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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&#039;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.

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First Evidence of a Sauropod's Last Meal Shows How They Ate Their Food <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/diamantasaurus_artist_impression.jpg" alt="artist's impression of a diamantosaurus"/>A salad with a side of salad.

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First Evidence of a Sauropod&#039;s Last Meal Shows How They Ate Their Food

Since the late 19th century, sauropod dinosaurs (long-necks like Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus) have been almost universally regarded as herbivore...

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Dementia Risk Declining With Each Generation, Says Promising New Study <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/younger_older_dementia_study.jpg" alt="young person next to an older person"/>A turning point?

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Dementia Risk Declining With Each Generation, Says Promising New Study

Dementia cases are on the rise around the world.

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New Smart Dental Floss Can Detect Your Stress From Saliva <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/WomanFlossing.jpg" alt="A woman flossing"/>This goes way beyond dental hygiene.

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New Smart Dental Floss Can Detect Your Stress From Saliva

We know that flossing is generally good for our oral health, but researchers from Tufts University in the United States have gone one step further,...

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Volcanic Eruptions Can Create Ice in The Sky, And We Finally Know How <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/VolcanDeFuegoEruptionAsSeenFromAcatenango.jpg" alt="Volcanic Eruptions Can Create Ice in The Sky, And We Finally Know How"/>"The results completely overturned our original expectations."

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Volcanic Eruptions Can Create Ice in The Sky, And We Finally Know How

Satellites soaring high above Earth have revealed exactly how wispy clouds are created by the giant plumes of ash belched upwards in a volcanic eru...

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Videos Show Chimpanzees Using The Forest as Their Drumkit <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/chimp-with-rock.jpg" alt="Chimpanzees Are Throwing Rocks at Tree Trunks to Get Their Message Across"/>A fascinating ritual.

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Videos Show Chimpanzees Using The Forest as Their Drumkit

Chimpanzees are a musical lot, and percussion is an important part of their repertoire.

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Gluten Intolerance vs Celiac Disease: Experts Reveal The Key Differences <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/articles/processed/Gluten3_600.jpg" alt="Scientists who found gluten sensitivity evidence have now shown it doesn't exist"/>Is going gluten-free right for you?

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Gluten Intolerance vs Celiac Disease: Experts Reveal The Key Differences

Around one in ten Australians say they follow a gluten-free diet.

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Strange Metal From Beyond Our World Spotted in Ancient Treasure Stash <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/02/treasure-of-villena.jpg" alt="Strange Metal From Beyond Our World Found in Ancient Treasure Stash"/>More precious than gold.

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Strange Metal From Beyond Our World Spotted in Ancient Treasure Stash

Amidst a cache of glittering golden treasures from the Iberian Bronze Age, a pair of corroded objects might be the most precious of all.

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A Mathematician Calculated The Size of a Giant Meatball Made of Every Human <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/meatball_sub_header.jpg" alt="meatball sub"/>This is truly bizarre.

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A Mathematician Calculated The Size of a Giant Meatball Made of Every Human

Planet Earth is currently home to around 8.2 billion living human bodies.

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Bed Bugs May Have Been The First Urban Pest to Ever Plague Humans <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/articles/processed/bedbug_600.jpg" alt="Here's the best way to avoid bringing home bed bugs, according to science"/>Long-term relationships are never easy.

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Bed Bugs May Have Been The First Urban Pest to Ever Plague Humans

Humans were letting the bed bugs bite long before beds existed, and while they do live on other species, we&#039;re the main reason this notorious ...

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Caffeine Has a Weird Effect on Your Brain While You're Asleep <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/05/PouringCoffee.jpg" alt="Pouring coffee"/>And it affects younger people more.

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Caffeine Has a Weird Effect on Your Brain While You&#039;re Asleep

We already know that the stimulating powers of caffeine make it an unsuitable choice for a late-night drink – at least if you want to get any shu...

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Can This Blue Chemical Really Boost Your Brain? Here's What We Know. <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/MethyleneBlueStainedMotorNeuron.jpg"/>It's a sensation, but is it real?

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Can This Blue Chemical Really Boost Your Brain? Here&#039;s What We Know.

The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement.

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The Sun's Fury Is Making SpaceX Satellites Plummet From The Sky <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/reentry-1.jpg" alt="The Sun's Fury Is Making SpaceX Satellites Plummet From The Sky"/>NASA scientists found a distinct pattern.

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The Sun&#039;s Fury Is Making SpaceX Satellites Plummet From The Sky

The Sun is the angriest it&#039;s been in a while – and it&#039;s taking out that rage on the thousands of tiny satellites that make up SpaceX&#0...

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The Genetic Mystery of Why Cats Purr May Finally Be Solved <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/CloseUpOfCatBeingScratchedUnderChin.jpg" alt="The Genetic Mystery of Why Cats Purr May Finally Be Solved"/>The sound of them buttering you up.

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The Genetic Mystery of Why Cats Purr May Finally Be Solved

A study from Japan has identified potential genes behind cat purrs, and the discovery could help us understand why our furry companions make these ...

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The Greatest Parasite Is Right in Front of You – And It's Dangerous <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/womanonphone.jpg" alt="woman on phone"/>Every human is a host.

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The Greatest Parasite Is Right in Front of You &ndash; And It&#039;s Dangerous

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity&#039;s companions throughout our evolutionary history.

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Rosemary Can Sharpen Your Mind, And Could Help Fight Alzheimer's <img width="600" height="243" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2021-06/processed/WomenSmellingRosemary_600.jpg" alt="A feminine face smelling rosemary"/>Impressive health benefits hiding in your spice rack.

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Rosemary Can Sharpen Your Mind, And Could Help Fight Alzheimer&#039;s

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean, has long been treasured in kitchens around the world.

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Common Diabetes Drug Linked to 'Exceptional Longevity' in Women <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2023/10/HandHoldsPills.jpg" alt="Hand Holding a pill"/>Hidden anti-aging powers?

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Common Diabetes Drug Linked to &#039;Exceptional Longevity&#039; in Women

Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, it may also give older women a better chance of living to the grand old...

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Dehorning Rhinos Cuts Poaching by 78% – Saving Thousands of Animals' Lives <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/DehornedBlackRhinoWithPartiallyGrownBackHorn.jpg" alt="A rhino with half-grown horn"/>A game-changer in the fight against fight illegal slaughter.

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Dehorning Rhinos Cuts Poaching by 78% &ndash; Saving Thousands of Animals&#039; Lives

Taking the relatively simple step of trimming the horns of wild rhinoceroses is enough to dramatically reduce the rate at which the animals are kil...

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Infamous 'Gateway to Hell' Fire Could Finally Stop Raging After 50 Years <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/GatewayToHellCloserUp.jpg" alt="A burning fire in a huge pit"/>It emits a LOT of methane.

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Infamous &#039;Gateway to Hell&#039; Fire Could Finally Stop Raging After 50 Years

Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" .

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Astronomers Just Discovered The Biggest Explosions Since The Big Bang <img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/06/kaboom.jpg" alt="Astronomers Just Discovered The Biggest Explosions Since The Big Bang"/>"These ENTs are different beasts."

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Astronomers Just Discovered The Biggest Explosions Since The Big Bang

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by the Gaia space tel...