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One Key Protein Could Be a Powerful New Target Against Malaria <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/Anopheles-stephensi-mosquito-1.jpeg" alt="Anopheles stephensi mosquito"/>Our ancient nemesis has a weakness.

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One Key Protein Could Be a Powerful New Target Against Malaria

Malaria killed about 610,000 people globally in 2024, with most deaths occurring in Africa, where young children remain the most vulnerable.

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We Finally Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater For Days <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/delicious-pollens.jpg" alt="We Finally Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater For Days"/>Breathe through it.

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We Finally Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater For Days

The discovery that bumblebee queens could shake it off and emerge unscathed after more than a week submerged in water stunned scientists back in 2024.

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Hidden Crotch Detail Solves a 500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/Vitruvian-Man-Painting.jpg" alt="A photo of artwork depicting the Vitruvian Man"/>Hiding in plain sight for centuries!

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Hidden Crotch Detail Solves a 500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery

Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding far ahead of his time.

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Brain 'Stretching' Is The Secret to Protecting Your Mind From Dementia <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/brain_stretching_header.jpg" alt="woman looking at art"/>“It’s not just one activity."

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Brain 'Stretching' Is The Secret to Protecting Your Mind From Dementia

WASHINGTON (AP) – "Exercise your brain," experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia.

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Elderly Poop Transplants Had a Surprising Effect on Young Mouse Ovaries <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/PoopTransplant.jpg" alt="Elderly Poop Transplants Had a Surprising Effect on Young Mouse Ovaries"/>So many questions.

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Elderly Poop Transplants Had a Surprising Effect on Young Mouse Ovaries

Like young blood, young poop is making headlines for its potential to reverse age-related decline in mice.

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'Ideal Glass' That Behaves Like a Crystal May Be Possible After All <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/LightGlass.jpg" alt="Abstract curve glass geometry background"/>"We can construct it."

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'Ideal Glass' That Behaves Like a Crystal May Be Possible After All

Physicists in the US say they have created a simulation that, for the first time, demonstrates "ideal glass" is possible, resolving a decades-old ...

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Stem Cell Treatments For Parkinson's And Heart Failure Approved in World First <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/abstract_stem_cells_header.jpg" alt="abstract illustration of stem cells against a black background"/>Could be on the market as early as this summer.

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Stem Cell Treatments For Parkinson's And Heart Failure Approved in World First

Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports s...

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Daylight Saving Could Harm Your Health. Here's How to Adjust. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/Man-looking-very-sleepy-and-dishevelled-.jpg" alt="A middle-aged man with messy hair, looking tired"/>Many already struggle with sleep.

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Daylight Saving Could Harm Your Health. Here's How to Adjust.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Most of America 'springs forward' for daylight saving time.

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Popular Anti-Aging Supplement May Fuel Cancer Growth – Here's Why <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/CancerCell.jpg" alt="Cancer cell 3D render"/>A tale of two proteins.

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A group of natural compounds attracting attention for their anti-aging potential has a dark side.

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Expert Reveals 3 Simple Ways to Stop Constant Sounds Hijacking Your Brain <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/BrainAndBrainWavesIllustration2026.jpg" alt="Illustration of a brain in blue and yellow, with purple waves overlaid across it"/>Redesign your soundscape before it designs you.

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Expert Reveals 3 Simple Ways to Stop Constant Sounds Hijacking Your Brain

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion, or survival.

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Think Your Metabolism Runs Fast? The Science May Surprise You <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/woman_eating_donut_header.jpg" alt="woman eating a pink donut"/>There are a number of factors to consider.

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Think Your Metabolism Runs Fast? The Science May Surprise You

Have you ever heard someone claim they have a 'fast metabolism'? This typically means they can eat whatever they want without gaining wei...

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This 'Hyperarid' Desert Is Transforming Into a Carbon Sink. Here's Why. <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/02/DesertTrees.jpg" alt="Taklamakan Desert afforestation"/>This really works.

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This 'Hyperarid' Desert Is Transforming Into a Carbon Sink. Here's Why.

One of the driest regions in the world is being transformed into a carbon sink through a long-term, large-scale tree planting program, absorbing mo...

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Aspergillus: What We Know About The Fungus Behind Hospital Deaths <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/MicroscopicAspergillusMold.jpg" alt="Green fluffy ball-shaped objects, seen under a microscope"/>About 250,000 people worldwide could be infected.

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Aspergillus: What We Know About The Fungus Behind Hospital Deaths

A common mold has killed two people and left four others seriously ill at one of Sydney's largest hospitals.

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Exercise Protects Against Alzheimer's, And Scientists May Finally Know Why <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/BrainBarrier.jpg" alt="Blood-brain barrier in mice"/>A crucial chain reaction.

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Exercise Protects Against Alzheimer's, And Scientists May Finally Know Why

Among its numerous health benefits, physical activity reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/10/new_type_refrigeration_header.jpg" alt="High contrast image of a fridge with its door open, with blue light spilling out into a dark room"/>This is super cool!

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Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration

Say hello to ionocaloric cooling.

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Ozempic-Like Drugs Linked With Lower Risk of Substance Addiction <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/SilhoutteOfAWomanDrinkingFromABottleCloseup.jpg" alt="Silhouette of a person drinking from a bottle"/>Saving lives in a variety of ways.

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Ozempic-Like Drugs Linked With Lower Risk of Substance Addiction

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people who already have one,...

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One 10-Minute Exercise Can Reduce Depression, Even a Month Later <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/DepressedManInBlueGreenTShirtLookingDownward.jpg" alt="Depressed looking man in his 40s with brown hair gazing downward"/>A surprisingly small first step, and it's free.

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One 10-Minute Exercise Can Reduce Depression, Even a Month Later

A well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark small reductions in depression.

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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/03/BabyLine.jpg" alt="Human embryo cloning concept"/>"Far more PFAS chemicals before birth than we previously realized."

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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds

Babies are exposed to many more 'forever chemicals' before they're born than previously thought, new research suggests, as the poten...

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2022/05/ear-pain-older-man-holding-hand-to-ear.jpg" alt="Close up of man's hand holding his ear, looking like he's in pain"/>We need to know more.

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function

Those who have never endured the relentless ringing of tinnitus can only dream of the torment.

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Scientists Reconstruct The Face of a 3.7-Million-Year-Old Human Relative <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/Little-Foot-skull.jpg" alt="'Little Foot' May Be a Whole New Member of Our Family Tree After All"/>See 'Little Foot' in amazing detail for the first time.

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Scientists Reconstruct The Face of a 3.7-Million-Year-Old Human Relative

Scientists have reconstructed the face of one of the most famous hominin fossils.