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Expert Explains FDA's New COVID Vaccine Rules in The US <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/vaccine_FDA_newrules_header.jpg" alt="vaccine injection"/>It's controversial.

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Expert Explains FDA&#039;s New COVID Vaccine Rules in The US

On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Sitting Could Be Shrinking Your Brain (And Exercise May Not Help) <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/woman_sitting_lounge_header.jpg" alt="woman sitting holding her head"/>Go stretch your legs.

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Sitting Could Be Shrinking Your Brain (And Exercise May Not Help)

Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkag...

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Dark Streaks on Mars May Not Be Signs of Flowing Water Like We Thought <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/streaks_on_mars_header.jpg" alt="image of slope on mars with streaks"/>Bittersweet news.

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Dark Streaks on Mars May Not Be Signs of Flowing Water Like We Thought

It was big news years ago when Mars orbiters found streaks of what appeared to be water running down Martian cliffs and crater walls.

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Your Voice Could Hide The Tell-Tale Signs of Parkinson's Disease <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/older_women_talking_header.jpg" alt="older women talking"/>Listen to your body.

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Your Voice Could Hide The Tell-Tale Signs of Parkinson&#039;s Disease

In a continued effort to catch neurodegenerative diseases early, researchers directed machine learning models to see if they could &#039;hear&#039;...

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Harvard Paid $27 For a 'Copy' of The Magna Carta. It Turned Out to Be The Real Thing. <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/HarvardMagnaCarta.jpg"/>"This is a fantastic discovery."

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Harvard Paid $27 For a &#039;Copy&#039; of The Magna Carta. It Turned Out to Be The Real Thing.

A "copy" of the Magna Carta, the medieval English document that has formed the basis of constitutions around the world, owned by Harvard Law School...

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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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Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time, Study Finds <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/mountains_sonar_antarctica_header.jpg" alt="hidden mountains"/>Preserved through the ages.

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Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica&#039;s Ice Frozen in Time, Study Finds

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains.

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'Perfect Storm': Expert Reveals Why Pollen Allergies Are Getting Worse <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/girl-with-hay-fever.jpg" alt="girl with hay fever"/>Intensifying for decades.

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&#039;Perfect Storm&#039;: Expert Reveals Why Pollen Allergies Are Getting Worse

Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life.

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New Signals Hint at a Lost Ocean of Water Concealed Within Mars <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/12/ocean-on-mars-1024x415.jpg" alt="Artist impression of a close up view of Mars with oceans"/>The mystery of the red planet's missing water may be solved.

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New Signals Hint at a Lost Ocean of Water Concealed Within Mars

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir ...

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A Hidden Supermassive Black Hole Has Just Revealed Itself in Deep Space <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/AT2024tvd.jpg" alt="A Hidden Supermassive Black Hole Has Just Revealed Itself in Deep Space"/>The first detection of its kind.

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A Hidden Supermassive Black Hole Has Just Revealed Itself in Deep Space

A supermassive black hole around a million times the mass of the Sun just gave away its position in spectacular fashion.

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Ultra-Rare 'Asian Unicorn' Has Genome Sequenced, And It Could Mean Everything <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/saola_camtrap_retouched-1.jpg" alt="Ultra-Rare 'Asian Unicorn' Has Genome Sequenced, And It Could Mean Everything"/>A last-ditch chance for survival.

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Ultra-Rare &#039;Asian Unicorn&#039; Has Genome Sequenced, And It Could Mean Everything

Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the rarest animals in the world: the &#039;Asian unicorn&#039;, which hasn&#039;t been seen in more ...

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Children's Cancer Risk From Gas Stoves Nearly Double That of Adults <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/GasStove.jpg" alt="Gas stove"/>Action is needed.

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Children&#039;s Cancer Risk From Gas Stoves Nearly Double That of Adults

The gas stove in your home could be releasing toxic chemicals at cancer-causing levels, a new study shows.

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NASA Reveals 'Higher Than Expected' Sea Level Rise in 2024 <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/NASAGraphSeaLevelChange.jpg" alt="NASA Graph Sea Level Change"/>"The rate of rise is getting faster and faster."

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NASA Reveals &#039;Higher Than Expected&#039; Sea Level Rise in 2024

As global warming continues to melt Earth&#039;s glaciers, sea level rise hits all new heights.

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The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Is Just About to Peak <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/eta-aquariids.jpg" alt="The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Is Just About to Peak"/>Don't miss it!

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The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Is Just About to Peak

It&#039;s time to get outside and look at the night sky: the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak.

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Climate Change Is Threatening Eye Health. Here's Why. <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/eye-closeup.jpg" alt="Climate Change Is Threatening Eye Health. Here's Why."/>A disturbing pattern is emerging.

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Climate Change Is Threatening Eye Health. Here&#039;s Why.

For five months in 2017, farmworker Alka Kamble experienced blurred vision in one of her eyes but didn&#039;t consult an ophthalmologist.

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'Super-Earths' May Be Surprisingly Common, Scientists Reveal <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/illustration-super-earth-exoplanet.jpg" alt="artist's impression of super-Earth exoplanet"/>There could be way more than we realized.

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&#039;Super-Earths&#039; May Be Surprisingly Common, Scientists Reveal

Earth-like exoplanets might be more common throughout the Milky Way than previously believed, astronomers report in a new study.

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Poor Oral Hygiene Could Be Taking a Toll on Your Heart, Expert Says <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/11/OralHealthBubonicPlague.jpg" alt="Wild Hypothesis Links The Bubonic Plague to Modern Oral Health"/>The effects can be far-reaching.

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Poor Oral Hygiene Could Be Taking a Toll on Your Heart, Expert Says

The mouth is often described as a window to overall health – and for good reason.

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AI Detects an Unusual Detail Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/12/PaintingClose.jpg" alt="Painting close up"/>"The computer sees far more deeply than the human eye."

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AI Detects an Unusual Detail Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to see details in images that escape the human eye, and an AI neural network identified something unusu...

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This Severe Brain Disorder Is Common But Often Goes Undiagnosed <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/04/AbstractBrainImage.jpg" alt="Abstract Brain Image"/>A kaleidoscope of symptoms.

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This Severe Brain Disorder Is Common But Often Goes Undiagnosed

Imagine suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak.

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Scientists 'Tattoo' Tardigrades in Nanotechnology Breakthrough <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/04/tardigrade-tattoo.jpg" alt="Scientists 'Tattoo' Tardigrades in Nanotechnology Breakthrough"/>For science!

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Scientists &#039;Tattoo&#039; Tardigrades in Nanotechnology Breakthrough

A new technique has allowed researchers to tattoo patterns onto the tiny bodies of living tardigrades.