Study Reveals 2 Genes That Could Influence Your Interest in Cannabis <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/woman_using_cannabis_header.jpg" alt="woman smoking cannabis"/>A new way to identify risk.

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Study Reveals 2 Genes That Could Influence Your Interest in Cannabis

The genes we inherit may have a subtle influence over whether we experiment with and make a habit of using cannabis.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 3 months ago

Eerie Circles in Space Could Be Blasts From Black Holes <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/05/FirstOddRadioCircleFromDarkEnergySurvey.jpg" alt="Blurry green bubble cloud in space with field of stars"/>They've puzzled astronomers for years.

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Eerie Circles in Space Could Be Blasts From Black Holes

Strangely sharp circles of radio waves in space have puzzled astronomers since their surprise discovery in 2019.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 months ago

Cannabis Compound Discovered Inside a Totally Different Plant <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/06/TypeOfTremaMicranthaPlantFromBrazil.jpg" alt="A type of leafy green plant with green berries turning to red."/>Hiding in plain sight!

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Cannabis Compound Discovered Inside a Totally Different Plant

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce ...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 months ago

Green Tea And a Vitamin Supplement Could Protect Against Alzheimer's <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/08/green_tea_header.jpg" alt="woman drinking green tea"/>Is Alzheimer's a waste-recycling problem?

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Green Tea And a Vitamin Supplement Could Protect Against Alzheimer's

A natural compound found in green tea forms a powerful brain cleaner when combined with a common vitamin, researchers have found, potentially putti...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 months ago

There's a Simple Trick to Unshrink Your Clothes, Thanks to Science <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/08/ShrunkJacketInWash.jpg" alt="There's a Simple Trick to Unshrink Your Clothes, Thanks to Science"/>Keep calm and try this!

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There's a Simple Trick to Unshrink Your Clothes, Thanks to Science

When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially if you followed the instructions closely.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 4 months ago

CT Scans Projected to Result in 100,000 New Cancers Across The US <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/04/CTScan.jpg" alt="CT Scans Projected to Result in 100,000 New Cancers in The US"/>It's important to get the full story.

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CT Scans Projected to Result in 100,000 New Cancers Across The US

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some scientists are concern...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 months ago

Alzheimer's May Start at The Brain's Borders, Scientists Discover <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/08/CapillariesOutsideBrain.jpg" alt="Illustration of capillaries surrounding brain"/>A new path to treatment.

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Alzheimer's May Start at The Brain's Borders, Scientists Discover

To find a cure for Alzheimer's disease, we need to understand how and where it gets started, and new research suggests we might be looking in ...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 months ago

A 400-Year-Old Mystery About The Sun May Finally Be Solved <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/sunspot_stability_sun_header.jpg" alt="sunspots"/>A crucial breakthrough.

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A 400-Year-Old Mystery About The Sun May Finally Be Solved

Since Galileo first observed them through his telescope in the early 1600s, sunspots have fascinated scientists.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 5 months ago

Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth's Volcanoes <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/VolcanoIceRetreat.png" alt="Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth's Volcanoes"/>Uh oh.

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Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth's Volcanoes

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of climate change.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Major Study Links 4 Healthy Diets With Up to 28% Lower Dementia Risk <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/HealthyDiet.jpg" alt="Healthy diet"/>Your food could protect your brain.

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Major Study Links 4 Healthy Diets With Up to 28% Lower Dementia Risk

Sticking to the Mediterranean diet, rich in plants and nuts and low in meat, could drastically reduce your risk of dementia, according to a new stu...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

World's Most Popular Weedkiller Has a Regrettable New Ingredient <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/PesticideSpray.jpg" alt="World's Most Popular Weedkiller Has a Regrettable New Ingredient"/>Move over glyphosate...

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The producer of the world's most popular weedkiller – Roundup – is replacing a notorious ingredient with what could be a "regrettable subs...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Cough Medicine May Protect Against Some of Parkinson's Worst Symptoms <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/CoughMedicineParkinsons.jpg" alt="Cough Medicine May Protect Against Some of Parkinson's Worst Symptoms"/>A spoonful of hope.

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Cough Medicine May Protect Against Some of Parkinson's Worst Symptoms

An active ingredient in cough medicines since 1979 has shown promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease-relat...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Alpha Male Primates a Myth, Researchers Find in New Study <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/alpha_male_myth_header.jpg" alt="mandrill with open mouth"/>The truth is far more complicated.

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Alpha Male Primates a Myth, Researchers Find in New Study

New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in...

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Earth Became a Hothouse 250 Million Years Ago, And We Finally Know Why <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/HothouseEarth.jpg" alt="Illustration of a bright red planet looking like it's burning"/>We almost didn't make it.

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Earth Became a Hothouse 250 Million Years Ago, And We Finally Know Why

Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Nightmares Could Make You 3 Times More Likely Die Before 75 <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/07/Nightmares-shorten-lives_header.jpg" alt="wide eyes in terror"/>More than just bad dreams.

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Nightmares Could Make You 3 Times More Likely to Die Before 75

Waking up from a nightmare can leave your heart pounding, but the effects may reach far beyond a restless night.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

3D Time Could Solve Physics' Biggest Problem, Says Bizarre New Study <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/blurred_pocket_watches_header.jpg" alt="Bizarre New Physics Theory Says Our Universe Has Three Dimensions of Time"/>How am I still running late?

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3D Time Could Solve Physics' Biggest Problem, Says Bizarre New Study

Clocks might be far more fundamental to physics than we ever realized.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Our Galaxy's Monster Black Hole Is Spinning Almost as Fast as Physics Allows <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/AIassistedBlackHoleReconstructionMW.jpg" alt="Our Galaxy's Monster Black Hole Is Spinning Almost as Fast as Physics Allows"/>Now THIS is how you use AI.

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Our Galaxy's Monster Black Hole Is Spinning Almost as Fast as Physics Allows

The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Fecal Transplants Present a Concerning Risk For Some, Study Finds <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/sem-bacteria.jpg" alt="fecal microbes"/>There could be a better way forward.

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Fecal Transplants Present a Concerning Risk For Some, Study Finds

Keeping a healthy mix of friendly microbes in the gut – known as eubiosis – is crucial for good health.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 6 months ago

Most People Develop Diverticulosis in Their Gut by 80 … So What Is It? <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/gut_with_diverticulosis_header.jpg" alt="gut illustration"/>Is it bad?

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Most People Develop Diverticulosis in Their Gut by 80 ... So What Is It?

It's not something people often talk about at the dinner table, but your gut health plays a huge role in your overall wellbeing.

ScienceAlert (RSS Feed) 7 months ago

Shallow Holes in Our Ancestor's Teeth Might Not Be a Disease as Thought <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/pitted-teeth.jpg" alt="Shallow Holes in Our Ancestor's Teeth Might Not Be a Disease as Thought"/>Trait or defect?

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Shallow Holes in Our Ancestor's Teeth Might Not Be a Disease as Thought

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution.