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Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/mosquito_dna_header.jpg" alt="mosquito silhouette"/>Sometimes life imitates fiction.

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Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA

From missing dinosaur feathers to fictitious pack-hunting behaviors, many details of the Jurassic Park movie franchise belong firmly in fantasy.

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'Junk' DNA Could Hide Switches That Allow Alzheimer's to Take Hold <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/brain_junk_dna_header.jpg" alt="brain with dna overlaid"/>Beyond the genes.

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&#039;Junk&#039; DNA Could Hide Switches That Allow Alzheimer&#039;s to Take Hold

&#039;Switches&#039; in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer&#039;s disease...

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Origins of Dental Braces Aren't as Ancient as We Once Thought <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/modern_braces_header.jpg" alt="adolescent with braces"/>They probably didn't even need them.

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Origins of Dental Braces Aren&#039;t as Ancient as We Once Thought

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.

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A Simple Change to Your Standing Desk Could Make Workdays Healthier <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/standing_desk_treadmill_header.jpg" alt="woman working at a standing desk"/>Here’s what to consider.

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A Simple Change to Your Standing Desk Could Make Workdays Healthier

Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians – almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra – w...

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'Oatzempic' Fad Isn't a Weight-Loss Drug Alternative. Experts Explain Why. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/oatzempic_header.jpg" alt="glass of oatmilk"/>It's no 'magic drink'.

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&#039;Oatzempic&#039; Fad Isn&#039;t a Weight-Loss Drug Alternative. Experts Explain Why.

If you&#039;ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you may have seen people blending oats with water or juice and calling it "oatzempic."...

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Blushing May Have Hidden Social Advantages, Experts Suggest <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/blushing_man_header-1.jpg" alt="man blushing"/>Here's why we do it.

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Blushing May Have Hidden Social Advantages, Experts Suggest

We&#039;ve all had the feeling.

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'Fish Mouth' Filter Removes 99% of Microplastics From Laundry Waste <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/FishMouth.jpg"/>Thank you, nature.

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&#039;Fish Mouth&#039; Filter Removes 99% of Microplastics From Laundry Waste

The ancient evolution of fish mouths could help solve a modern source of plastic pollution.

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How Feasible Is Asteroid Mining? A New Study Investigates <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/psyche-and-asteroid.jpg"/>Better out there than down here.

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How Feasible Is Asteroid Mining? A New Study Investigates

A few years ago, asteroid mining was all the rage.

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A Hidden Source of Power May Have Been Discovered Surrounding Our Cells <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/membrane_electricity_header.jpg" alt="membrane and electrical current"/>Literally rippling with energy.

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A Hidden Source of Power May Have Been Discovered Surrounding Our Cells

Our cells may literally ripple with electricity, acting as a hidden power supply that could help transport materials or even play a role in our bod...

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Horror of Life on Roman Frontier Revealed in Gut-Wrenching Study <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/roman_soldier_parasites_header.jpg" alt="Roman Soldier looking out at the horizon"/>Foot-long parasites anybody?

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Horror of Life on Roman Frontier Revealed in Gut-Wrenching Study

Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian&#039;s Wall in northern England, were riddled with parasites that sapped ...

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Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Only Beginning to Understand <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/face_tatt_header.jpg" alt="man with face tattoos"/>What's in your ink?

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Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We&#039;re Only Beginning to Understand

From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow.

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This Week in Science: Reversing Alzheimer's, Solving a Tapestry Mystery, And More! <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/bayeux-tapestry-mealtime.jpg" alt="a section of the bayeux tapestry depicting six men around a crescent table eating and drinking. a man below serves wine."/>Our weekly science news roundup.

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This Week in Science: Reversing Alzheimer&#039;s, Solving a Tapestry Mystery, And More!

This week in science: A promising Alzheimer&#039;s breakthrough as an experimental drug completely reverses mental decline in mice with advanced di...

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Pouring The Wrong Things Down Your Sink Can Damage Cities. Here's How. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/GreenCreepySinkDrain.jpg" alt="Close up of a sink drain with something green"/>If you wonder if you should, you probably shouldn't.

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Pouring The Wrong Things Down Your Sink Can Damage Cities. Here&#039;s How.

Ever been about to pour rancid milk down the sink and thought…"Hmm, maybe I shouldn&#039;t…"? What about the tomato passata that&#039;s gone of...

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A Giant Telescope Searched 3I/ATLAS For Signs of Aliens. Here's Why. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/3iatlasrainbow.jpg" alt="Don't Panic! 3I/ATLAS Isn't an Alien Death Probe, But It Is Wildly Unusual"/>It pays to check.

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A Giant Telescope Searched 3I/ATLAS For Signs of Aliens. Here&#039;s Why.

A dedicated scan for signs of radio-transmitting technology in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has come back with absolute cometary radio silence.

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Something in Dark Chocolate Could Slow Aging on a Genetic Level <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/theobromine_aging_header.jpg" alt="girl biting chocolate"/>"This is a very exciting finding."

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Something in Dark Chocolate Could Slow Aging on a Genetic Level

Good news, dark chocolate lovers: the treat is rich in an ingredient that slows down biological aging in the body, according to a new study.

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A Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now – And What You Can Do <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/sad-new-years.jpg" alt="A Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now - And What You Can Do"/>It's not just you.

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A Psychologist Explains Why New Year&#039;s Feels Harder Now - And What You Can Do

The start of a new year has long been considered an important moment for personal change.

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January's Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/ThreeWolvesHowlingAtMoon.jpg" alt="Three silhouetted wolves howling at a huge, bright moon"/>Here's when to look up.

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January&#039;s Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost

The full Wolf Supermoon of 3 January 2026 is going to put in one of the brightest appearances of which our Moon is capable, and it&#039;s all down ...

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A Mouse Just Gave Birth After Going to Space. Here's Why That's a Big Deal. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/china_space_station_header.jpg" alt="A Mouse Just Gave Birth After Going to Space. Here's Why That's a Big Deal."/>This could decide humanity's future beyond Earth.

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A Mouse Just Gave Birth After Going to Space. Here&#039;s Why That&#039;s a Big Deal.

Four mice went to space as astronauts.

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Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/rogue-planet.jpg" alt="Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time"/>A cosmic free spirit.

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Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time

Not all planets are lucky enough to live in a neighborhood like our Solar System – some are doomed to roam the cosmos alone.

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Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/pyre-art.jpg" alt="Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation"/>This is changing what we know about early humans.

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Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation

In an ancient rock shelter in the heart of Malawi, archaeologists have found the world&#039;s oldest evidence of a funeral pyre for an adult.