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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/ultra-processed-foods-walmart-aisle.jpg" alt="aisle of ultra-processed foods at a Walmart"/>"Nutritious foods could be a good strategy for maintaining brain health."

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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Early Signs of Parkinson&#039;s Disease

Ultra-processed foods are associated with a rogues&#039; gallery of health problems, including elevated risk for obesity, dementia, type 2 diabetes...

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One Stage of Sleep Seems Critical For Reducing Risk of Dementia <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/SeniorPersonSleepingInDaylight.jpg" alt="Senior person sleeping in daylight"/>Our brains need it.

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One Stage of Sleep Seems Critical For Reducing Risk of Dementia

The risk of getting dementia may go up as you get older if you don&#039;t get enough slow-wave sleep.

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World First: US Baby Treated With Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/KJBabySleeping.jpg" alt="A sleeping baby"/>"We hope he is the first of many."

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World First: US Baby Treated With Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing

A US infant with a rare condition has become history&#039;s first patient to be treated with a personalized gene-editing technique that raises hope...

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Men Are Dying From 'Broken Heart Syndrome' at Twice The Rate of Women <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/SadMan.jpg" alt="Sad man in a cemetery"/>Here's how heartbreak can kill you.

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Men Are Dying From &#039;Broken Heart Syndrome&#039; at Twice The Rate of Women

We&#039;re all aware of the psychological pain of a broken heart – countless books, songs, and movies have been written and made on the topic –...

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The Most Violent Solar Storm Ever Detected Hit Earth in 12350 BCE <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/solar-flare-oct-2014-2.jpg" alt="The Most Violent Solar Storm Ever Detected Hit Earth in 12350 BCE"/>​​"This event establishes a new worst-case scenario."

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The Most Violent Solar Storm Ever Detected Hit Earth in 12350 BCE

A huge cosmic event some 14,300 years ago was so powerful, it left a discernible mark on our planet.

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Your Walking Style Can Have Surprising Health Benefits, Study Says <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/07/woman_walking_across_street.jpg" alt="woman in red coat walking across a street"/>And it's never too late to start.

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Your Walking Style Can Have Surprising Health Benefits, Study Says

Throughout history, few things have inspired as much quackery as the pills, potions and promises to slow ageing, boost vitality, or extend life.

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Dark Matter Could Be Evolving, And The Implications Are Profound <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/SimulationOfDarkMatterInUniverse.jpg" alt="Gold stars in cloudy space interrupted by tangles of dark filaments"/>A radical new idea.

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Dark Matter Could Be Evolving, And The Implications Are Profound

For a while now, there has been a problematic mystery at the heart of the standard cosmological model.

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TikTok Trend Has Men Shaving Their Eyelashes – Here's Why You Shouldn't <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/MacroShotOfMansBlueEye.jpg" alt="Close photo of a man's blue eye"/>There's a dangerous myth behind this.

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TikTok Trend Has Men Shaving Their Eyelashes - Here&#039;s Why You Shouldn&#039;t

Videos of men removing their eyelashes, by trimming or shaving, have been circulating on social media in recent weeks.

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Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare We've Seen in 2025 <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/solar-flare-may-2025.jpg" alt="Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare We've Seen in 2025"/>Strong enough to cause radio blackouts.

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Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare We&#039;ve Seen in 2025

On 14 May 2025, the Sun erupted with the biggest flare we&#039;ve seen all year.

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Venus May Be More Earth-Like Than We Thought – And It's Still Moving <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/venus-coronae-1.png" alt="Artist's concept of Quetzalpetlatl Corona on Venus."/>Hidden forces exist under the surface.

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Venus May Be More Earth-Like Than We Thought &ndash; And It&#039;s Still Moving

A new study of Venus suggests that the deeply inhospitable world may be more like Earth than we thought.

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Scientists Discover Oldest Reptile Tracks, Rewriting Evolution Timeline <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/ancient_lizard_TC_header.jpg" alt="illustration of an ancient lizard"/>35 million years older than we thought possible.

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Scientists Discover Oldest Reptile Tracks, Rewriting Evolution Timeline

The emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.

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Walking Daily Linked to Lower Risk of 13 Cancers, Major Study Finds <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/steps.jpg" alt="Rear view of white shoes of a woman in close-up walking up stairs outdoors."/>Here's how many steps you need.

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Walking Daily Linked to Lower Risk of 13 Cancers, Major Study Finds

Physical inactivity costs the UK an estimated £7.4 billion each year – but more importantly, it costs lives.

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Hotter Climate Could Fuel Spread of Dangerous Fungi, Scientists Warn <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/AspergillusFumigatus.jpg" alt="Aspergillus fumigatus"/>The last of us?

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Hotter Climate Could Fuel Spread of Dangerous Fungi, Scientists Warn

The setup for The Last of Us video game and TV series involves a fungus that evolves due to climate change to infect swathes of the human populatio...

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The Martian Night Sky Was Seen Turning Green in a Stunning First <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/mars-skyglow.jpg" alt="The Martian Night Sky Was Seen Turning Green in a Stunning First"/>An aurora like we've never seen.

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The Martian Night Sky Was Seen Turning Green in a Stunning First

An aurora gently glowing in wavelengths visible to the human eye has been captured on Mars for the first time – and a robot was the only one to s...

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Incredible Detail on This Archaeopteryx Fossil Could Help Settle Flight Debate <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/ArchFossil.jpg" alt="Archaeopteryx Fossil Chicago"/>The 'first bird' like we've never seen it before.

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Incredible Detail on This Archaeopteryx Fossil Could Help Settle Flight Debate

One of the most famous fossil creatures in the world has just received a major glow-up.

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No, There Isn't a Mysterious Brain Disease Spreading in Canada <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/BrainAnalysis.jpg" alt="Brain scans"/>Well that's a relief.

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No, There Isn&#039;t a Mysterious Brain Disease Spreading in Canada

Cases of a mystery brain illness in New Brunswick, Canada have been making the headlines since 2019, but a new study assessing these reports has fo...

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Probiotics vs Prebiotics: What's The Difference And Do You Need Both? <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/woman_drinking_probiotics_header.jpg" alt="woman drinking from a white bottle"/>Ask your microbiome.

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Probiotics vs Prebiotics: What&#039;s The Difference And Do You Need Both?

If you walk through your local pharmacy or supermarket you&#039;re bound to come across probiotics and prebiotics.

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A Distinct New Form of Diabetes Has Been Officially Recognized <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/new_diabetesT5_header.jpg" alt="person's finger being pricked for diabetes test"/>Introducing type 5.

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A Distinct New Form of Diabetes Has Been Officially Recognized

Type 5 diabetes has just been recognised as a distinct form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation.

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JWST Captures Jupiter's Auroras 'Fizzing And Popping With Light' <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/jupiter-aurora-ir.jpg" alt="JWST Captures Jupiter's Auroras 'Fizzing And Popping With Light'"/>Glorious.

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JWST Captures Jupiter&#039;s Auroras &#039;Fizzing And Popping With Light&#039;

It&#039;s only fitting that Jupiter, nicknamed the king of the planets, wears a crown – and what a crown it is.

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Life Expectancy Has Barely Changed in Some US States For More Than a Century <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/OldPerson.jpg" alt="Old person"/>An alarming inequality.

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Life Expectancy Has Barely Changed in Some US States For More Than a Century

A new study highlights worrying differences in life expectancy trends across the United States, showing that states are far from equal when it come...