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sciencealert.com > astronomers-spotted-a-bear-on-mars

Astronomers Spotted a 'Bear' on Mars

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (186+ words) On 12 December 2022, an orbiter traveling 251 kilometers (156 miles) above the southern highlands of Mars photographed a hill....


sciencealert.com > chinese-scientists-propose-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into-farming-laboratories

Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (618+ words) There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could potentially be repurposed – and researchers have an idea about how to do just that. The idea, from a team at…...


sciencealert.com > plastic-exposure-before-birth-linked-to-adhd-and-autism-symptoms-heres-what-you-need-to-know

Plastic Exposure Before Birth Linked to ADHD And Autism Symptoms. Here's What You Need to Know.

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (999+ words) A new study linking the likelihood of autism and ADHD symptoms in early life to in-utero exposure to a common plasticizer is no doubt going to cause a stir. It's another chapter in the ongoing search for answers to some…...


sciencealert.com > scientists-identify-a-nose-to-brain-circuit-that-links-anxiety-and-breathing

Scientists Identify a Nose-to-Brain Circuit That Links Anxiety And Breathing

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (283+ words) Anxiety disorders are humanity's most common mental disorders, affecting some 359 million people globally....


sciencealert.com > 2025s-megaquake-appears-to-have-awakened-a-volcano-that-was-dormant-for-500-years

2025's Megaquake Appears to Have Awakened a Volcano That Was Dormant For 500 Years

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (536+ words) For nearly five centuries, the Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula had not erupted....


sciencealert.com > this-week-in-science-faux-fox-head-strange-saturn-structure-and-more

This Week in Science: Faux Fox Head, Strange Saturn Structure, And More!

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (438+ words) This Week in Science: Enriching bread with spinach, a GPS glitch, a new Parkinson's test, and more! First up: Sneaking spinach into bread could be a good way to get more veggies in your diet, providing useful benefits for your…...


sciencealert.com > antique-fox-head-bought-at-auction-wasnt-a-fox-at-all-it-was-a-long-extinct-species

Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species.

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1195+ words) With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on. When the buyer later sold it at auction, they were stunned to see it…...